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TORONTO — Week 3 of the CFL has come and gone and it’s time to look at who performed the best at every position, according to PFF’s Player Grades.
Montreal Alouettes’ quarterback Cody Fajardo completed 76 per cent of his passes with 11.7 yards per attempt to earn the highest passing grade of Week 3 (91.5).
Fajardo had the help of Als’ receiver Kaion Julien-Grant who caught six passes for 94 yards – 44 of them after the catch – to earn the highest receiving grade of the week (76.7).
Saskatchewan Roughriders’ running back Jamal Morrow forced 11 missed tackles on 22 rushes for 133 yards and finished with the highest rushing grade of Week 3 (81.1).
Toronto Argonauts defensive back Royce Metchie recorded seven tackles and an interception returned for a touchdown on his way to earning the highest coverage grade amongst defensive backs (91.8).
Who else made the top 10 in each position group?
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PFF utilizes extensive review of game footage to provide additional context for every action on the field. Highly-trained PFF staff break down every game, player and play to provide over 200 unique data points, which are used to compile Player Grades – a numerical representation up-to-100 of performance at their specific position.
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QUARTERBACK
(Grades are based on quarterbacks who played a minimum of 10 pass attempts)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Passing Yards Per Attempt | Big Time Throws* | Completion Percentage | Turnover Worthy Plays** | PFF Passing Grade |
| 1 | Cody Fajardo (MTL) | 11.7 | 2 | 76.0% | 1 | 91.5 |
| 2 | Vernon Adams Jr. (BC) | 8.1 | 1 | 69.0% | 0 | 86.4 |
| 3 | Trevor Harris (SSK) | 9.2 | 2 | 66.7% | 1 | 73.6 |
| 4 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | 7.3 | 1 | 57.7% | 0 | 67.6 |
| 5 | Taylor Cornelius (EDM) | 7.5 | 0 | 77.8% | 0 | 57.6 |
| 6 | Chad Kelly (TOR) | 11.5 | 2 | 56.5% | 2 | 54.4 |
| 7 | Jarret Doege (EDM) | 14.8 | 1 | 81.8% | 1 | 53.6 |
| 8 | Jake Maier (CGY) | 8.2 | 1 | 51.4% | 4 | 53.4 |
| 9 | Matthew Shiltz (HAM) | 7.3 | 5 | 53.2% | 2 | 49.4 |
*throws graded a 1 or higher
** any play where the QB receives a -1 or worse on a play
RECEIVER
(Grades are based on receivers who played a minimum of 25 receiving snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Receptions | Yards | YAC | Explosive Pass Plays* | PFF Receiving Grade |
| 1 | Kaion Julien-Grant (MTL) | 6 | 94 | 44 | 2 | 76.7 |
| 2 | Alexander Hollins (BC) | 8 | 83 | 15 | 3 | 73.2 |
| 3 | Austin Mack (MTL) | 5 | 81 | 50 | 1 | 72.5 |
| 4 | Tim White (HAM) | 7 | 143 | 48 | 2 | 70.9 |
| 5 | Luther Hakunavanhu (CGY) | 3 | 58 | 31 | 1 | 68.3 |
| 6 | Steven Dunbar Jr. (EDM) | 8 | 98 | 25 | 2 | 67.5 |
| 7 | D’haquille Williams (HAM) | 5 | 102 | 19 | 4 | 67.4 |
| 8 | Justin McInnis (BC) | 4 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 67.3 |
| 9 | Kendall Watson (SSK) | 3 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 67.1 |
| 10 | Lucky Whitehead (BC) | 6 | 122 | 29 | 3 | 66.1 |
*plays 15+ yards
RUNNING BACK
(Grades are based on running backs who played a minimum of five rushing snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Missed Tackles Forced | Explosive Runs* | Rushing First Downs | PFF Rushing Grade |
| 1 | Jamal Morrow (SSK) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 81.1 |
| 2 | A.J. Ouellette (TOR) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 80.4 |
| 3 | Daniel Adeboboye (TOR) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 77.5 |
| 4 | Andrew Harris (TOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76.5 |
| 5 | William Stanback (MTL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 76.4 |
| 6 | Dedrick Mills (CGY) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 76.1 |
| 7 | Taquan Mizzell (BC) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 73.5 |
