TORONTO (August 2, 2022) – Quarterbacks Nathan Rourke, Zach Collaros and Caleb Evans are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 8 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.
QB | NATHAN ROURKE | BC LIONS | BC 32 – SSK 17
- 326 passing yards – third game of the season with 300+
- 27-of-33 (81.8 per cent) and two touchdown passes
- Eight rushes for 20 yards, including a touchdown run
- 132.9 passer efficiency rating
- League leader in touchdown passes (16) and completion percentage (79.3); second in passing (1,941 yards)
- On the ground in 2022: 208 yards (average of 7.7 yards) with four touchdowns
- Third Top Performer of the Week honour (Weeks 1 and 3)
- Highlights:
QB | ZACH COLLAROS | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 35 – CGY 28
- 270 passing yards, four touchdown passes and zero interceptions
- Sixth-career game with 4+ touchdown (personal record of five on August 20, 2016)
- 73.3 per cent passing (22-of-30)
- Highest passer efficiency rating of the season (145.1)
- Leads league in passing yards (1,948), second in touchdown passes (15) and third in completion percentage (70.2 per cent)
- Second Top Performer honour in July (Week 5)
- Highlights:
QB | CALEB EVANS | OTTAWA REDBLACKS | OTT 23 – TOR 13
- 286 yards on 82.8 per cent passing and two touchdowns
- Second-highest career efficiency rating (135.1)
- Second career multi-touchdown game
- Two 30+ yard passes, including a 46-yard effort to Jaelon Acklin
- 31 yards on the ground, including an 11-yard rush
- Highlights:
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)
2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS – TEAM BREAKDOWN
- BC (6)
- Winnipeg (5)
- Calgary (4)
- Saskatchewan (3)
- Toronto (2)
- Edmonton (1)
- Hamilton (1)
- Montreal (1)
- Ottawa (1)
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