TORONTO - The Montreal Alouettes selected Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge in the fourth round of the CFL draft Tuesday night.

Bridge, a native of Mississauga, Ont., was taken with the fourth selection of the round, No. 31 overall.

The six-foot-four, 229-pound Bridge completed 160 of 307 passes (52.1 per cent) for 1,927 yards with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions last season for the South Alabama Jaguars.

Bridge began his college career at Alcorn State before transferring to South Alabama in 2012.

Bridge, who has run a 4.64-second 40-yard dash, also ran for 297 yards and four TDs in 11 games last season.

Bridge was invited to the NFL combine in February but wasn't selected in the league's draft.

He attended the Dallas Cowboys rookie mini-camp as a free agent but wasn't offered an NFL contract.

Jonathan Crompton emerged as Montreal's starter last season, leading the Alouettes to the East Division final. Tanner Marsh served as a backup last season but this off-season the Alouettes added former Ticats starter Dan LeFevour and former NFL player John Skelton.