CFL TOP PERFORMERS – WEEK 14

CFL TOP PERFORMERS – WEEK 14

Collaros, Gittens and Jefferson named Top Performers

TORONTO (September 13, 2022) – Zach Collaros, Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Willie Jefferson are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 14 of the 2022 season.

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.

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QB | ZACH COLLAROS | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 54 – SSK 20

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WR | KURLEIGH GITTENS JR. | TORONTO ARGONAUTS | TOR 24 - OTT 19

  • Eight receptions for a career-high 161 yards (20.1 yards per catch ) and a touchdown
  • Second game this season with 100+ yards
  • 55 yards after the catch, four second down conversion catches and two 30+ yards receptions
  • Second Top Performer of the Week Honour (Week 7)
  • Leads the team with 759 receiving yards and 57 receptions
  • Highlight:
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DL | WILLIE JEFFERSON | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 54 – SSK 20

  • Three tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble
  • First multi sack game of the season resulted in 19 total yards lost
  • Forced fumble was recovered by Winnipeg and led to a touchdown
  • 2022 season: 13 games, 25 tackles, one interception, seven sacks and nine pass knockdowns
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2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK

1 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | James Butler (BC) | T.J. Lee (BC)

2 | Titus Wall (CGY) | Rene Paredes (CGY) | Jamal Morrow (SSK)

3 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Malik Henry (CGY) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)

4 | Keon Hatcher (BC) | Anthony Lanier II (SSK) | Pete Robertson (SSK)

5 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Peyton Logan (CGY) | Dalton Schoen (WPG)

6 | Greg Ellingson (WPG) | Kenny Lawler (EDM) | Dane Evans (HAM)

7 | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Andrew Harris (TOR) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR)

8 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Caleb Evans (OTT)

9 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Dominque Rhymes (BC) | Titus Wall (CGY)

10 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Bryan Burnham (BC) | Wesley Sutton (MTL)

11 | Obum Gwacham (BC) | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Tim White (HAM)

12 | Jamal Peters (TOR) | Kian Schaffer-Baker (SSK) | Malik Henry (CGY)

13 | Jaelon Acklin (OTT) | Lorenzo Mauldin IV (OTT) | Jameer Thurman (CGY)

14 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)

2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS – TEAM BREAKDOWN

  • BC (11)
  • Winnipeg (7)
  • Calgary (6)
  • Montreal (4)
  • Saskatchewan (4)
  • Toronto (4)
  • Ottawa (3)
  • Hamilton (2)
  • Edmonton (1)
Lucas Barrett Associate Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League
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