2023 Stats: 70 receptions for 1,097 yards and 6 touchdowns over 18 games. 215.7 PPR fantasy points, 12 points per game.
Emilus is another player who had an excellent season in their first full season as a starter. The hope for Saskatchewan is to see Trevor Harris stay healthy and thus an increase in the overall passing production.
10. Justin Hardy – Ottawa
2023 Stats: 85 receptions for 1,009 yards and 3 touchdowns over 18 games. 203.9 PPR fantasy points, 11.3 points per game.
Hardy’s s
econd CFL season was a major success as the ex-Atlanta Falcon broke a thousand yards. With Ottawa bringing in Dominique Rhymes this offseason and drafting Nick Mardner, it’s possible he may see a decrease in targets, but the expectation should still be for him to have another good season.11. Nic Demski – Winnipeg
2023 Stats: 67 receptions for 1,006 yards and 6 touchdowns over 16 games. 203.6 PPR fantasy points, 12.7 points per game.
Demski’s 5th CFL season was his best so far last year. I would expect another strong season for him in Winnipeg’s passing offense, which has a lot of key pieces returning from last year.
2023 Stats: 39 receptions for 536 yards and 5 touchdowns over 13 games. 122.6 PPR fantasy points, 9.43 points per game.
Dunbar Jr. was a thousand-yard receiver in 2022. Last year he had 536 yards and 5 touchdowns last year with Edmonton. Now he returns to Hamilton, where he played in 2021 and 2022. With Terry Godwin not being in Hamilton the door is open for a new top performer on the team.
13. Keon Hatcher – BC
2023 Stats: 78 receptions for 1,226 yards and 6 touchdowns over 16 games. 236.6 PPR fantasy points, 14.8 points per game.
Hatcher is on t
he 6-game injured list to begin the season due to an Achilles injury suffered in the West Final last year and won’t be back midseason at the earliest. If he’s able to play at a similar level that he did last year late in the season it will make a fantasy team dangerous come playoff time. Last year Hatcher dominated playing with Vernon Adams Jr. Last year the timing from Vernon Adams Jr. to Keon Hatcher was great on post and corner routes often delivering him the ball just before he reached the sidelines.14. Marken Michel – Calgary
2023 Stats: 48 receptions for 710 yards and 3 touchdowns over 15 games. 137 PPR fantasy points, 9.1 points per game.
Michel looked good last year, which saw him return to the CFL and start 15 games and rack up 700 yards. He was brought into the team last year the week following Malik Henry’s injury. This season I expect him to have a similar role with the team with Malik Henry unfortunately being recently injured again and being out for the season.
2023 Stats: 65 receptions for 882 yards and 3 touchdowns over 17 games. 171.2 PPR fantasy points, 10.1 points per game.
Jones had a strong season with Saskatchewan, stepping into a bigger role in his second season in the CFL. Jones was in NFL systems from 2016 to 2021 prior to playing for Saskatchewan in 2021. He is an expected starter for Montreal to start the season.
16. Kurleigh Gittens Jr. – Edmonton
2023 Stats: 35 receptions for 416 yards and 1 touchdown over 10 games. 82.6 PPR fantasy points, 8.3 points per game.
Gittens Jr. was
acquired by Edmonton through a trade this offseason. He had a year limited by injuries last year. He played with Bethel-Thompson with Toronto in 2022 and had 1,101 yards and 5 touchdowns.17. Tyson Philpot – Montreal
2023 Stats: 47 receptions for 532 yards and 5 touchdowns over 13 games. 130.2 PPR fantasy points, 10 points per game.
Tyson Philpot developed well over last season and is an expected starter and caught the game-winning touchdown in the Grey Cup. His status as a Canadian makes his starting position more secure in a receiving room with a lot of talented challengers. Canadians Philpot and Kaion Julien-Grant played well for Montreal, but there was only 1 game in which they both played together, so we don’t know exactly what their target share will look like as they are both in the lineup.
2023 Stats: 36 receptions for 495 yards and 0 touchdowns over 9 games. 85.5 PPR fantasy points, 9.5 points per game.
KJG was fantastic last year until an injury shut his season down early and proved to be a difficult player to tackle due to his strength. For much of last season, we saw Cody Fajardo target 2 receivers for most of his targets. Later in the year, the ball was being spread more evenly, which is ultimately better for the passing offense but makes it trickier to predict who might have those explosive fantasy numbers that KJG or Austin Mack had last year before signing with the Atlanta Falcons.
