In the third week of the Canadian Football League (CFL) season, standout performances from Montreal Alouettes’ Cody Fajardo, Toronto Argonauts’ Royce Metchie, and the entire Argonauts’ offensive line have earned them places on the CFL Honour Roll, powered by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
Pro Football Focus, renowned for its meticulous analysis of game footage, offers in-depth insights into player performance. PFF analysts scrutinize every play, player, and game to provide more than 200 distinct data points, which are then used to develop Player Grades. These grades, measured on a scale of up-to-100, represent the performance quality of a player in their specific role. For more insights on PFF, Player Grades, and their Grading Scale, please visit pff.com/grades.
Each week, the CFL Honour Roll recognizes the top performing players in offence and defence, along with the best-performing offensive line. Additionally, the top performers in each of the nine position groups receive honourable mentions as part of the All-Week team.
Top Offensive Player of Week 3
Cody Fajardo | Montreal Alouettes | MTL 38 – HAM 12
PFF Player Grade: 90.3 Fajardo completed 19 out of his 25 passes, securing a 76% completion rate and totaling 292 yards with two touchdowns. He also made his mark on the ground, rushing for 11 yards and a touchdown on four carries. His long pass of 48 yards to Austin Mack was a highlight of the second quarter. These combined efforts earned him an impressive efficiency rating of 140.8.
Top Defensive Player of Week 3
Royce Metchie | Toronto Argonauts | TOR 43 – EDM 31
PFF Player Grade: 92.5 Metchie shone on the defensive end with seven tackles and an interception, which he returned 15 yards for a touchdown.
Best Offensive Line of Week 3
Toronto Argonauts | TOR 43 – EDM 31
PFF Player Grade: 82.3 The Argonauts’ offensive line stood out this week, with top performances by Dylan Giffen (83.5), Dejon Allen (82.0), and Peter Nicastro (76.6).
All-Week 3 Team
- QB | Cody Fajardo | Montreal Alouettes | 90.3
- RB | A.J. Ouellette | Toronto Argonauts | 81.1
- REC | Kaion Julien-Grant | Montreal Alouettes | 75.4
- OL | Dylan Giffen | Toronto Argonauts | 83.5
- DL | Dewayne Hendrix | Toronto Argonauts | 84.3
- LB | Adarius Pickett | Toronto Argonauts | 82.0
- DB | Royce Metchie | Toronto Argonauts | 92.5
- K/P | René Paredes | Calgary Stampeders | 84.7
- ST | Charlie Moore | Calgary Stampeders | 90.7
Top Performances of 2023 So Far
- 92.5 | Week 3 | DB | Royce Metchie | Toronto Argonauts
- 90.8 | Week 1 | QB | Zach Collaros | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 90.6 | Week 2 | DL | Julian Howsare | Calgary Stampeders
- 90.3 | Week 3 | QB | Cody Fajardo | Montreal Alouettes
- 90.3 | Week 3 | DB | Loucheiz Purifoy | Edmonton Elks
- 87.1 | Week 3 | QB | Vernon Adams Jr. | BC Lions
- 85.7 | Week 1 | DB | Ciante Evans | Montreal Alouettes
- 85.0 | Week 2 | LB | Titus Wall | Calgary Stampeders
- 84.5 | Week 1 | OL | Jermarcus Hardrick | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 84.4 | Week 1 | DB | Demerio Houston | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