| 8 | Brady Oliveira (WPG) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 69.9 |
| 9 | Kevin Brown (EDM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68.6 |
| 10 | James Butler (HAM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 |
*explosive plays rushing 10+ yards
OFFENSIVE LINE
(Grades are based on offensive linemen who played a minimum of 24 pass blocking snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Pass Blocking Snaps | QB Pressured Allowed* | Pressure Percentage Allowed** | PFF Pass Blocking Grade |
| 1 | Ryan Hunter (TOR) | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 85.3 |
| 2 | Mark Korte (EDM) | 38 | 0 | 0.0% | 84.0 |
| 3 | Kristian Matte (MTL) | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 83.1 |
| 4 | Sean McEwen (CGY) | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | 81.7 |
| 5 | Nick Callender (MTL) | 29 | 1 | 3.5% | 78.7 |
| 6 | Evan Johnson (SSK) | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | 77.6 |
| 7 | Colin Kelly (SSK) | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 76.9 |
| 8 | Landon Rice (MTL) | 29 | 1 | 3.5% | 75.9 |
| 9 | David Beard (HAM) | 52 | 2 | 3.9% | 75.3 |
| 10 | D’Antne Demery (CGY) | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | 74.1 |
*sacks + hits + hurries
**QB pressures allowed/pass blocking snaps
DEFENSIVE LINE
(Grades are based on defensive linemen who played a minimum of 10 pass rush snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Sacks | Total Pressures Generated* | Hurries** | PFF Pass Rush Grade |
| 1 | Dewayne Hendrix (TOR) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 89.4 |
| 2 | Mustafa Johnson (MTL) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 79.3 |
| 3 | Woody Baron (BC) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 78.9 |
| 4 | Ricky Walker (WPG) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 77.9 |
| 5 | Mike Rose (CGY) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 77.2 |
| 6 | Mathieu Betts (BC) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 75.5 |
| 7 | Malik Carney (HAM) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 74.6 |
| 8 | Thomas Costigan (TOR) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 74.2 |
| 9 | Josh Banks (BC) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 74.1 |
| 10 | James Vaughters (CGY) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 72.8 |
*sacks + hits + hurries
**forcing a quick throw, flushing the QB, forcing QB to step up, forcing a throwaway, preventing a QB from stepping up
DEFENSIVE BACK
(Grades are based on defensive backs who played a minimum of 25 coverage snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Targeted In Coverage | Receptions Allowed | PFF Coverage Grade |
| 1 | Royce Metchie (TOR) | 4 | 3 | 91.8 |
| 2 | Wesley Sutton (MTL) | 5 | 2 | 72.7 |
| 2 | Marcus Sayles (BC) | 3 | 0 | 72.7 |
| 4 | Jonathan Moxey (CGY) | 5 | 2 | 71.9 |
| 5 | Jalon Edwards-Cooper (BC) | 4 | 2 | 70.4 |
| 6 | Nic Marshall (SSK) | 6 | 2 | 70.3 |
| 7 | Najee Murray (MTL) | 4 | 4 | 69.5 |
| 7 | Garry Peters (BC) | 9 | 6 | 69.5 |
| 9 | Tre Roberson (CGY) | 2 | 1 | 69.4 |
| 10 | Amari Henderson (SSK) | 2 | 2 | 68.9 |
LINEBACKER
(Grades are based on linebackers who played a minimum of 10 run defence snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Run Defence Snaps | Stops* | PFF Run Defence Grade |
| 1 | Adam Bighill (WPG) | 14 | 3 | 89.5 |
| 2 | Adarius Pickett (TOR) | 11 | 2 | 81.3 |
| 3 | Larry Dean (SSK) | 20 | 2 | 74.7 |
| 4 | Wynton McManis (TOR) | 11 | 0 | 73.5 |
| 5 | Chris Edwards (HAM) | 18 | 2 | 72.4 |
| 6 | Ben Hladik (BC) | 18 | 2 | 71.1 |
| 7 | Enock Makonzo (EDM) | 23 | 2 | 66.8 |
| 8 | Micah Teitz (SSK) | 18 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 9 | Malik Clements (WPG) | 11 | 2 | 59.3 |
| 10 | Cameron Judge (CGY) | 27 | 0 | 59.2 |
*solo tackle or sack that leads to an offensive failure (45% or less of distance on 1st, 60% or less on 2nd)