19. Dominique Rhymes – Ottawa
2023 Stats: 35 receptions for 535 yards and 6 touchdowns over 10 games. 124.5 PPR fantasy points, 12.5 points per game.
Dominique Rhyme
s joins the RedBlacks after putting up 2,347 yards over the last 3 seasons with BC. Last season saw him miss 8 games due to injury. I don’t see him as productive in Ottawa given the concerns in pass protection last year, but he is still a great receiver to expect good production from. Ottawa is hoping to see an uptick in their passing game with the signing of Dru Brown at quarterback.20. Jevon Cottoy – BC
2023 Stats: 57 receptions for 807 yards and 4 touchdowns over 18 games. 161.7 PPR fantasy points, 9 points per game.
Last year saw Cottoy take his game to the next level, and he may be relied upon to catch more passes this season with the departure of Rhymes and Whitehead. He was particularly fantastic last season at maximizing short passes by bulldozing over defenders.
2023 Stats: 39 receptions for 787 yards and 5 touchdowns over 15 games. 147.7 PPR fantasy points, 9.8 points per game.
Last year Coxie had a great season stepping into a bigger role with Toronto. With Chad Kelly suspended for at least 9 games, it’s likely that we might see a dip in the level of play from the passing offense for Toronto.
22. Rasheed Bailey – Toronto
2023 Stats: 46 receptions for 508 yards and 6 touchdowns over 18 games. 132.8 PPR fantasy points, 7.4 points per game.
Rasheed Bailey
was a fantastic player for Winnipeg whenever the ball was put in his hands. He often did not receive a lot of targets with Winnipeg in a very crowded receiving room. If he is one of the primary targets for Toronto this season, reaching a thousand yards is definitely a possibility for him.23. Kyran Moore – Edmonton
2023 Stats: 69 receptions for 743 yards and 4 touchdowns over 18 games. 167.3 PPR fantasy points, 9.3 points per game.
Moore had a great season in what was his first as an Edmonton Elk last year. Now playing with MBT as the quarterback, we may see an increase in his provided he continues to be one of the primary targets this season.
2023 Stats: 56 receptions for 701 yards and 0 touchdowns over 18 games. 126.1 PPR fantasy points, 7 points per game.
Smith had a great season last year in his second CFL season, stepping into a bigger role with the Ti-Cats. His status as a Canadian would lead one to expect his starting role to be secure.
25. Tre Odoms-Dukes – Calgary
2023 Stats: 60 receptions for 686 yards and 2 touchdowns over 14 games. 140.6 PPR fantasy points, 10 points per game.
Tre Odoms-Dukes
started in every game when healthy last year and finished the season 2nd in receptions and 3rd in yards for Calgary in what was his second CFL season. The South Florida product should have another productive season provided he holds the starting position still in week 1.26. Nick Mardner – Ottawa
Mardner was the first receiver taken off the board in the CFL Draft with the 7th overall pick by Ottawa. He was not really utilized last year with Auburn, but we got an idea of how good he could be in 2021 when he had 913 yards and 5 touchdowns with Hawaii. Mardner had nearly the fastest 40-yard dash time out of the CFL Draft class and provides a big 6’6″ frame. With Nate Behar no longer being with Ottawa, he is a likely starter for the team. Ottawa had struggles in pass protection last year. Perhaps at times this season, we might see some throws haphazardly lobbed his way when pressured in the hopes that he can use his height advantage in a Calvin Johnson-esque fashion.
27. Kian Schaffer-Baker – Saskatchewan
2023 Stats: 38 receptions for 430 yards and 3 touchdowns over 9 games. 99 PPR fantasy points, 11 points per game.
Schaffer-Baker
was limited last year by injuries that saw him miss a sizable portion of the season. The previous year saw him catch 68 passes for 960 yards and 5 touchdowns.28. Tyler Snead – Montreal
2023 Stats: 56 receptions for 788 yards and 5 touchdowns over 15 games. 164.8 PPR fantasy points, 11 points per game.
Snead played very well in his first season in the CFL. He demonstrated great speed maximizing plays in the open field as he accumulated 376 YAC last season.
2023 Stats: 67 receptions for 892 yards and 1 touchdown over 18 games. 162.2 PPR fantasy points, 9 points per game.
Acklin had a slow start to his season last year but still finished with pretty good numbers. I am looking forward to seeing what his season will look like with the addition of Dru Brown at quarterback.
30. Justin McInnis – BC
2023 Stats: 46 receptions for 690 yards and 5 touchdowns over 18 games. 145 PPR fantasy points, 8 points per game.
The former Sask
atchewan 2019 first-round pick had a bit of a slower start to his career but was highly productive last season, which saw him play in all 18 games with 12 starts. This season he is poised to take on a bigger role with the Lions.31. Jalen Philpot – Calgary
Jalen Philpot missed all of last season due to injury. He was a 5th overall pick in the 2022 CFL Draft. He looked like a player with great potential in his rookie season in 2022, which saw him catch 23 passes for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns and also excelled in the return game.
32. Geronimo Allison – Saskatchewan
The NFL veteran caught 4 passes for 40 yards in last week’s preseason game. His most notable seasons were with the Green Bay Packers from 2016 to 2019, where he caught 89 passes for 1,045 yards and 3 touchdowns.
