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TORONTO — In just his second game this season, defensive lineman Shawn Lemon had a stellar outing at Tim Hortons Field on Saturday night.
The veteran tallied three tackles, two sacks, an interception, and a forced fumble against the Tiger-Cats, earning himself a 65.8 PFF pass rush grade (fourth-best across the league in Week 9), only trailing Willie Jefferson (85.2), Anthony Lanier II (73.8), and Bryce Carter (66.7) in the category.
Zach Collaros graded out as the best passer in Week 9, earning himself a 92.6 passing grade after throwing for 369 yards, three touchdowns and an interception while completing 19 of his 27 passes.
One of Collaros’ favourite targets on the night, Kenny Lawler, earned the highest receiving grade 89.4. Lawler hauled in seven catches for 200 yards and a touchdown including two explosive plays (plays over 15 yards).
Who else made the top 10 in their respective positions? Find out below.
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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 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | 13.5 | 4 | 70.4% | 1 | 92.6 |
| 2 | Dustin Crum (OTT) | 8.7 | 1 | 80.0% | 1 | 84.7 |
| 3 | Jake Maier (CGY) | 6.2 | 0 | 91.7% | 0 | 80.2 |
| 4 | Mason Fine (SSK) | 8.0 | 1 | 62.2% | 0 | 78.9 |
| 5 | Cody Fajardo (MTL) | 12.7 | 0 | 76.0% | 2 | 63.2 |
| 6 | Taylor Powell (HAM) | 6.5 | 1 | 64.5% | 2 | 53.8 |
| 7 | Dane Evans (BC) | 5.3 | 0 | 57.1% | 4 | 37.3 |
| 8 | Dominique Davis (BC) | 4.2 | 0 | 44.4% | 0 | 34.0 |
| 9 | Cameron Dukes (TOR) | 4.2 | 1 | 53.3% | 3 | 33.1 |
*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 | Kenny Lawler (WPG) | 7 | 200 | 55 | 3 | 89.4 |
| 2 | Dalton Schoen (WPG) | 5 | 137 | 38 | 2 | 79.7 |
| 3 | Tyler Snead (MTL) | 4 | 90 | 65 | 2 | 73.0 |
| 4 | Shawn Bane Jr. (SSK) | 6 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 71.6 |
| 5 | Austin Mack (MTL) | 5 | 106 | 49 | 3 | 70.2 |
| 6 | Terry Godwin II (HAM) | 6 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 69.0 |
| 7 | Jerreth Sterns (SSK) | 7 | 71 | 36 | 2 | 68.3 |
| 8 | Jaelon Acklin (OTT) | 3 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 67.9 |
| 9 | Shaq Evans (OTT) | 4 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 65.9 |
| 10 | Nic Demski (WPG) | 5 | 62 | 38 | 2 | 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 | Brady Oliveira (WPG) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 80.7 |
| 2 | James Butler (HAM) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 80.2 |
| 3 | Dedrick Mills (CGY) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 80.1 |
| 4 | William Stanback (MTL) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 78.7 |
| 5 | AJ Ouellette (TOR) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 75.7 |
| 6 | Jackson Bennett (OTT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69.9 |
| 7 | Taquan Mizzell Sr. (BC) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 68.7 |
| 8 | Jamal Morrow (SSK) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 67.2 |
| 9 | Devonte Williams (OTT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64.0 |
*explosive plays rushing 10+ yards
OFFENSIVE LINE
(Grades are based on offensive linemen who played a minimum of 25 pass blocking snaps)
| Rank | Name (Team) | Pass Blocking Snaps | QB Pressured Allowed* | Pressure Percentage Allowed** | PFF Pass Blocking Grade |
| 1 | Brandon Revenberg (HAM) | 39 | 0 | 0.0% | 85.9 |
| 1 | Stanley Bryant (WPG) | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 85.9 |
| 3 | Kristian Matte (MTL) | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 85.4 |
| 4 | Justin Lawrence (MTL) | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 83.1 |
| 5 | Jermarcus Hardrick (WPG) | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 83.0 |
| 6 | Colin Kelly (SSK) | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 82.4 |
| 7 | Nick Callender (MTL) | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | 81.2 |
| 8 | Ryan Sceviour (CGY) | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 79.2 |
| 9 | Patrick Neufeld (WPG) | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 78.9 |
| 10 | Pier-Olivier Lestage (MTL) | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 78.5 |
*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 | Willie Jefferson (WPG) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 85.2 |
| 2 | Anthony Lanier II (SSK) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 73.8 |
| 3 | Bryce Carter (OTT) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 4 | Shawn Lemon (MTL) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 65.8 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Mauldin IV (OTT) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 63.8 |
| 6 | Cleyon Laing (OTT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63.4 |
| 7 | Casey Sayles (HAM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.6 |
| 8 | Dewayne Hendrix (TOR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 61.0 |
| 9 | Ricky Walker (WPG) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 60.8 |
| 9 | Michael Wakefield (OTT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60.8 |
*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 | Brandon Alexander (WPG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84.6 |
| 2 | J.R. Reed (MTL) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 82.1 |
| 3 | Demerio Houston (WPG) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.9 |
| 3 | Jonathan Moxey (CGY) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80.9 |
| 5 | Richard Leonard (HAM) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71.6 |
| 6 | Quincy Mauger (BC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 |
| 7 | Jeremy Clark (SSK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 69.3 |
| 8 | Reggie Stubblefield (MTL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 |
| 9 | Deontai Williams (SSK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68.5 |
| 10 | Jalon Edwards-Cooper (BC) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67.5 |
*primary coverage
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 | Jovan Santos-Knox (OTT) | 19 | 2 | 91.3 |
| 2 | Micah Teitz (SSK) | 21 | 1 | 79.5 |
| 3 | Wynton McManis (TOR) | 32 | 2 | 78.6 |
| 4 | Larry Dean (SSK) | 24 | 2 | 70.4 |
| 5 | Chris Edwards (HAM) | 21 | 1 | 69.8 |
| 6 | Simoni Lawrence (HAM) | 23 | 1 | 69.5 |
| 7 | Jonathan Jones (TOR) | 22 | 1 | 68.7 |
| 8 | Jordan Williams (TOR) | 12 | 0 | 65.3 |
| 9 | Kyrie Wilson (WPG) | 12 | 1 | 64.3 |
| 10 | Derrick Moncrief (SSK) | 24 | 1 | 59.5 |
*solo tackle or sack that leads to an offensive failure (45% or less of distance on 1st, 60% or less on 2nd)
