Quilter was a first round draft pick (sixth overall) by Montreal in the 1978 CFL College draft. Quilter did not sign with Montreal and was signed by Saskatchewan as a free-agent before the 1979 season. Quilter played 8 seasons (1979-86) with the Riders. Quilter was released by the Riders in May of 1987, and signed a month later with Winnipeg where he played one game in his final CFL season.
| Year | Team | GP | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | SASK | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SASK | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | SASK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SASK | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SASK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | SASK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | SASK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SASK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |