CFL TOP PERFORMERS – JULY
Collaros, Schoen and Acklin named July Top Performers
TORONTO (August 3, 2022) – Zach Collaros, Dalton Schoen and Jaelon Acklin are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for July of the 2022 season. The selections include all appearances from Weeks 5 to 8.
The three players were chosen by a panel of judges made up of Matt Dunigan and Marshall Ferguson of TSN, and Pierre Vercheval of RDS, who independently send their selections to the CFL league office.
QB | ZACH COLLAROS | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
- 79-of-114 passing (69.3 per cent) in four games
- 1,061 passing yards and 11 touchdown passes in Winnipeg’s perfect 4-0 month
- Recorded multiple touchdown passes in each game; only two interceptions
- Top Performer of the Week twice (Weeks 5 and 8)
- Leads league in passing yards (1,948), second in touchdown passes (15) and third in completion percentage (70.2 per cent)
WR | DALTON SCHOEN | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
- 19 receptions for 367 yards in four contests
- Five touchdown passes this month, including two each in Weeks 5 and 8
- Two 100+ yard receiving games, including 146 in Week 7
- 108 yards after the catch
- 11 second down conversion receptions
- Week 5 Top Performer
- League leader in touchdown receptions (6); tops team in receptions (49) and receiving yards (583)
WR | JAELON ACKLIN | OTTAWA REDBLACKS
- 443 receiving yards on 21 receptions (21.1 yards per catch) and two touchdowns in four matches
- Three consecutive 100+ receiving yard games across Weeks 6 to 8, including a career-high 144 in Week 8
- Five 30+ yard receptions
- 11 second down conversion receptions
- Leads the league in receiving yards (687) and 100+ yard games (4)
2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH
- June | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Jamal Morrow (SSK) | Pete Robertson (SSK)
- July | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Dalton Schoen (WPG) | Jaelon Acklin (OTT)
Lucas Barrett
Associate Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League