CFL: Fajardo Headlines Week 8 Players of the Week

McAllister and Theis also named to week’s best

TORONTO (July 28, 2026) – Cody Fajardo, Tyreik McAllister and Travis Theis have been named Week 8 Players of the Week in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The honour spotlights exceptional statistical performances, pivotal plays, game-breaking feats and more.

The three players were chosen by a panel composed of representatives from the CFL’s Football Operations, Player and Game Statistics, and Content departments.

1. CODY FAJARDO | QB | EDMONTON ELKS | EDM 36 – SSK 34

   • 25-of-32 (78.1 per cent)

   • Career-high 510 passing yards; first game with 500+ and third game with 400+

   • Career-high four passing touchdowns; third game with four total touchdowns

   • Four 30-yard+ completions, including an 81-yard touchdown pass to Austin Mack in the fourth quarter

   • Perfect 158.3 efficiency rating

2. TYREIK McALLISTER | RB | CALGARY STAMPEDERS | CGY 52 – WPG 30

   • 118-yard return major – the third of his career

   • Two receptions on two targets for 62 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown

   • One 17-yard rushing touchdown

   • First career game with multiple majors

   • First player in CFL history to score a rushing, receiving and return touchdown in the same half

3. TRAVIS THEIS | RB | MONTREAL ALOUETTES | MTL 31 – HAM 18

   • 19 rushes to tie a career-high; all three 19-rush performances in this season

   • Career-high 156 yards (average of 8.2); second consecutive 100+ rushing yard game

   • Five rushes of 10+ yards, including three of 20+ yards

   • One eight-yard rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter; fifth of the season and fifth straight game with a major ​ ​

   • Second consecutive Player of the Week honour (W7)

2026 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – IN REVIEW

• W1 | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Robert Kennedy III (MTL) | Jake Ceresna (WPG)

• W2 | Trevor Harris (SSK) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL)

• W3 | Bo Levi Mitchell (HAM) | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Kevin Mital (TOR)

• W4 | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Chad Kelly (TOR)

• W5 | Vernon Adams Jr. (CGY) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK) | James Butler (BC)

• W6 | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Dru Brown (WPG)

• W7 | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Travis Theis (MTL) |Dedrick Mills (CGY)

• W8 | Cody Fajardo (EDM) | Tyreik McAllister (CGY) | Travis Theis (MTL)