Johany Jutras/CFL.ca
TORONTO — Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill, Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brandon Banks and Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly are among the most notable CFL players honoured by their peers in the 2018 CFL on TSN player poll.
210 players from across the league participated in the eighth annual poll, where players voted on who they think is the hardest hitter, fastest player, toughest player, who has the best hands, who is the best trash talker, who is the hardest to take down, who is the most underrated, who is the nastiest and who is the biggest threat to score from anywhere.
85 different players got votes for the most underrated and 42 players received votes for hardest hitter. Reilly received 98 votes for the toughest player, the most of any player in any category.
The results of the 2018 CFL on TSN Player Poll are as follows:
1. HARDEST HITTER
Adam Bighill, Linebacker, Winnipeg Blue Bombers (24 per cent of votes)
Micah Awe, Linebacker, BC Lions (12 per cent)
Kyries Hebert, Linebacker, Ottawa REDBLACKS (11 per cent)
2. FASTEST PLAYER
Brandon Banks, Wide Receiver, Hamilton Tiger-Cats (43.5 per cent)
Chris Rainey, Running Back/Kick Returner, BC Lions (18 per cent)
Diontae Spencer Wide Receiver/Kick Returner, Ottawa REDBLACKS (12 per cent)
3. TOUGHEST PLAYER
Mike Reilly, Quarterback, Edmonton Eskimos (51.5 per cent)
Travis Lulay, Quarterback, BC Lions (eight per cent)
Adam Bighill, Linebacker, Winnipeg Blue Bombers (six per cent)
4. BEST HANDS
S.J. Green, Wide Receiver, Toronto Argonauts (30 per cent)
Bryan Burnham, Wide Receiver, BC Lions (18 per cent)
Duke Wlliams, Wide Receiver, Edmonton Eskimos (14 per cent)
5. HARDEST TO BRING DOWN
Tyrell Sutton, Running Back, BC Lions (33 per cent)
Andrew Harris, Running Back, Winnipeg Blue Bombers (27 per cent)
William Powell, Running Back, Ottawa REDBLACKS (11 per cent)
6. BIGGEST TRASH TALKER
Simoni Lawrence, Linebacker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats (40 per cent)
Duron Carter, Wide Receiver, Toronto Argonauts (13 per cent)
Alex Singleton, Linebacker, Calgary Stampeders/Duke Williams, Wide Receiver, Edmonton Eskimos (seven per cent)
7. MOST UNDERRATED PLAYER
Luke Tasker, Wide Receiver, Hamilton Tiger-Cats (seven per cent)
Jeremiah Masoli, Quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats (six per cent)
Davon Coleman, Defensive Lineman, BC Lions/Tyrell Sutton, Running Back, BC Lions (three per cent)
8. NASTIEST PLAYER
Kyries Hebert, Linebacker, Ottawa REDBLACKS (37 per cent)
Sukh Chungh, Offensive Lineman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers (18 per cent)
Jamaal Westerman, Defensive Lineman, Hamilton Tiger-Cats (eight per cent)
9. BIGGEST THREAT TO SCORE FROM ANYWHERE
Brandon Banks, Wide Receiver, Hamilton Tiger-Cats (39 per cent)
Chris Rainey, Running Back/Kick Returner (17.5 per cent)
Marcus Thigpen, Running Back, Saskatchewan Roughriders (12 per cent)
