David Ungerer
No. 83     Toronto Argonauts
Ungerer with the Argonauts in 2023
Born: (1995-09-16) September 16, 1995
Pullman, Washington
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight171 lb (78 kg)
CollegeIdaho
High schoolPullman High
CFL Draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11
Drafted byHamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
20192022Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2023–presentToronto Argonauts
Career stats

David Ungerer III (born September 16, 1995) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Idaho.

College career

Ungerer played college football with the Idaho Vandals from 2014 to 2018.[1]

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Ungerer was drafted in the second round, 11th overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2019 CFL Draft and he signed with the team on May 17, 2019.[2] He played in his first career CFL game on August 10, 2019 against the BC Lions. He then recorded his first reception the next week on August 17, 2019 against the Ottawa Redblacks. For the season, he played in 10 regular season games as a rookie where he had two catches for 44 yards. He spent the post-season on the injured list and did not play in the Tiger-Cats' 107th Grey Cup loss.

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season, Ungerer did not play in 2020. He became a regular starter with the Tiger-Cats in 2021 and scored his first career touchdown on a 23-yard catch from Dane Evans in the Labour Day Classic against the Toronto Argonauts on September 6, 2021.[3] For the season, he played in 14 regular season games, starting in 12, where he had 15 receptions for 227 yards and one touchdown along with ten punt returns for 85 yards.[4] He also played in all three post-season games in 2021, including the 108th Grey Cup, where he had three kickoff returns for 42 yards in the loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[4]

In 2022, Ungerer played in 14 regular season games with seven starts where he had 16 catches for 225 yards and one touchdown.[4] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 14, 2023.[5]

Toronto Argonauts

On March 9, 2023, it was announced that Ungerer had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[6]

References

  1. "David Ungerger, Idaho". govandals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. "Tiger-Cats sign entire 2019 CFL Draft class". cfl.ca. May 17, 2019.
  3. "Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats". cfl.ca. September 6, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "CFL Guide Book" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  5. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  6. "Argonauts Sign QB Cameron Dukes & WR David Ungerer III". Toronto Argonauts. March 9, 2023.
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