Top-graded CFL players of Week 6: Highlighting the league’s best performers
By
Bryson Vesnaver
The CFL season is heating up, and each week, we’re diving into the numbers to spotlight the league’s top performers.
Thanks to consistent demand from fans, we’re bringing you the top 10 highest-graded CFL players who played significant snaps, based on PFF’s grading system.
From quarterbacks dissecting defenses to defensive linemen wreaking havoc in the trenches, these are the athletes who stood out above the rest in Week 6. We’ll be highlighting this group every single week of the season so that CFL fans can keep track of the top-tier talent making an impact across the league.
Want to dig deeper into the data? Click here for full season-level PFF grades across the CFL.
Grading Highlight of the Week: CB Jamal Peters, Hamilton
CFL cornerbacks don’t have it easy, especially boundary corners like Peters. Over the years, Peters has proven to be one of the league’s best at the position, and this Week 6 game showcased that. Peters dropped back into coverage on 41 snaps, with six passes thrown into his coverage. Of those six targets, only two were caught, for a grand total of 15 yards and one first down. The other four targets? Two pass breakups and two interceptions.
Ottawa QB Dru Brown posted a comically low 2.8 passer rating when throwing into Peters’ coverage.
Peters earned a 90.9 overall grade and a 90.9 coverage grade, finishing the week as the highest-graded coverage defender. It was his best game of the season by far, and it helped boost his season-long overall grade from 57.1 to 69.3.
Quarterback
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Trevor Harris | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 56 | 87.9 |
| Vernon Adams Jr. | Calgary Stampeders | 61 | 82.7 |
| Nathan Rourke | B.C. Lions | 65 | 77.2 |
| Bo Levi Mitchell | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 65 | 73.6 |
| Dru Brown | Ottawa Redblacks | 51 | 67.7 |
| Tre Ford | Edmonton Elks | 24 | 53.8 |
Running Back
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| James Butler | B.C. Lions | 74 | 85.1 |
| Dedrick Mills | Calgary Stampeders | 58 | 66.9 |
| William Stanback | Ottawa Redblacks | 27 | 66.0 |
| A.J. Ouellette | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 51 | 65.7 |
| Daniel Adeboboye | Ottawa Redblacks | 24 | 64.4 |
| Justin Rankin | Edmonton Elks | 23 | 62.5 |
| Johnny Augustine | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 40 | 61.2 |
| Treshaun Ward | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 25 | 59.2 |
Wide Receiver
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Joe Robustelli | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 52 | 86.1 |
| Eugene Lewis | Ottawa Redblacks | 51 | 76.6 |
| Kurleigh Gittens Jr. | Edmonton Elks | 36 | 73.9 |
| Jalen Philpot | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 73.3 |
| Keon Hatcher | B.C. Lions | 70 | 71.9 |
| Kenny Lawler | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 63 | 71.1 |
| Damien Alford | Calgary Stampeders | 59 | 69.4 |
| Dominique Rhymes | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 69.2 |
| Justin Hardy | Ottawa Redblacks | 51 | 66.9 |
| Erik Brooks | Calgary Stampeders | 34 | 64.9 |
Offensive Tackle
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Jarell Broxton | B.C. Lions | 74 | 73.0 |
| Jermarcus Hardrick | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 58 | 71.2 |
| Jordan Murray | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 65 | 67.9 |
| Chris Schleuger | B.C. Lions | 74 | 62.9 |
| D’Antne Demery | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 61.2 |
| Daniel Johnson | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 58 | 61.0 |
| Dino Boyd | Ottawa Redblacks | 51 | 58.5 |
| Joshua Coker | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 56.9 |
| Brett Boyko | Edmonton Elks | 37 | 54.5 |
| Martez Ivey | Edmonton Elks | 37 | 52.0 |
Offensive Guard
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Zack Fry | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 58 | 66.1 |
| Christy Nkanu | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 65.8 |
| Liam Dobson | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 65 | 65.7 |
| Brandon Revenberg | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 65 | 64.7 |
| Drew Desjarlais | Ottawa Redblacks | 51 | 60.3 |
