Top-graded CFL players of Week 22: Highlighting the league’s best performers
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Bryson Vesnaver
The CFL season is getting down to the wire, 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 22. We’ll be highlighting this group every week of the season, so 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: RB Stevie Scott III, Montreal Alouettes
The Alouettes walked away from the East Division semifinals with a 42-33 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and the play of Stevie Scott III was one of the biggest reasons why. He finished with an 86.6 overall PFF grade, the highest of any non-quarterback last week.
Scott was excellent as a rusher, putting up a league-high 133 yards on just 18 carries. What’s most impressive about that mark is that 106 of those yards came after first contact. Scott was hit early on most of his carries, but he forced nine missed tackles, the highest total in the CFL by far.
Of his 18 carries, 10 of them were given an above-average grade, while three others received excellent grades. That’s a 72.2% positively-graded rush rate, which led to an 88.2 PFF rushing grade.
Scott also caught three passes for 29 yards and two first downs as a receiver. While those aren’t poor numbers, his PFF receiving grade was just 64.8. That’s because receiving grade takes into account the number of routes run and a player’s target percentage, not to mention what actually transpired on those receptions.
Scott ran 29 pass routes, and caught just those three passes. One of them was tackled for a loss, while the other two were scramble drill catches in which he was left uncovered and picked up the first down after the catch. They were good plays, but not great plays, so his grade wasn’t boosted very high.
However, with his excellent rushing grade, that was more than enough to carry his overall grade to the high mark that it was.
Quarterback
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Vernon Adams Jr. | Calgary Stampeders | 61 | 87.0 |
| Davis Alexander | Montreal Alouettes | 61 | 84.6 |
| Nathan Rourke | B.C. Lions | 42 | 84.1 |
| Zach Collaros | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 40 | 52.3 |
Running Back
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Stevie Scott III | Montreal Alouettes | 61 | 86.6 |
| James Butler | B.C. Lions | 40 | 66.4 |
| Dedrick Mills | Calgary Stampeders | 57 | 63.8 |
| Brady Oliveira | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 59.0 |
| Jacob Mason | Montreal Alouettes | 41 | 50.3 |
Wide Receiver
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Jalen Philpot | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 82.7 |
| Justin McInnis | B.C. Lions | 42 | 78.1 |
| Tyson Philpot | Montreal Alouettes | 65 | 74.7 |
| Dominique Rhymes | Calgary Stampeders | 62 | 74.3 |
| Charleston Rambo | Montreal Alouettes | 46 | 71.0 |
| Keric Wheatfall | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 39 | 69.7 |
| Ayden Eberhardt | B.C. Lions | 28 | 68.4 |
| Clark Barnes | Calgary Stampeders | 60 | 68.0 |
| Jerreth Sterns | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 67.9 |
| Keon Hatcher | B.C. Lions | 44 | 66.7 |
Offensive Tackle
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Tiger Shanks | Montreal Alouettes | 65 | 84.1 |
| Nick Callender | Montreal Alouettes | 61 | 74.9 |
| Chris Schleuger | B.C. Lions | 44 | 72.2 |
| William Barnes | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 66.3 |
| D’Antne Demery | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 66.2 |
| Stanley Bryant | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 62.8 |
| Jarell Broxton | B.C. Lions | 44 | 58.7 |
| Kendall Randolph | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 53.7 |
Offensive Guard
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Christy Nkanu | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 76.8 |
| Donald Ventrelli | Montreal Alouettes | 61 | 72.9 |
| Zack Williams | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 64.1 |
| Gabe Wallace | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 63.9 |
| Kory Woodruff | B.C. Lions | 44 | 63.3 |
| Asotui Eli | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27 | 62.6 |
| George Una | B.C. Lions | 44 | 61.6 |
| Pier-Olivier Lestage | Montreal Alouettes | 65 | 58.7 |
Centre
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Justin Lawrence | Montreal Alouettes | 65 | 66.5 |
| Christopher Fortin | Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 60.9 |
| Chris Kolankowski | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 44 | 56.2 |
| Michael Couture | B.C. Lions | 44 | 47.6 |
Interior Defender
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Miles Brown | Calgary Stampeders | 40 | 76.8 |
| Jaylon Hutchings | Calgary Stampeders | 37 | 70.2 |
| Dylan Wynn | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | 64.6 |
| Cameron Lawson | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 41 | 64.1 |
| Jonah Tavai | B.C. Lions | 49 | 62.1 |
| Jake Thomas | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29 | 61.5 |
| Kori Roberson Jr. | Montreal Alouettes | 30 | 54.4 |
| Jamal Woods | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 41 | 49.6 |
| Dewayne Hendrix | B.C. Lions | 37 | 48.0 |
Edge Defender
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Mathieu Betts | B.C. Lions | 48 | 82.9 |
| Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund | Montreal Alouettes | 40 | 73.6 |
| Clarence Hicks | Calgary Stampeders | 33 | 69.4 |
| Charles Wiley | Calgary Stampeders | 35 | 66.7 |
| Lwal Uguak | Montreal Alouettes | 27 | 62.0 |
| Bradlee Anae | B.C. Lions | 34 | 61.6 |
| Levi Bell | B.C. Lions | 48 | 58.2 |
| James Vaughters | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 57 | 51.2 |
| Willie Jefferson | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 38 | 48.2 |
Linebacker
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Tyrice Beverette | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | 79.5 |
| Geoffrey Cantin-Arku | Montreal Alouettes | 22 | 74.4 |
| Najee Murray | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | 70.3 |
| Derrick Moncrief | Calgary Stampeders | 44 | 64.6 |
| Ben Hladik | B.C. Lions | 22 | 64.1 |
| Jacob Roberts | Calgary Stampeders | 34 | 62.6 |
| Tony Jones | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 65 | 61.6 |
| Darnell Sankey | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | 59.2 |
| Micah Awe | B.C. Lions | 47 | 57.6 |
| Jaiden Woodbey | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 58 | 55.7 |
Corner
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Kabion Ento | Montreal Alouettes | 40 | 70.0 |
| Robert Carter Jr. | B.C. Lions | 61 | 65.7 |
| Anthony Johnson | Calgary Stampeders | 42 | 64.4 |
| Lorenzo Burns | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | 57.1 |
| Jamal Parker Jr. | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 63 | 56.9 |
| Adrian Greene | Calgary Stampeders | 44 | 56.9 |
| Demerio Houston | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 63 | 55.9 |
| Garry Peters | B.C. Lions | 63 | 55.7 |
Halfback
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Evan Holm | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 65 | 75.1 |
| Ronald Kent Jr. | B.C. Lions | 55 | 68.3 |
| Jaydon Grant | Calgary Stampeders | 44 | 66.4 |
| Deatrick Nichols | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 65 | 57.5 |
| Deontai Williams | B.C. Lions | 63 | 57.2 |
| Wesley Sutton | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | 54.0 |
| Sheldon Arnold II | Calgary Stampeders | 42 | 52.8 |
| T.J. Lee | B.C. Lions | 61 | 49.8 |
| Dionte Ruffin | Montreal Alouettes | 36 | 47.5 |
Safety
| Name | Team | Snaps | Overall Grade |
| Marc-Antoine Dequoy | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | 69.7 |
| Bailey Devine-Scott | Calgary Stampeders | 42 | 66.4 |
| Jackson Findlay | B.C. Lions | 63 | 54.0 |
| Cam Allen | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 58 | 52.1 |
