CFL HONOUR ROLL: WEEK 1 – EVANS, HARDRICK AND WINNIPEG O-LINE MAKE THE GRADE
Pro Football Focus Player Grades power weekly top performer honours
TORONTO (June 13, 2023) – Ciante Evans, Jermarcus Hardrick and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ offensive line have made the grade for Week 1 in the Canadian Football League (CFL) Honour Roll powered by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
PFF utilizes extensive review of game footage to provide additional context for every action on the field. Highly-trained PFF staff breakdown 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.
Each week, the highest individual Player Grades on offence and defence, as well as the highest graded offensive line, will be recognized in the CFL Honour Roll. The best individual performers by Player Grade from each of the nine position groups will also receive honourable mentions as part of the All-Week team. Offensive and defensive players must play a minimum of 25 snaps to be eligible and special teams players must play 10. Ties will be broken by the number of snaps played.
CFL HONOUR ROLL – WEEK 1: OFFENCE
OL | Jermarcus Hardrick | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | WPG 42 – HAM 31
- PFF Player Grade: 84.5
- 29 total rushes for 145 yards, including Brady Oliveira’s 22 for 113 yards
- 30 total pass attempts by Zach Collaros; 354 yards and three touchdowns in 21 completions
- 471 yards of net offence in 63 plays (average of 7.5)
- One sack allowed
CFL HONOUR ROLL – WEEK 1: DEFENCE
DB | Ciante Evans | Montreal Alouettes | MTL 19 – OTT 12
- PFF Player Grade: 85.7
- Two interceptions, two defensive tackles, one tackle for a loss and one pass knockdown
CFL HONOUR ROLL – WEEK 1: OFFENSIVE LINE
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | WPG 42 – HAM 31
- PFF Player Grade: 78.0
- Top-3 performers:
- Jermarcus Hardrick | 84.5
- Stanley Bryant | 80.1
- Chris Kolankowski | 75.5
CFL HONOUR ROLL: ALL-WEEK 1
(Position | Name | Team | Grade)
- QB | Zach Collaros | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 84.0
- RB | Brady Oliveira | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 70.7
- REC | Eugene Lewis | Edmonton Elks | 79.7
- OL | Jermarcus Hardrick | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 84.5
- DL | Anthony Lanier II | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 84.2
- LB | Avery Williams | Montreal Alouettes | 77.9
- DB | Ciante Evans | Montreal Alouettes | 85.7
- K/P | David Côté | Montreal Alouettes | 77.9
- ST | Kyle Wilson | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 92.0
TOP OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES OF 2023
(Grade | Week | Position | Name | Team)
- 85.7 | Week 1 | DB | Ciante Evans | Montreal Alouettes
- 84.5 | Week 1 | OL | Jermarcus Hardrick | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 84.2 | Week 1 | DL | Anthony Lanier II | Saskatchewan Roughriders
- 84.0 | Week 1 | QB | Zach Collaros | Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 79.7 | Week 1 | REC | Eugene Lewis | Edmonton Elks