TORONTO (October 12, 2022) – Dalton Schoen, Wes Hills and Malik Carney are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 18 of the 2022 season.

The three players were chosen by a panel of judges made up of Matt Dunigan and Marshall Ferguson of TSN, and Pierre Vercheval of RDS, who independently send their selections to the CFL league office.

WR | DALTON SCHOEN | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 48 – EDM 11

• 7-of-8 receiving for career-highs in yards (162) and touchdowns (three)
• Five second down conversion receptions; 37 total yards after catch
• Second Top Performer honour (Week 5)
• 2022 season: 16 games, leads the league with 1,275 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns
• Highlights:
  • Schoen extends the Blue Bombers’ advantage
  • The rookie doubles down to open the second
  • Hat-Trick touchdown for Schoen

RB | WES HILLS | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS | HAM 18 – SSK 14

• Career-bests in carries (25) and rushing yards (132)
• First game eclipsing the 100-rushing yard mark
• Two rushes for 10+ yards
• 2022 season: 4 games, 53 carries, 291 rushing yards and one touchdown
• Highlights:
  • Hills bulls his way through in the third
  • Hills adds a 26-yard catch to his performance

DE | MALIK CARNEY | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS | HAM 18 – SSK 14

• Four defensive tackles, one tackle for a loss and a career-high three sacks, resulting in 18 lost yards
• First career multi-sack game
• 2022 season: 15 games, 24 tackles, five special team tackles, seven sacks, one forced fumble and one touchdown
• Highlights:
  • Carney hunts down Fajardo
  • Ticats D collects its sixth sack of the night
  • Carney makes it three

2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK

1 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | James Butler (BC) | T.J. Lee (BC)

2 | Titus Wall (CGY) | Rene Paredes (CGY) | Jamal Morrow (SSK)

3 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Malik Henry (CGY) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)

4 | Keon Hatcher (BC) | Anthony Lanier II (SSK) | Pete Robertson (SSK)

5 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Peyton Logan (CGY) | Dalton Schoen (WPG)

6 | Greg Ellingson (WPG) | Kenny Lawler (EDM) | Dane Evans (HAM)

7 | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Andrew Harris (TOR) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR)

8 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Caleb Evans (OTT)

9 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Dominque Rhymes (BC) | Titus Wall (CGY)

10 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Bryan Burnham (BC) | Wesley Sutton (MTL)

11 | Obum Gwacham (BC) | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Tim White (HAM)

12 | Jamal Peters (TOR) | Kian Schaffer-Baker (SSK) | Malik Henry (CGY)

13 | Jaelon Acklin (OTT) | Lorenzo Mauldin IV (OTT) | Jameer Thurman (CGY)

14 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)

15 | Dane Evans (HAM) | Taylor Cornelius (EDM) | Matthew Thomas (EDM)

16 | Maurice Carnell IV (TOR) | Jake Maier (CGY) | McLeod Bethel-Thompson (TOR)

17 | Tyrice Beverette (MTL) | Nic Demski (WPG) | Zach Collaros (WPG)

18 | Dalton Schoen (WPG) | Wes Hills (HAM) | Malik Carney (HAM)

2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS – TEAM BREAKDOWN

• BC (11)
• Winnipeg (10)
• Calgary (7)
• Toronto (6)
• Hamilton (5)
• Montreal (5)
• Saskatchewan (4)
• Ottawa (3)
• Edmonton (3)

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