Nick Arbuckle

Nicholas Arbuckle (born October 4, 1993) is an American professional football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, and Edmonton Elks. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning as a backup with the Stampeders in 2018 and as a starter with the Argonauts in 2024 where he was named the Grey Cup MVP.

Arbuckle played two seasons at Los Angeles Pierce College. In his first collegiate game against Victor Valley, Arbuckle threw four 404 yards and five touchdowns in a 42–26 victory. In the fourth game of the season against West LA, he threw for 428 yards and six touchdowns in a 52–34 victory. In game nine against Santa Monica, Arbuckle threw for 631 yards on 43-of-77 passing for 631 yards and six touchdowns. On the season, Arbuckle threw for 40 touchdowns and 3,774 yards. He also led the Brahmas to a Patriotic Bowl victory against Mt. San Jacinto, where he threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns.

In 2013, Arbuckle threw for 2,852 yards and 26 touchdowns. He had a season high 397 passing yards and five touchdowns against Santa Barbara in a 53–42 victory. Arbuckle led the Pacific Conference in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA), with 259.3 passing yards per game. For the second consecutive season, Arbuckle led Pierce College to a Bowl game victory. In the American Division Championship Bowl game against Chaffey College, he threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns. In two seasons, Arbuckle accumulated 73 total touchdowns and threw for 6,626 yards.

On December 6, 2013, Arbuckle committed to Georgia State. The Panthers, were in their second season at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, and fifth overall, including a 0–12 record in 2013 season.

Arbuckle won the starting quarterback job in January of 2014. In his Panthers debut, Arbuckle threw for 413 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-37 victory over Abilene Christian. In game five against Louisiana, Arbuckle did not start due to a violation of team's academic attendance policy. On the season, Arbuckle appeared in all 12 games (11 starts) and threw for 3,283 yards and 23 touchdowns. Though the Panthers finished the season 1–11, Arbuckle was named Sun Belt All-New Comer and was named honorable mention all-conference. He led the Sun Belt in passing yards and passing yards per game. He broke Georgia State's season record for passing yards, touchdown passes, completions, total offense and touchdown responsibility. After just one season, he led the Panthers in career passing yards, touchdown passes and completions.

In 2015, Arbuckle set a Sun Belt record 4,368 passing yards along with school records in completions (307) and touchdowns (28). He also became the first Georgia State football player in school history to be named the conference player of the year. After a 2–6 start, Arbuckle led the Panthers to four consecutive wins, earning them their first bowl game appearance in school history in the 2015 Cure Bowl.

Arbuckle finished his career with 7,651 passing yards and 51 touchdowns. In 2024, Arbuckle was named to the Georgia State Athletics Hall of Fame.

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Arbuckle spent mini-camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.