October 24, 2023

Player Grades powered by PFF: Who was the best of Week 20?

The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Week 20 is in the books and there were plenty of excellent individual performances across the CFL.

Edmonton Elks receiver Eugene Lewis topped all pass-catchers with a 78.0 receiving grade after his seven-catch, 158-yard performance against the Blue Bombers.

Calgary Stampeders linebacker Cameron Judge was the best of his position group with a 89.8 run defence grade. In the Stampeders win over BC, Judge tallied six tackles and an interception, and forced a fumble.

Who else made the top 10 in their respective positions? Find out below.

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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.

For more information on PFF, Player Grades, the Grading Scale and more, please visit pff.com/grades.

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 Chad Kelly (TOR) 11.0 3 72.0% 1 87.8
2 Dane Evans (BC) 6.2 0 70.0% 1 80.1
3 Vernon Adams Jr. (BC) 8.9 0 69.2% 2 73.3
4 Cameron Dukes (TOR) 7.7 0 66.7% 0 71.9
5 Jake Maier (CGY) 5.9 3 47.6% 3 66.1
6 Jake Dolegala (SSK) 9.1 2 66.7% 4 64.4
7 Tre Ford (EDM) 13.1 2 54.5% 2 49.0
8 Zach Collaros (WPG) 7.8 0 81.3% 1 44.6

*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 Eugene Lewis (EDM) 7 158 26 4 78.0
2 Justin McInnis (BC) 7 107 16 3 76.5
3 Jevon Cottoy (BC) 5 64 36 3 71.7
4 Samuel Emilus (SSK) 7 136 11 2 70.1
5 Damonte Coxie (TOR) 5 106 2 2 68.4
6 Kian Schaffer-Baker (SSK) 7 90 -6 3 67.1
7 DaVaris Daniels (TOR) 7 91 10 2 66.9
8 Shawn Bane Jr. (SSK) 8 122 73 4 64.0
9 Dejon Brissett (TOR) 5 50 13 1 61.5
10 Tommy Nield (TOR) 3 40 21 1 61.0

*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 Peyton Logan (CGY) 7 3 4 91.6
2 Brady Oliveira (WPG) 3 2 6 77.8
3 Daniel Adeboboye (TOR) 2 3 5 76.2
4 Ka’Deem Carey (CGY) 2 2 4 76.0
5 JaQuan Hardy (BC) 1 0 2 71.7
6 AJ Ouellette (TOR) 1 1 2 69.7
7 Kevin Brown (EDM) 1 1 1 66.2
8 Johnny Augustine (WPG) 3 1 2 65.6
9 Jamal Morrow (SSK) 0 1 1 62.5

*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 Logan Ferland (SSK) 48 0 0.0% 83.3
2 Brett Boyko (EDM) 29 0 0.0% 81.8
3 David Foucault (EDM) 29 1 3.5% 80.6
4 Peter Godber (SSK) 48 1 2.1% 78.2
5 Kent Perkins (BC) 39 2 5.1% 73.1
6 Michael Couture (BC) 39 2 7.7% 72.8
7 Darius Ciraco (TOR) 44 1 2.3% 72.2
8 Jarrel Broxton (BC) 39  3 7.7% 69.2
9 Brandon Council (SSK) 48 1 2.1% 68.6
10 Peter Nicastro (TOR) 44 1 2.3% 68.0

*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 Bryan Cox Jr. (SSK) 2 4 1 82.9
2 Micah Johnson (SSK) 0 4 3 69.5
3 Shawn Oakman (TOR) 0 1 1 68.9
4 Thomas Costigan (TOR) 1 2 1 67.4
5 Pete Robertson (SSK) 0 2 1 63.2
6 Mike Rose (CGY) 0 4 4 62.9
7 Brandon Barlow (TOR) 0 1 1 62.4
8 Julian Howsare (CGY) 1 3 2 61.9
9 Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund (CGY)  0 4 4 60.8
10 Dewayne Hendrix (TOR) 0 2 2 60.2

*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 Mason Pierce (TOR) 5 1 1 79.4
2 Qwan’tez Stiggers (TOR) 7 5 1 77.7
3 Jonathan Moxey (CGY) 3 2 0 74.0
4 Tre Roberson (CGY) 1 1 0 70.2
5 Jamal Peters (TOR) 7 5 0 65.9
6 Amari Henderson (SSK) 2 2 0 60.3
7 Tarvarus McFadden (TOR) 6 4 0 60.1
8 Nic Marshall (SSK) 7 6 1 59.6
9 Redha Kramdi (WPG) 1 1 0 59.4
10 C.J. Reavis (SSK) 4 3 0 58.9

*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 Cameron Judge (CGY) 13 1 89.8
2 Jordan Williams (TOR) 15 2 80.8
3 Adarius Pickett (TOR) 15 0 71.7
4 Micah Awe (CGY) 13 0 71.3
5 Silas Stewart (CGY) 14 1 68.6
6 Wynton McManis (TOR) 15 1 68.0
7 Nyles Morgan (EDM) 35 4 67.4
8 Kobe Williams (CGY) 16 0 62.2
9 Adarius Taylor (CGY) 10 0 60.0
10 Micah Teitz (SSK) 15 1 58.9

*solo tackle or sack that leads to an offensive failure (45% or less of distance on 1st, 60% or less on 2nd)

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