Top-graded CFL players of Week 22: Highlighting the league’s best performers
By
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.
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
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