CFL HONOUR ROLL: WEEK 1 – ROURKE EARNS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Beverette and Saskatchewan O-line also receive top marks

TORONTO (June 10, 2025) – Nathan Rourke, Tyrice Beverette and the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 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 ten position groups, including the newly added Returner, will form 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. Kickers, punters and returners do not have eligibility requirements. Ties will be broken by the number of snaps played.

CFL HONOUR ROLL – WEEK 1: OFFENCE

QB | Nathan Rourke | BC Lions | BC 31 – EDM 14

  • PFF Player Grade: 90.8
  • 27-of-36 passing (75 per cent) for 324 yards – the tenth 300+ yard game of his career
  • Three touchdown passes – highest by any QB in Week 1 – including a 37-yard effort to Stanley Berryhill III
  • No interceptions
  • 129.9 efficiency rating ​

CFL HONOUR ROLL – WEEK 1: DEFENCE

LB | Tyrice Beverette | Montreal Alouettes | MTL 28 – TOR 10

  • PFF Player Grade: 85.2
  • 50 total defensive snaps
  • Four defensive tackles
  • Fourth career interception
  • 87.7 Grade on 23 coverage snaps ​

CFL HONOUR ROLL – WEEK 1: OFFENSIVE LINE

Saskatchewan Roughriders | SSK 31 – OTT 26

  • PFF unit grade: 67.9
  • Top-3 performers
    • Jermarcus Hardrick | 72.0
    • Payton Collins | 71.3
    • Trevon Tate | 69.0

CFL HONOUR ROLL: ALL-WEEK 1
(POS | Name | Team | Grade)

  • QB | Nathan Rourke | BC | 90.8
  • RB | Thomas Bertrand-Hudon | Saskatchewan | 80.3
  • REC | Samuel Emilus | Saskatchewan | 88.9
  • OL | Jermarcus Hardrick | Saskatchewan | 72.0
  • DL | Mathieu Betts | BC | 83.2
  • LB | Tyrice Beverette | Montreal | 85.2
  • DB | Garry Peters | BC | 84.1
  • RET | Isaiah Wooden| Hamilton | 90.3
  • K/P | Cody Grace | Edmonton | 74.4
  • ST | Tyron Vrede | Ottawa | 91.3

2025 TOP GRADES (OFF/DEF)
(Grade | Week | POS | Name | Team)

  1. 90.8 | W1 | QB | Nathan Rourke | BC
  2. 88.9 | W1 | WR | Samuel Emilus | Saskatchewan
  3. 85.2 | W1 | LB | Tyrice Beverette | Montreal
  4. 84.1 | W1 | DB | Garry Peters | BC
  5. 83.2 | W1 | DL | Mathieu Betts | BC
  6. 82.8 | W1 | DL | Habakkuk Baldonado | Saskatchewan
  7. 82.3 | W1 | DL | Brandon Barlow | Edmonton
  8. 81.0 | W1 | QB | Vernon Adams Jr. | Calgary
  9. 80.3 | W1 | RB | Thomas Bertrand-Hudon | Saskatchewan
  10. 80.0 | W1 | RB | Dedrick Mills | Calgary

Lucas Barrett

Associate Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League

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