Calgary Stampeders Finalize 2026 Coaching Staff, Hires Jarious Jackson as QB Coach

The Calgary Stampeders finalized their 2026 coaching staff on Monday, including naming Jarious Jackson the new quarterbacks coach.

Jarious Jackson is 48 years old from Tupelo, Mississippi. He was the quarterbacks coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025. In 2025, Winnipeg’s quarterbacks averaged 235 yards, 86.1 passing efficiency, 358 completions (69.2%), and 23 passing touchdowns.

“We feel very good about our coaching staff as we look to build on last season, and we’re excited to add Jarious as our new quarterbacks coach,” said Dave Dickenson. “He’s done it all in this league, including being a head coach and an offensive coordinator, and we’re looking forward to seeing him push our QB room to be the best in the league.”

Jackson began his coaching career in 2013 with the B.C. Lions as a quarterback coach. In 2014, he went to the Edmonton Eskimos as the quarterback coach/passing game coordinator/player development under McAdoo and Chris Jones, which led the Eskimos to winning the 2015 Grey Cup. Then, he held the same position when he moved to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2016, when Jones took over heading coaching duties.

Jackson began his coaching spending two seasons as the offensive coordinator/quarterback coach for the B.C. Lions (2018-19) and held the same positions with the Toronto Argonauts (2020-21).

He spent two seasons as the Edmonton Elks pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He was named the interim head coach on July 15, 2024, when the Elks started the season 0-5.

Under his guidance, the Elks went 7-6, finishing the season 7-11. In 2024, Edmonton’s offense averaged 28 points per game, 390.3 net offense per game, 131.4 rushing yards per game, 271.7 passing yards per game, and 29 sacks allowed.

Jackson was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round (214^th pick) in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played five games in three seasons for the Broncos, completing 11 of 22 passes (50%) for 114 yards, one interception, and seven carries for 15 yards.

In 2001, he played for the Barcelona Dragons (NFLE), completing 125 of 223 passes (56.1%) for 1,544 yards, 13 touchdowns, six interceptions, 43 carries for 287 yards, and two touchdowns, leading them to an appearance in World Bowl IX, in which the Dragons lost to the Berlin Thunder 24-17.

In 2005, Jackson signed with the B.C. Lions. He played seven seasons in B.C., completing 499 of 919 passes (54.3%) for 7,032 yards, 51 touchdowns, 35 interceptions, 227 carries for 1,048 yards, and eight touchdowns in 108 games, including winning two Grey Cup Championships in 2006 and 2011 with the Lions.

In 2012, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts. He completed 72 of 136 passes (52.9%) for 846 yards, four touchdowns, three interceptions, 42 carries for 122 yards, and three touchdowns in 18 games, of which four were starts, helping the Argos win the Grey Cup.

Collegiately, Jackson played four seasons at Notre Dame (1996-99), completing 306 of 536 passes (57.1%) for 4,820 yards, 34 touchdowns, 21 interceptions, 272 carries for 957 yards, and 13 touchdowns in 36 games for the Fighting Irish.

He set the school’s single-season records for passing yards (2,753), completions (184), and attempts (316) as a senior during the 1999 season, which broke Joe Theisman’s record. Jackson’s records would later be broken by Brady Quinn.

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