Top-graded CFL players of Week 8: Highlighting the league’s best performers

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 8. 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: RT Jermarcus Hardrick, Saskatchewan

When the Roughriders signed Jermarcus Hardrick during the 2024 offseason, they knew they were getting one of the CFL’s top offensive tackles. Unfortunately, a quad injury just six weeks into the season sidelined him for the remainder of the year. Now fully recovered, Hardrick isn’t just back — he’s surpassing the high expectations set for him a year ago.

Hardrick has delivered one standout performance after another this season, and Week 8 was no exception. The veteran right tackle earned a league-best 78.3 overall grade among tackles. He didn’t allow a single pressure on 37 pass-blocking snaps — in fact, he wasn’t beaten once. It marked the third game this season in which Hardrick posted a 100% pass-block win rate. He also earned a 72.9 run-blocking grade, which ranked third among all offensive linemen that week.

For the season, Hardrick leads all offensive linemen in overall grade (80.9). His 77.3 run-blocking grade ranks third, and his 81.9 pass-blocking grade ranks second. He has yet to allow a sack, has surrendered just four total pressures, and has only four additional pass-block losses. Those eight total losses are by far the fewest of any offensive lineman with at least 200 pass-blocking snaps.

If Hardrick maintains this level of play, he should be a frontrunner for the Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award.

Quarterback

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Bo Levi Mitchell	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	60	85.1
Trevor Harris	Saskatchewan Roughriders	52	82.5
Cody Fajardo	Edmonton Elks	52	80.7
Vernon Adams Jr.	Calgary Stampeders	40	76.4
McLeod Bethel-Thompson	Montreal Alouettes	60	74.8
Nick Arbuckle	Toronto Argonauts	65	70.1
Nathan Rourke	B.C. Lions	50	62.9
Chris Streveler	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32	50.7

Running Back

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
James Butler	B.C. Lions	53	74.4
Sean Thomas Erlington	Montreal Alouettes	40	70.2
Dedrick Mills	Calgary Stampeders	52	68.7
Deonta McMahon	Toronto Argonauts	23	68.0
Travis Theis	Montreal Alouettes	24	62.3
Greg Bell	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	52	60.9
Brady Oliveira	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51	60.3
Justin Rankin	Edmonton Elks	40	59.9
A.J. Ouellette	Saskatchewan Roughriders	51	59.1
Khalan Laborn	Toronto Argonauts	42	52.1

Wide Receiver

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Kiondre Smith	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	61	85.0
Damonte Coxie	Toronto Argonauts	65	85.0
Samuel Emilus	Saskatchewan Roughriders	34	75.6
Brendan O’Leary-Orange	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	26	72.7
Keon Hatcher	B.C. Lions	53	71.5
Erik Brooks	Calgary Stampeders	40	71.3
KeeSean Johnson	Saskatchewan Roughriders	53	69.9
Jalen Philpot	Calgary Stampeders	43	69.1
Jerreth Sterns	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	50	68.8
Tim White	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	60	68.3

Offensive Tackle

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Jermarcus Hardrick	Saskatchewan Roughriders	52	78.3
Nick Callender	Montreal Alouettes	64	68.8
Preston Nichols	Calgary Stampeders	53	68.5
Chris Schleuger	B.C. Lions	53	64.3
Brendan Bordner	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	63	62.7
Quinton Barrow	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	63	62.6
Jamar McGloster	Montreal Alouettes	62	62.1
Jarell Broxton	B.C. Lions	53	61.9
Kendall Randolph	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51	58.8
Darius Washington	Saskatchewan Roughriders	53	57.4

Offensive Guard

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Liam Dobson	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	63	78.8
Pier-Olivier Lestage	Montreal Alouettes	64	70.4
Patrick Neufeld	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51	65.3
Brandon Revenberg	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	63	64.5
Gabe Wallace	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51	62.0
Jacob Brammer	Saskatchewan Roughriders	53	61.8
Kory Woodruff	B.C. Lions	53	61.7
Ilm Manning	B.C. Lions	53	60.3
Christy Nkanu	Calgary Stampeders	53	59.4
Noah Zerr	Saskatchewan Roughriders	53	58.7

