HORVATH HEADLINES WEEK 13 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Collaros and Johnson also named to week’s best
TORONTO (September 1, 2026) – Zander Horvath, Zach Collaros and KeeSean Johnson have been named Week 13 Players of the Week in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The honour spotlights exceptional statistical performances, pivotal plays, game-breaking feats and more.
The three players were chosen by a panel composed of representatives from the CFL’s Football Operations, Player and Game Statistics, and Content departments.
- ZANDER HORVATH | RB | BC LIONS | BC 45 – OTT 24
- 24 carries for 164 yards; fourth career 100-rushing yard+ game
- Five rushes of 10+ yards, including a 26-yard effort in the fourth quarter
- Four receptions for 30 yards
- Career-high four touchdowns – nine-, two-, two- and one-yard efforts – to tie BC’s single-game record
- Fifth consecutive game with at least one rushing touchdown
- Third Player of the Week honour (W9 and W11)
- ZACH COLLAROS | QB | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 44 – MTL 28
- 26-of-32 passing (81.3 per cent)
- 324 passing yards; second 300-yard+ game of the season
- Two touchdown passes to Ontaria Wilson in the second and fourth quarters
- Zero interceptions
- Efficiency rating of 132.8
- KEESEAN JOHNSON | REC | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS | SSK 28 – TOR 24
- 10 receptions for 146 yards; fifth 100-yard+ game of the season
- Two receptions of 30+ yards, including gains of 37 and 38 yards
- Three second down conversion receptions
- One touchdown, a six-yard effort in the fourth quarter
- Third Player of the Week honour (W5 and W10)
2026 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – IN REVIEW
- W1 | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Robert Kennedy III (MTL) | Jake Ceresna (WPG)
- W2 | Trevor Harris (SSK) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL)
- W3 | Bo Levi Mitchell (HAM) | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Kevin Mital (TOR)
- W4 | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Chad Kelly (TOR)
- W5 | Vernon Adams Jr. (CGY) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK) | James Butler (BC)
- W6 | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Dru Brown (WPG)
- W7 | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Travis Theis (MTL) |Dedrick Mills (CGY)
- W8 | Cody Fajardo (EDM) | Tyreik McAllister (CGY) | Travis Theis (MTL)
- W9 | Zander Horvath (BC) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Tyson Philpot (MTL)
- W10 | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK) | Damonte Coxie (TOR)
- W11 | J.J. Ross (EDM) | Cody Fajardo EDM | Zander Horvath (BC)
- W12 | Kabion Ento (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Nathan Rourke (BC)
- W13 | Zander Horvath (BC) | Zach Collaros (WPG) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK)
Lucas Barrett
Associate Vice-President, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League