| Jacob Brammer | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 58 | 60.2 |
| Kory Woodruff | B.C. Lions | 74 | 59.3 |
| George Una | B.C. Lions | 74 | 56.7 |
| Zack Williams | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 56.6 |
| Gregor Mackellar | Edmonton Elks | 37 | 55.6 |
Centre
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Christopher Fortin | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 69.8 |
| Coulter Woodmansey | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 65 | 69.2 |
| Mark Korte | Edmonton Elks | 37 | 61.5 |
| Jacob Ruby | Ottawa Redblacks | 51 | 60.5 |
| Andrew Peirson | B.C. Lions | 74 | 59.1 |
| Logan Ferland | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 58 | 53.7 |
Interior Defender
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Jaylon Hutchings | Calgary Stampeders | 37 | 79.5 |
| Miles Fox | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 34 | 77.7 |
| Tomasi Laulile | B.C. Lions | 27 | 73.0 |
| Marcus Moore | B.C. Lions | 28 | 71.7 |
| Charles Wiley | Calgary Stampeders | 28 | 70.7 |
| Mike Rose | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 57 | 69.5 |
| Francis Bemiy | Edmonton Elks | 39 | 66.0 |
| Michael Wakefield | Ottawa Redblacks | 48 | 64.9 |
| Jared Brinkman | Edmonton Elks | 63 | 64.0 |
| Blessman Ta’ala | Ottawa Redblacks | 26 | 63.3 |
Edge Defender
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Mathieu Betts | B.C. Lions | 31 | 76.8 |
| Clarence Hicks | Calgary Stampeders | 40 | 75.4 |
| Julian Howsare | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 40 | 75.4 |
| Brandon Barlow | Edmonton Elks | 73 | 73.7 |
| Folarin Orimolade | Calgary Stampeders | 50 | 70.6 |
| Bryce Carter | Ottawa Redblacks | 51 | 68.0 |
| Sione Teuhema | B.C. Lions | 35 | 65.5 |
| Noah Taylor | Edmonton Elks | 56 | 63.3 |
| Jonathan Kongbo | Edmonton Elks | 29 | 62.6 |
| Lorenzo Mauldin IV | Ottawa Redblacks | 55 | 59.6 |
Linebacker
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Nick Anderson | Edmonton Elks | 66 | 82.1 |
| Derrick Moncrief | Calgary Stampeders | 57 | 81.3 |
| Kyle Wilson | Calgary Stampeders | 35 | 76.0 |
| Rayshawn Wilborn | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51 | 75.4 |
| C.J. Reavis | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 63 | 73.4 |
| A.J. Allen | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 63 | 72.9 |
| Adarius Pickett | Ottawa Redblacks | 65 | 72.2 |
| Reggie Stubblefield | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 49 | 68.9 |
| Lucas Cormier | Ottawa Redblacks | 25 | 68.6 |
| Jameer Thurman | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 63 | 61.4 |
Cornerback
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Jamal Peters | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51 | 90.9 |
| Garry Peters | B.C. Lions | 37 | 90.2 |
| Leonard Johnson | Edmonton Elks | 60 | 74.8 |
| Tyrell Ford | Edmonton Elks | 69 | 74.6 |
| C.J. Coldon Jr. | Ottawa Redblacks | 65 | 72.0 |
| Jonathan Moxey | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51 | 71.6 |
| Adrian Greene | Calgary Stampeders | 58 | 65.9 |
| Robert Carter Jr. | B.C. Lions | 36 | 64.1 |
| Marcus Sayles | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 63 | 63.5 |
| Tyler Richardson | Calgary Stampeders | 55 | 58.5 |
Halfback
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| DaShaun Amos | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51 | 70.3 |
| Jaydon Grant | Calgary Stampeders | 54 | 70.1 |
| Sheldon Arnold II | Calgary Stampeders | 54 | 67.8 |
| Kordell Jackson | Edmonton Elks | 74 | 67.7 |
| Amari Henderson | Ottawa Redblacks | 65 | 67.3 |
| Jalon Edwards-Cooper | B.C. Lions | 32 | 64.5 |
| DaMarcus Fields | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 63 | 62.6 |
| Rolan Miligan | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 60 | 62.6 |
| Ronald Kent Jr. | B.C. Lions | 27 | 58.7 |
| Robert Priester | Ottawa Redblacks | 63 | 53.7 |
Safety
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Bennett Williams | Ottawa Redblacks | 65 | 69.5 |
| Stavros Katsantonis | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 51 | 65.9 |
| Cristophe Beaulieu | B.C. Lions | 36 | 64.9 |
| Damon Webb | Calgary Stampeders | 58 | 64.2 |
| Nelson Lokombo | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 61 | 61.4 |
| Chelen Garnes | Edmonton Elks | 73 | 53.6 |