Centre

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Coulter Woodmansey	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	63	74.6
Logan Ferland	Saskatchewan Roughriders	53	72.8
Christopher Fortin	Calgary Stampeders	53	70.5
Chris Kolankowski	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51	65.4
Peter Nicastro	Toronto Argonauts	65	64.2
David Beard	Edmonton Elks	52	63.5
Justin Lawrence	Montreal Alouettes	64	60.5
Andrew Peirson	B.C. Lions	53	59.2

Interior Defender

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Micah Johnson	Saskatchewan Roughriders	29	78.9
Casey Sayles	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30	78.4
Shawn Oakman	Montreal Alouettes	47	76.5
Mike Rose	Saskatchewan Roughriders	34	75.9
Jake Thomas	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35	75.4
Jared Brinkman	Edmonton Elks	41	74.4
Cameron Lawson	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34	73.5
Anthony Lanier II	Toronto Argonauts	30	72.8
Kori Roberson Jr.	Montreal Alouettes	39	70.8
Jaylon Hutchings	Calgary Stampeders	51	69.1

Edge Defender

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Malik Carney	Saskatchewan Roughriders	37	88.7
James Vaughters	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	58	81.7
Habakkuk Baldonado	Saskatchewan Roughriders	24	81.0
Shane Ray	Saskatchewan Roughriders	37	78.5
Willie Jefferson	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	60	75.7
Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund	Montreal Alouettes	53	70.8
Noah Taylor	Edmonton Elks	44	69.4
Lwal Uguak	Montreal Alouettes	53	68.1
Julian Howsare	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	47	67.9
Kemoko Turay	B.C. Lions	34	67.3

Linebacker

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Cameron Judge	Toronto Argonauts	49	83.2
Kyrie Wilson	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	51	76.8
Tony Jones	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	48	74.8
Wynton McManis	Toronto Argonauts	33	72.5
Michael Griffin II	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	50	69.6
Jacob Roberts	Calgary Stampeders	58	66.7
Isaac Darkangelo	Toronto Argonauts	23	66.4
C.J. Reavis	Saskatchewan Roughriders	52	66.3
Darnell Sankey	Montreal Alouettes	53	66.2
Tyrice Beverette	Montreal Alouettes	53	66.1

Cornerback

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Robert Carter Jr.	B.C. Lions	58	87.3
Marcus Sayles	Saskatchewan Roughriders	52	78.2
Kabion Ento	Montreal Alouettes	53	77.2
Terrell Bonds	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	65	75.0
J.J. Ross	Edmonton Elks	53	73.7
Benjie Franklin	Toronto Argonauts	51	70.8
Tyrell Ford	Edmonton Elks	52	69.7
Tarvarus McFadden	Toronto Argonauts	51	69.4
Garry Peters	B.C. Lions	62	68.4
Jonathan Moxey	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	50	66.6

Halfback

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Rolan Milligan	Saskatchewan Roughriders	52	77.5
Ronald Kent Jr.	B.C. Lions	58	72.3
Kenneth Logan Jr.	Edmonton Elks	52	69.7
DaShaun Amos	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	53	69.5
Kordell Jackson	Edmonton Elks	53	68.4
Destin Talbert	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	53	68.2
Jaydon Grant	Calgary Stampeders	61	66.0
Derrick Moncrief	Calgary Stampeders	63	65.7
Dionte Ruffin	Montreal Alouettes	53	65.6
Travian Blaylock	B.C. Lions	50	64.1

Safety

Name	Team	Snaps	Overall Grade
Marc-Antoine Dequoy	Montreal Alouettes	63	76.1
Cristophe Beaulieu	B.C. Lions	60	69.0
Damon Webb	Calgary Stampeders	64	68.5
Chelen Garnes	Edmonton Elks	53	62.9
Stavros Katsantonis	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	50	62.3
Nelson Lokombo	Saskatchewan Roughriders	51	58.4
Jamal Parker Jr.	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	61	57.8
Derek Slywka	Toronto Argonauts	48	57.2