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TORONTO — Week 5 is in the books and there are plenty of Player Grades to hand out courtesy of PFF.
Nic Marshall was the highest-graded defensive back in Week 5 with a 82.6 coverage grade after his five-tackle, one interception performance against the Elks.
Three of Marshall’s teammates also topped their respective position groups as quarterback Trevor Harris earned a 89.1 passing grade, Mitchell Picton topped all pass-catchers with a 74.3 receiving grade and Larry Dean was the best linebacker against the run with a 90.8 run defence grade.
Harris went 19 of 29 for 292 yards, a touchdown and an interception while Picton hauled in a team-high 79 yards and a touchdown, catching all four passes thrown his way, and Dean had nine tackles and a knockdown.
Who else made the top 10 in each position group?
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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 | Trevor Harris (SSK) | 10.0 | 3 | 65.5% | 2 | 89.1 |
| 2 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | 8.3 | 2 | 71.4% | 0 | 73.0 |
| 3 | Cody Fajardo (MTL) | 7.2 | 2 | 61.5% | 1 | 66.6 |
| 4 | Vernon Adams Jr. (BC) | 11.2 | 2 | 80.8% | 1 | 65.8 |
| 5 | Jake Maier (CGY) | 4.9 | 0 | 56.0% | 1 | 65.4 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Masoli (OTT) | 3.7 | 0 | 60.0% | 1 | 62.3 |
| 7 | Matthew Shiltz (HAM) | 9.0 | 0 | 73.1% | 1 | 57.5 |
| 8 | Dustin Crum (OTT) | 7.1 | 0 | 66.7% | 2 | 55.8 |
| 9 | Taylor Cornelius (EDM) | 7.8 | 1 | 58.6% | 3 | 43.5 |
*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 | Mitchell Picton (SSK) | 4 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 74.3 |
| 2 | Keon Hatcher (BC) | 6 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 71.5 |
| 3 | Reggie Begelton (CGY) | 4 | 51 | 29 | 1 | 70.9 |
| 4 | Steven Dunbar Jr. (EDM) | 3 | 49 | 17 | 2 | 70.7 |
| 5 | Jevon Cottoy (BC) | 4 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 70.1 |
| 6 | Tevin Jones (SSK) | 4 | 60 | 14 | 2 | 66.4 |
| 7 | Samuel Emilus (SSK) | 3 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 66.1 |
| 8 | Rasheed Bailey (WPG) | 4 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 66.0 |
| 9 | Dalton Schoen (WPG) | 3 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 65.7 |
| 10 | Austin Mack (MTL) | 8 | 72 | 45 | 1 | 65.5 |
*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 | Dedrick Mills (CGY) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 87.3 |
| 2 | James Butler (HAM) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 76.5 |
| 3 | Brady Oliveira (WPG) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 75.6 |
| 4 | Kevin Brown (EDM) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 72.3 |
| 5 | Shannon Brooks (EDM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.8 |
| 6 | Shaun Shivers (BC) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 70.5 |
| 7 | Jamal Morrow (SSK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68.8 |
| 8 | Jackson Bennett (OTT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64.0 |
| 9 | De’Montre Tuggle (OTT) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 |
| 10 | William Stanback (MTL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.6 |
*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 | Brandon Revenberg (HAM) | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 84.6 |
| 2 | Kent Perkins (BC) | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 83.7 |
| 3 | Zach Williams (CGY) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 82.0 |
| 4 | Logan Ferland (SSK) | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | 79.3 |
| 5 | Justin Lawrence (MTL) | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | 78.9 |
| 6 | Jarell Broxton (BC) | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | 78.1 |
| 7 | Chris Kolankowski (WPG) | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | 77.9 |
| 8 | Landon Rice (MTL) | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | 76.9 |
| 9 | Stanley Bryant (WPG) | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | 76.6 |
| 10 | Kristian Matte (MTL) | 52 | 2 | 3.9% | 70.6 |
*sacks + hits + hurries
**QB pressures allowed/pass blocking snaps
DEFENSIVE LINE
(Grades are based on defensive linemen who played a minimum of 25 pass rush snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Sacks | Total Pressures Generated* | Hurries** | PFF Pass Rush Grade |
| 1 | Jackson Jeffcoat (WPG) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 85.1 |
| 2 | Jake Ceresna (EDM) | 0 | 7 | 4 | 80.8 |
| 3 | Micah Johnson (SSK) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 79.9 |
| 4 | Malik Carney (HAM) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 78.0 |
| 5 | A.C. Leonard (EDM) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 74.4 |
| 6 | Willie Jefferson (WPG) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 73.5 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Mauldin IV (OTT) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 71.9 |
| 8 | Casey Sayles (HAM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69.5 |
| 9 | Bryce Carter (OTT) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 69.1 |
| 10 | Ja’Gared Davis (HAM) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 67.8 |
*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 | Interceptions | PFF Coverage Grade |
| 1 | Nic Marshall (SSK) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 82.6 |
| 2 | Marc-Antoine Dequoy (MTL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 82.5 |
| 3 | Brandin Dandridge (OTT) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75.5 |
| 4 | Dionté Ruffin (MTL) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 74.9 |
| 5 | Richard Leonard (HAM) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 74.3 |
| 6 | Damon Webb (OTT) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72.7 |
| 7 | Mark McLaurin (EDM) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72.5 |
| 8 | Jalon Edwards-Cooper (BC) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 72.2 |
| 9 | Hakeem Bailey (OTT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71.8 |
| 10 | Deontai Williams (SSK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 |
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 | Larry Dean (SSK) | 26 | 3 | 90.8 |
| 2 | Adam Konar (EDM) | 19 | 2 | 81.2 |
| 3 | Tyron Vrede (OTT) | 21 | 2 | 79.1 |
| 4 | Derrick Moncrief (SSK) | 19 | 2 | 72.4 |
| 5 | Nyles Morgan (EDM) | 19 | 0 | 72.2 |
| 6 | Micah Awe (CGY) | 26 | 3 | 70.9 |
| 7 | Micah Teitz (SSK) | 23 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 8 | Adam Auclair (OTT) | 11 | 0 | 67.4 |
| 9 | Kobe Williams (CGY) | 27 | 0 | 66.4 |
| 10 | Tyrice Beverette (MTL) | 19 | 1 | 64.9 |
*solo tackle or sack that leads to an offensive failure (45% or less of distance on 1st, 60% or less on 2nd)
