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Defensive Line

First Team DE – Jackson Jeffcoat (WPG)

Jeffcoat was a beast against Montreal. He had 2 good run stops in the first half as well as assisting with another. He also applied quality pressure on the quarterback 3 times and near pressure on another. Jeffcoat did a good job closing in on a fumbled snap getting Winnipeg the football and helping with a sack in the 4th quarter.

First Team DT – Casey Sayles (HAM)

Sayles had a sack in the first quarter and had 4 run stops through the game. He also broke up a pass in the 2nd quarter.

First Team DT – Mustafa Johnson (MTL)

Johnson had a great game. He put pressure on the quarterback by pushing the offensive lineman back causing an incompletion in the first quarter. He had a sack in the 2nd quarter and 3 quality run stops through the game as well as a couple of other good tackles against the run.

First Team DE – Folarin Orimolade (TOR)

Orimolade brought the heat against Calgary. He had 2 sacks and helped with another. Additionally, there were 6 plays in which he put some pressure on the quarterback, 3 of which stood out as of higher quality.

Second Team DE – Julian Howsare (CGY)

Howsare played very well generating pressure on 6 different plays, 5 of which were of higher quality. On one of his pressures, he hit Chad Kelly’s arm causing him to underthrow the pass for an interception. He also had a quality run stop and a couple of other good run tackles.

Second Team DT – Dewayne Hendrix (TOR)

Hendrix had 3 quality run stops, 2 of which were for a loss. He also 

Second Team DT – Cleyon Laing (OTT)

Laing generated pressure on the pass rush 3 times and had 2 quality run stops in the loss to Edmonton.

Second Team DE – Shawn Lemon (MTL)

The Lemonator had 3 quality pressures. The first pressure was on a 3-man rush in the first quarter and on another pressure Collaros threw an interception. He also had a run tackle in the 4th quarter as well as showed good pursuit on another run chasing Demski out of bounds on an outside run.

Linebackers

First Team LB – Tyrice Beverette (MTL)

Beverett had 3 run stops as well as another run tackle. He applied pressure on the pass rush twice and had a run tackle.

First Team MLB – Nyles Morgan (EDM)

Nyles Morgan made a lot of good plays for Edmonton. He made 2 run stops and assisted with another. Morgan also made 3 good run tackles, had 2 good tackles on short passes, and generated 2 QB pressures one of which he hit the quarterback as he threw on.

First Team Cover LB – Adarius Pickett (TOR)

Pickett had a pass breakup in the first quarter, pressured the quarterback 3 times, had a good tackle on a short pass play, a run tackle, and helped with another run tackle.

Second Team LB – Adam Konar (EDM)

Konar had 2 pressures, a run stop, a run tackle, and a tackle closing in on a short pass.

Second Team MLB – Tyrell Richards (MTL)

Richards had an interception he returned 40 yards for a touchdown in the first play of the game. He also generated pressure on a play in the 2nd quarter. In the 4th quarter, he made a run tackle but was injured on the play.

Second Team Cover LB – Titus Wall (CGY)

Titus Wall had 2 quality run stops, and 2 other good run tackles, and generated 2 pressures on passing plays.

Defensive Backs

First Team CB – Winston Rose (WPG)

Rose nearly intercepted a ball jumping the route in the 1st quarter and jumped the route for an interception in the 2nd quarter. He had a breakup covering Philpot in the 1st quarter, provided tight coverage on an incompletion targeting Mack in the 2nd, and provided good coverage on a deep ball targeting Mayala in the 2nd half. Rose also had 3 good plays closing in quickly on short passes.

First Team HB – Kobe Williams (CGY)

Williams broke up a pass and had a good run tackle in the 1st quarter and had an interception in the 2nd quarter. He did a good job not losing his man against Toronto in coverage.

First Team S – Marc-Antoine Dequoy (MTL)

Dequoy had 2 interceptions, one of which was returned 57 yards for a touchdown. Deqouy also helped with a couple of run tackles in the second half and had a couple of run tackles in the first half.

First Team HB – Wesley Sutton (MTL)

Sutton had 3 good tackles on run plays, closed in on a short pass play, and pressured the quarterback on an interception in the 2nd quarter. He was injured in the 3rd quarter during a run tackle.

First Team CB – Jamal Peters (TOR)

Peters made a good tackle on a run play as well as a good tackle on a short pass. In a game in which Calgary was passing very efficiently, Peters did a good job of not giving up any big plays and provided good coverage.

Second Team CB – Marcus Lewis (EDM)

Lewis had 2 plays in which he made a good tackle on a short tackle. There was a long pass allowed on his man in the 2nd quarter on a good play by Ottawa as Marcus Lewis was on the receiver providing good coverage.

Second Team HB – Darrius Bratton (EDM)

Provided good coverage on a deep ball in the first quarter that was incomplete. He also had 2 plays in which he closed in on short passes for good tackles, 1 of which was for a loss.

