The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed quarterback Michael Hiers.
The six-foot-one, 215-pound QB joins the Riders after attending rookie mini-camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2024.
Hiers spent two seasons (2022-2023) at Samford University where he played 24 games as a Bulldog making an immediate impact on the program. He was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year and an All-American after he led Samford to the program’s first SoCon title and reached the NCAA Division I-FCS playoffs for the first time since 1991.
Hiers passed for a conference-leading 3,544 yards with 36 touchdowns compared to four interceptions and ranked first nationally in completion percentage at 76.6. In 2023, the Alabama native threw for 3,056 yards with 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions while completing 71 percent of his passes.
Prior to attending Samford, Hiers spent two seasons (2020-2021) at Northwest Mississippi Community College and upon transferring to Samford left the Rangers as one of the most decorated players in its history. He was named the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference most valuable player as well as a first-team All-American, an All-Mississippi Gridiron MVP selection and an All-MACCC selection in 2020. He followed that up in 2021 earning co-MACCC Offensive Player of the Year accolades, as well as All-MACCC and All-State selections.
In 18 total games with the Rangers, Hiers threw for 4,519 yards with 34 touchdowns versus five interceptions and helped Northwest win the 2020 MACCC National Community College Football championships and the 2021 MACCC Championship. He also earned an appearance in the NJCAA Division I playoffs.
