Elgersma may not be a familiar name to fans in the United States, but he "won Canada's version of the Heisman Trophy last year" when he took home the 2024 Hec Crighton Trophy, per Pelissero.

The Green Bay Packers reached across the border for unconventional quarterback insurance on Monday, signing Taylor Elgersma, a Canadian prospect who only began playing football in 10th grade, after the undrafted 23-year-old participated in the team's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.

The Green Bay Packers are signing rookie quarterback Taylor Elgersma, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. A Canadian quarterback who went unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Elgersma was invited as a tryout player to the Packers rookie minicamp following the draft but is now a member of the team's 90-man offseason roster.