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TORONTO — Week 11 had plenty of impressive individual performances, including a handful from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Running back James Butler shared the top spot of PFF’s Player Grade with a 77.8 rushing grade after carrying the rock 14 times for 116 yards and a touchdown. His teammate Tim White topped all receivers with a 74.9 receiving grade following his nine-catch, 101-yard performance against Edmonton.
Offensive lineman Coulter Woodmansey led his position group with a 86.2 pass blocking grade, helping keep Ticats quarterback Taylor Powell protected.
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 | Tre Ford (EDM) | 9.6 | 3 | 73.7% | 1 | 90.3 |
| 2 | Vernon Adams Jr. (BC) | 11.1 | 7 | 63.4% | 3 | 87.8 |
| 3 | Taylor Powell (HAM) | 8.0 | 0 | 74.1% | 1 | 66.8 |
| 4 | Dustin Crum (OTT) | 6.8 | 0 | 73.7% | 1 | 64.0 |
| 5 | Jake Dolegala (SSK) | 8.2 | 2 | 62.1% | 3 | 60.0 |
| 6 | Jake Maier (CGY) | 7.9 | 3 | 45.8% | 1 | 54.8 |
| 7 | Caleb Evans (MTL) | 9.3 | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | 52.8 |
| 7 | Dru Brown (WPG) | 6.0 | 1 | 60.7% | 2 | 52.8 |
*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 | Tim White (HAM) | 9 | 101 | 10 | 3 | 74.9 |
| 2 | Tyler Snead (MTL) | 7 | 98 | 53 | 3 | 73.9 |
| 3 | Alexander Hollins (BC) | 7 | 161 | 19 | 5 | 71.4 |
| 4 | Austin Mack (MTL) | 9 | 116 | 20 | 1 | 69.2 |
| 5 | Samuel Emilus (SSK) | 5 | 106 | 20 | 3 | 66.0 |
| 6 | Lucky Whitehead (BC) | 5 | 122 | 45 | 2 | 64.9 |
| 7 | Nate Behar (OTT) | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 63.0 |
| 8 | Jaelon Acklin (OTT) | 2 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 9 | Keon Hatcher (BC) | 6 | 94 | 7 | 4 | 61.2 |
| 10 | Dalton Schoen (WPG) | 3 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 61.1 |
*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 | James Butler (HAM) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 77.8 |
| 1 | Dedrick Mills (CGY) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 77.8 |
| 3 | Devonte Williams (OTT) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 72.4 |
| 4 | Brady Oliveira (WPG) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 71.1 |
| 5 | Kevin Brown (EDM) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 69.9 |
| 6 | Jackson Bennett (OTT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66.7 |
| 7 | Jamal Morrow (SSK) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 64.4 |
| 8 | Taquan Mizzell Sr. (BC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.4 |
| 9 | William Stanback (MTL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61.8 |
| 10 | Ka’Deem Carey (CGY) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61.4 |
*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 | Coulter Woodmansey (HAM) | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | 86.2 |
| 2 | D.J. Coker (CGY) | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 82.9 |
| 3 | Ryan Sceviour (CGY) | 26 | 1 | 3.9% | 81.3 |
| 4 | Brandon Revenberg (HAM) | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | 81.1 |
| 5 | Peter Godber (SSK) | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 79.7 |
| 6 | Pier-Olivier Lestage (MTL) | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | 78.8 |
| 7 | Chris Kolankowski (WPG) | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | 76.8 |
| 7 | Sukh Chungh (BC) | 49 | 1 | 2.0% | 76.8 |
| 9 | Drew Desjarlais (OTT) | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | 76.5 |
| 10 | Landon Rice (MTL) | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | 73.2 |
*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 | Anthony Lanier II (SSK) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 78.9 |
| 2 | Shawn Lemon (MTL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 76.3 |
| 3 | Micah Johnson (SSK) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 75.5 |
| 4 | Kony Ealy (EDM) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 70.4 |
| 5 | Cleyon Laing (OTT) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 69.2 |
| 6 | Mathieu Betts (BC) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 68.9 |
| 7 | Willie Jefferson (WPG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64.3 |
| 8 | Pete Robertson (SSK) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 63.9 |
| 9 | Michael Wakefield (OTT) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63.5 |
| 10 | Josh Banks (BC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.7 |
*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 | Demerio Houston (WPG) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 81.0 |
| 2 | Sherrod Baltimore (OTT) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 79.5 |
| 3 | Branden Dozier (CGY) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 |
| 4 | T.J. Lee (BC) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 74.0 |
| 5 | Nick Taylor (CGY) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73.8 |
| 6 | Jeremy Clark (SSK) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 73.7 |
| 7 | Ed Gainey (EDM) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72.5 |
| 8 | Kai Grey (EDM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70.3 |
| 9 | Quincy Mauger (BC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69.8 |
| 10 | Kabion Ento (MTL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.4 |
*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 | Tyrell Richards (MTL) | 19 | 3 | 78.8 |
| 2 | Titus Wall (CGY) | 21 | 3 | 77.8 |
| 3 | Adam Auclair (OTT) | 13 | 1 | 77.3 |
| 3 | Kyrie Wilson (WPG) | 15 | 3 | 77.3 |
| 5 | Adam Bighill (WPG) | 17 | 3 | 77.0 |
| 6 | Ben Hladik (BC) | 20 | 1 | 76.2 |
| 7 | Nyles Morgan (EDM) | 14 | 1 | 68.2 |
| 8 | Josh Woods (BC) | 10 | 0 | 68.1 |
| 9 | Larry Dean (SSK) | 10 | 1 | 67.4 |
| 10 | Kobe Williams (CGY) | 25 | 0 | 65.6 |
*solo tackle or sack that leads to an offensive failure (45% or less of distance on 1st, 60% or less on 2nd)
