CFL receiver rankings ahead of week 6. Week 5 stars of the week.Â
Stars of the Week:
1st Star: Mitchell Picton (SSK)
4 targets, 4 catches, 79 yards, 13 YAC, 1 Touchdown
2nd Star: Austin Mack (MTL)
10 targets, 8 catches, 72 yards, 31 YAC
3rd Star: Greg McCrae (WPG)
2 targets, 2 catches, 73 yards 40 YAC, 1 Receiving Touchdown, 102 Yared Missed Field Goal Return
Other Week 6 Articles:
QB Rankings, Stars of the Week
RB Rankings, Stars of the Week
Fantasy Football Sleepers, Picks
Thoughts Following Montreal’s Loss
Last Week’s Receiver Rankings
1 Dominique Rhymes – BC Lions – Previous Ranking: 1
4 GP, 17 Receptions, 283 Yards, and 5 Touchdowns
Dominique Rhymes caught 2 of his 2 targets for 37 yards in the win against Montreal. With Hatcher and Whitehead now both being healthy there is a lot of talent for the ball to be spread around so Rhymes’ target load could possibly decrease.
2 Dalton Schoen – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Previous Ranking: 2
5 GP, 23 Receptions, 365 Yards, and 2 Touchdowns
Dalton Schoen caught 3 of his 7 targets for 40 yards. He was once again the most targeted receiver for Winnipeg.
3 Austin Mack – Montreal Alouettes – Previous Ranking: 4
4 GP, 23 Receptions, 388 Yards, and 2 Touchdowns
Mack caught 8 of his 10 targets for 72 yards. 39 of his yards were YAC. Mack has been one of the most targeted receivers in the league so far.
4 Tevin Jones – Saskatchewan Roughriders – Previous Ranking: 5
3 GP, 18 Receptions, 256 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Jones caught 4
of his 7 targets for 60 yards. He was the most targetted receiver for Saskatchewan.5 Keon Hatcher – BC Lions – Previous Ranking: 7
2 GP, 14 Receptions, 172 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Hatcher caught 6 of his 7 targets for 68 yards in week 5’s win over Montreal. He was the 2nd most targeted receiver for BC.
4 GP, 17 Receptions, 262 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Tim White caught 1 of his 2 targets for 7 yards. It was a rare quiet day for Tim White.
7 Kaion Julien-Grant* – Montreal Alouettes – Previous Ranking: 9
4 GP, 19 Receptions, 334 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Kaion Julien-Gr
ant caught 5 of his 9 targets for 49 yards. He was the 2nd most targeted receiver for Montreal.8 Reggie Begelton – Calgary Stampeders – Previous Ranking: 6
3 GP, 18 Receptions, 234 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Begelton caught 4 of his 5 targets for 51 yards.
4 GP, 17 Receptions, 303 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Williams caught 3 of his 5 targets for 43 yards.
10 Nic Demski* – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Previous Ranking: 10
4 GP, 19 Receptions, 241 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Demski caught 2
of his 2 targets for 17 yards in Winnipeg’s win over Calgary.Â11 Samuel Emilus – Saskatchewan Roughriders – Previous Ranking: 13
4 GP, 16 Receptions, 249 Yards, and 3 Touchdowns
Emilus caught 3 of his 4 targets for 63 yards in the win over Edmonton.
4 GP, 18 Receptions, 286 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Bane Jr. caught 3 of his 4 targets for 41 yards.
13 Tre Odoms-Dukes – Calgary Stampeders – Previous Ranking: 14
4 GP, 19 Receptions, 236 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Tre Odoms-Dukes
caught 5 of his 11 targets for 44 yards. The high target load could be a sign of an increase in production to come as Calgary comes off a tough passing day against Winnipeg. Calgary will need players to step into bigger roles and Malik Henry is out for the rest of the season.14 Alexander Hollins – BC Lions – Previous Ranking: 8
5 GP, 23 Receptions, 294 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Hollins caught 1 of his 2 targets for 12 yards. With BC now having a healthy receiver room Hollins may see a dip in production.
5 GP, 20 Receptions, 245 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Dunbar Jr. caught 3 of his 6 targets for 49 yards.Â
16 Lucky Whitehead – BC Lions – Previous Ranking: 16
3 GP, 12 Receptions, 126 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Lucky Whitehead
caught 5 of his 8 targets for 38 yards. He had the most targets for the Lions in week 5.17 Damonte Coxie – Toronto Argonauts – Previous Ranking: 17
3 GP, 9 Receptions, 180 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
On the bye week in week 5.
5 GP, 17 Receptions, 209 Yards, and 3 Touchdowns
Wolitarsky caught 3 of his 4 targets for 22 yards in the win over Calgary.
19 Justin Hardy – Ottawa RedBlacks – Previous Ranking: 25
4 GP, 20 Receptions, 160 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Hardy led the R
edBlacks in receiving in week 5 catching 7 of his 12 targets for 58 yards.Â20 Kyran Moore – Edmonton Elks – Previous Ranking: 35
5 GP, 14 Receptions, 142 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Kyran Moore had 5 catches on 7 targets for 47 yards. 42 of his yards were YAC.
2 GP, 7 Receptions, 104 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Maurice Ffrench had 1 catch on 6 targets for 30 yards. It was a quieter day for Ffrench but he still was tied for the 2nd most targeted receiver for Edmonton which could be a sign of things to come. Ffrench was the most productive receiver in the preseason. Thursday’s game against Hamilton will be Ffrench’s third game in the CFL.
22 Cole Tucker – Calgary Stampeders – Previous Ranking: 21
1 GP, 5 Receptions, 60 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Tucker did not
play in week 5.23 Richie Sindani – Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Previous Ranking: Unranked
2 GP, 8 Receptions, 66 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Sindani caught 7 of his 8 targets for 59 yards. He had 24 YAC and led Hamilton in targets and catches in week 5.
1 GP, 4 Receptions, 79 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Picton caught all 4 of his targets for 79 yards and a touchdown. He led Saskatchewan in yards in their win over Edmonton.
25 Jaelon Acklin – Ottawa RedBlacks – Previous Ranking: 26
4 GP, 10 Receptions, 137 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Acklin caught 4
of his 6 targets for 51 yards. It is good to see the 2022 East Division All-Star begin to have more production on what has been a slow start this season.26 Rasheed Bailey – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Previous Ranking: 30
5 GP, 12 Receptions, 94 Yards, and 2 Touchdowns
Bailey caught 4 of his 5 targets for 40 yards and a touchdown. He had 33 YAC. Bailey had some quieter games this season and has the potential to break off for some big games on Winnipeg’s dangerous offense.
1 GP, 4 Receptions, 61 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Tyler Snead caught 4 of his 5 targets for 61 yards. He had 37 YAC. He had a long 44-yard reception late in the 4th quarter that put Montreal in a good position for a scoring opportunity.
28 Quartney Davis – Montreal Alouettes – Previous Ranking: Unranked
1 GP, 2 Receptions, 50 Yards, and 0 Touchdowns
Quartney Davis
caught 2 of his 6 targets for 50 yards. He had an impressive catch going up and over a defender winning a 50/50 ball reminiscent of what he used to do at Texas A&M. He also had some similar catches in the pre-season. It was a good first game for 2 Montreal rookies in Quartney Davis and Tyler Snead.29 Jevon Cottoy – BC Lions – Previous Ranking: 36
5 GP, 15 Receptions, 176 Yards, and 1 Touchdown
Cottoy caught all 4 of his targets for 55 yards. He had 12 YAC. He looked good in BC’s win. BC is loaded with talented receivers.