Second Team S – Royce Metchie (TOR)

Metchi had 3 plays in which he made a quick tackle on a short pass. He provided good coverage on an incompletion in the endzone in the 2nd quarter and broke up a pass targeting Reggie Begelton in the 4th quarter on third down.

Second Team HB –  Evan Holm (WPG)

Holm had 2 plays in which he closed quickly on short passes making a good tackle, provided good coverage on a deep ball targeting Philpot, and generated a QB pressure in the 2nd quarter.

Second Team CB – Demerio Houston (WPG)

The biggest play Houston allowed was a 12-yard play to Austin Mack as he kept things locked down pretty well for most of the game. He also made a good tackle on a short pass in the 2nd quarter. Winnipeg only allowed 142 passing yards.

Quarterbacks

Quarterback performances are outlined in QB Weekly

First Team QB – Tre Ford (EDM)

18 attempts, 15 completions (83%), 317 yards, 1 touchdown, and 10 rushes for 74 yards and 1 rushing touchdown.

First Team QB – Jake Maier (CGY)

42 attempts, 24 completions (60%), 387 yards, 4 touchdowns.

Running Backs

Running back performances are outlined in RB Weekly.

First Team RB – James Butler (HAM)

21 rushes for 118 yards (5.6 average), 1 touchdown, and 3 catches for 36 yards and a receiving touchdown.

Second Team RB – Brady Oliveira (WPG)

18 rushes for 119 yards (6.6 average), 1 touchdown, and 2 catches for 6 yards and a receiving touchdown.

Wide Receivers

Wide receiver performances are outlined in WR Weekly.

First Team WR – Reggie Begelton (CGY)

13 targets,  9 catches,  203 yards,  68 YAC,  2 touchdowns.

First Team WR – Keon Hatcher (BC)

11 targets,  7 catches,  107 yards,  26 YAC,  1 touchdown.

First Team WR – Eugene Lewis (EDM)

4 targets,  3 catches,  112 yards,  51 YAC,  1 touchdown.

First Team WR – Dalton Schoen (WPG)

7 targets,  4 catches,  48 yards,  0 YAC,  2 touchdowns.

First Team WR – Damonte Coxie (TOR)

4 targets,  3 catches,  102 yards,  37 YAC,  1 touchdown.

Second Team WR – Marken Michel (CGY)

7 targets,  4 catches,  82 yards,  56 YAC,  1 touchdown.

Second Team WR – DaVaris Daniels (TOR)

4 targets,  3 catches,  77 yards,  16 YAC,  1 touchdown.

Second Team WR – Nic Demski (WPG)

6 targets,  5 catches,  87 yards,  44 YAC.

Second Team WR – Tim White (HAM)

6 targets,  5 catches,  57 yards,  12 YAC.

Second Team WR – Alexander Hollins (BC)

6 targets,  4 catches,  76 yards,  17 YAC.

Offensive Line

First Team OL – Ottawa RedBlacks

Provided good run blocking that helped Devonte Williams have good launch points to set up for his 7 yards per carry on 12 rushes. The pass protection could have been better with A.C. Leonard and Jake Ceresna both having 3 good QB pressures and Kony Ealy had 2 as well. Considering the quality of Edmonton’s pass rush I thought that the protection was good with some good run blocking. Ottawa had 26 pass attempts and allowed 1 sack.

LT Dino Boyd, LG Drew Desjarlais, C Cyrille Hogan-Saindon, RG Jacob Ruby, RT Dontae Bull

2nd String Center: Hunter Steward

Second Team OL – Winnipeg Blue Bombers

While the Bombers did allow some pressure on pass protection in the first half they had a cleaner second half. They also provided very good run blocking creating holes for Brady Oliveira to launch some good rushes from. Winnipeg allowed 1 sack and had 26 pass attempts.

LT Stanley Bryant, LG Geoff Gray, C Chris Kolankowski, RG Patrick Neufeld, RT Jemarcus Hardrick

2nd String LG: Liam Dobson, C: Tui Eli

Special Teams

First Team Kicker – Dean Faithful (EDM)

3 for 3 in field goals with the longest being 38 yards.

First Team Punter – Richie Leone (OTT)

Averaged 55.4 yards per punt on 5 punts with the longest being 74 yards.

First Team Returner – Javon Leake (TOR)

Returned 6 punts averaging 21.7 yards per punt return with the longest being an 86-yard touchdown. Returned 4 kickoffs averaging 28.3 yards each.

Second Team Kicker – Marc Liegghio (HAM)

3 for 3 in field goals with the longest being 35 yards.

Second Team Punter – Boris Bede (TOR)

Averaged 52.6 yards per punt on 7 punts with the longest being 75 yards.

Second Team Returner – Chandler Worthy (MTL)

Returned 7 kickoffs averaging 29.4 yards per return. Returned 1 punt for 5 yards.