ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in February 2025.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 9

2025: Gagnon signed with Roughriders on Day 1 of free agency (Feb. 11).

PRO: Gagnon was selected by the Montreal Alouettes in the first round (second overall) of the 2016 CFL Draft. He spent seven of his first eight CFL seasons (2016-18, 2021-24) with the Alouettes and was a member of the Ottawa REDBLACKS in 2019. Last season, he played in 17 games at right guard for the Alouettes, helping them finish first in the East Division. Overall, he has played 99 CFL regular-season games and made 75 starts. Gagnon has also appeared in six post-season matchups, including as the Alouettes’ starting left guard in the 2023 Grey Cup Game, won by Montreal.

COLLEGE: Gagnon played four seasons for the Université Laval Rouge et Or, winning back-to-back Vanier Cups (2012 and 2013). In 2014 and 2015, he was named a RSEQ All-Star and a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian.

MEDIA

• Feb. 11, 2025: Riders ink Grey Cup champion offensive lineman Philippe Gagnon
• Feb. 11, 2025: Inside the war room — Riders sign Stevens and Gagnon
• Feb. 21, 2025: “It has been a long time coming”: Gagnon excited to be a Roughrider