Cody Fajardo played high school football for Servite High School in Anaheim, California.
23 Facts About Cody Fajardo
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Cody Fajardo won the Glenn Davis Award in 2009 as the best high school football player in California.
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Cody Fajardo committed to the University of Nevada, Reno in late January 2010.
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Cody Fajardo was redshirted during the 2010 season as Colin Kaepernick completed a four-year run as the starting quarterback for the Nevada Wolf Pack football team.
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Cody Fajardo finished 2011 with 1,707 passing yards, 6 passing touchdowns and 694 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.
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Cody Fajardo had 2,786 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns, 1,121 rushing yards, and 12 rushing touchdowns.
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Cody Fajardo accounted for 101 touchdowns in his career at Nevada.
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Cody Fajardo became the second player in NCAA history with 9,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing, the first having been Colin Kaepernick, another alumnus of the University of Nevada.
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On October 8,2015, Cody Fajardo was signed to the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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Cody Fajardo re-signed with the Argonauts on May 17,2016.
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Cody Fajardo scored his first professional rushing touchdown on July 13,2016, before throwing his first professional touchdown pass on July 25,2016.
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Cody Fajardo scored the game-winning touchdown with 23 seconds remaining in the 2017 East Final in short-yardage on a 1-yard plunge against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, sending the Argonauts to the 105th Grey Cup game.
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Cody Fajardo continued his role as a short down rusher and change of pace quarterback behind Travis Lulay and Jonathon Jennings, registering 14 completions on 20 attempts for 153 yards, one touchdown, and one interception, as well as 42 rushes for 108 yards and 5 more scores.
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Cody Fajardo became the starting quarterback following an injury to Collaros in the opening game of the season.
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Cody Fajardo led the team to a win on July 1,2019, throwing for 430 yards against the Toronto Argonauts.
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Cody Fajardo continued to play well in the following weeks which prompted the Roughriders to trade Collaros to the Argonauts, solidifying their trust in Cody Fajardo.
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Cody Fajardo signed a contract extension through the 2022 season with the team on January 5,2021.
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On February 13,2023, one day before becoming a free agent, Cody Fajardo posted on Twitter announcing that he would not be returning to Saskatchewan.
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The Alouettes reached the 110th Grey Cup, in which Cody Fajardo was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
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Cody Fajardo threw three touchdowns in the championship game, including the winning score to Tyson Philpot with 13 seconds remaining.
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Cody Fajardo returned as the Alouettes' starter in 2024, winning his first five games before suffering an injury in the team's sixth game against the Toronto Argonauts.
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On December 17,2024, it was announced that Cody Fajardo had been traded to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
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Cody Fajardo is expected to serve as the backup to Tre Ford in Edmonton.