CFL TOP PERFORMERS – WEEK 17

TORONTO (October 4, 2022) – Tyrice Beverette, Nic Demski and Zach Collaros are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 17 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.

LB | TYRICE BEVERETTE | MONTREAL ALOUETTES | MTL 25 – EDM 18

• Five tackles, one pass knockdown, one interception and one touchdown
• First career interception in the fourth quarter, returned 100 yards for first career touchdown
• 2022 season: 14 games, career-high 43 defensive tackles, 13 special teams tackles, four pass knockdowns, one interception and one touchdown
• Highlight:
  • Als D silences Commonwealth with a 100-yard pick 6

WR | NIC DEMSKI | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 31 – SSK 13

• 115 total yards on eight touches
• Five catches for 94 yards and two touchdowns
• 21 rushing yards on three carries, including one rush for 10+ yards
• Two second down conversion receptions, and one 30+ yard reception
• 2022 season: Nine receiving touchdowns (career-high), 52 receptions for 613 yards.
• Highlights:
  • Demski scores late TD in the first half
  • Collaros goes deep to Demski for the major

QB | ZACH COLLAROS | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 31 – SSK 13

• 14 completions for 296 yards (21.1 yards per completion); 151.4 efficiency rating
• Third game this season with four touchdown passes
• Three passes of 30+ yards
• 2022 season: League-leading 32 touchdown passes and 3,874 yards – both career-highs
• Fourth Top Performer of the Week honour of 2022 (Weeks 5, 8, 14 and 17)
• Highlights:
  • Collaros finds Bailey for 36-yard touchdown
  • Schoen scores his record-breaking touchdown

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)

15 | Dane Evans (HAM) | Taylor Cornelius (EDM) | Matthew Thomas (EDM)

16 | Maurice Carnell IV (TOR) | Jake Maier (CGY) | McLeod Bethel-Thompson (TOR)

17 | Tyrice Beverette (MTL) | Nic Demski (WPG) | Zach Collaros (WPG)

2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS – TEAM BREAKDOWN

• BC (11)
• Winnipeg (9)
• Calgary (7)
• Toronto (6)
• Montreal (5)
• Saskatchewan (4)
• Ottawa (3)
• Edmonton (3)
• Hamilton (3)