SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH

TORONTO – Henry Burris, Chris Rainey and Jamaal Westerman were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Month for September of the CFL’s 2015 season. 

Performer of the Month includes all appearances from Week 11 to Week 14.

The three players were chosen by a panel of judges who independently send their selections to the CFL head office. The panel includes former Canadian Football League players Matt Dunigan and Duane Forde of TSN and Pierre Vercheval of RDS.

QB | Henry Burris | Ottawa REDBLACKS

Ottawa REDBLACKS quarterback Henry Burris had a stellar September, racking up 1,107 passing yards and 65 rushing yards over three games with a 66% completion rate.

He notched 477 passing yards and two touchdowns against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on September 19^th. This performance earned Burris a nod as a Shaw Top Performer for Week 13.

Burris has been a difference-maker for Ottawa: a stable quarterback who can help them win games: their win over Saskatchewan marked the first time the new franchise has ever won three games in a row.

His 317 passing yards against BC on September 13^th were good enough for another win. And although Ottawa lost to divisional rivals Toronto on September 26^th, Burris threw for 313 yards and chipped in with another 18 on the ground.

The Spiro, Oklahoma native currently leads the league in passing yards with 3,611. He averages 300.92 yards per game and is on pace to reach over 5,000 yards this season.

Burris is now tied for the lead in Shaw CFL Top Performer Points Leaderboard with 420 points with Zach Collaros.

RB | Chris Rainey | B.C. Lions

B.C. Lions return man Chris Rainey recorded 729 combined-return yards and returned two plays for touchdowns in the Lions’ three games in September.

The 5’8” returner had a career game in Week 13 against the Calgary Stampeders. Rainey returned a punt 103 yards for a touchdown as well as a 103-yard kickoff in the Lions loss in Calgary. In total Rainey accumulated 333 total yards. His performance led to him being named a Shaw CFL Top Performer of the Week for Week 13.

The University of Florida product became only the fourth CFL player to have returned a punt and kickoff for touchdowns in the same game.

A week earlier, he nearly ran a kickoff back against the Ottawa REDBLACKS before he was tripped up inside the five yard line after a 98-yard return.

This season Rainey leads the league in punt return yards and has the highest kickoff return average (31.1).

DE | Jamaal Westerman | Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive end Jamaal Westerman was named a Shaw CFL Top Performer of the Month for September.

In the Bombers’ four September games, Westerman tallied 14 tackles and four sacks for the Blue Bombers in the month of September.

The Brooklyn, New York native recorded a pair of sacks against the Calgary Stampeders in Week 14 at Investors Group Field. His pair of sacks on Bo Levi Mitchell accumulated a loss of 13 yards.

The Rutgers University product recorded four tackles and a sack in Week 12 win over the Blue Bombers’ rivals, Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Westerman currently leads the league in sacks with 11 and is tied for third on the Bombers with 46 tackles.

2015 Shaw CFL Player of the Week Points Leaderboard

Rank	Player	2015 Points Total	Points Breakdown
			1st place points	2nd place points	3rd place points	Fan vote points	Monthly points
T-1	Henry Burris	420	200	-	-	20	200
T-1	Zach Collaros	420	100	100	-	20	200
3	Trevor Harris	335	100	-	25	10	200
T-4	Rakeem Cato	150	150	-	-	-	50
T-4	Chris Rainey	150	-	50	-	-	100
T-4	Derel Walker	150	-	-	50	-	100
7	Drew Willy	145	100	-	25	20	-
8	Marcus Howard	125	-	-	25	-	100
T-9	Shakir Bell	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-9	Emanuel Davis	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-9	James Franklin	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-9	Bo Levi Mitchell	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-13	Mike Daly	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-13	Macho Harris	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-13	Travis Lulay	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-13	Mike Reilly	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-17	Marquay McDaniel	75	-	50	25	-	-
T-17	Eric Norwood	75	-	-	25	-	50
T-19	Jeremiah Johnson	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-19	Ryan Smith	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-21	Jon Cornish	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-21	Jeff Fuller	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-21	S.J. Green	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-21	Andrew Harris	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-21	Charleston Hughes	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-21	Kendial Lawrence	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-21	Terrell Sinkfield Jr	50	-	-	50	-	-
T-21	Patrick Watkins	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-21	Jamaal Westerman	50	-	-	-	-	50
T-21	Aston Whiteside	50	-	50	-	-	-
31	Weston Dressler	35	-	-	25	10	-
T-32	Adarius Bowman	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-32	Stefan Logan	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-32	Keith Shologan	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-32	Chris Williams	25	-	-	25	-	-

 

2015 Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week

Week	1st	2nd	3rd
1	Trevor Harris (TOR)	Jeff Fuller (CGY)	Drew Willy (WPG)*
2	Rakeem Cato (MTL)	Ryan Smith (SSK)*	Trevor Harris (TOR)
3	Travis Lulay (BC)	S.J. Green (MTL)	Weston Dressler (SSK)*
4	Shakir Bell (EDM)*	Jon Cornish (CGY)	Marcus Howard (EDM)
5	Henry Burris (OTT)*	Aston Whiteside (OTT)	Chris Williams (OTT)
6	Drew Willy (WPG)*	Patrick Watkins (EDM)	Marquay McDaniel (CGY)
7	Emanuel Davis (HAM)*	Andrew Harris (BC)	Keith Shologan (OTT)
8	Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)*	Zach Collaros (HAM)	Eric Norwood (HAM)
9	Mike Daly (HAM)	Zach Collaros (HAM)*	Terrell Sinkfield, Jr (HAM)
10	James Franklin (EDM)*	Kendial Lawrence (EDM)	Derel Walker (EDM)
11	Zach Collaros (HAM)*	Charleston Hughes (CGY)	Terrell Sinkfield, Jr (HAM)
12	Mike Reilly (EDM)	Jeremiah Johnson (OTT)*	Adarius Bowman (EDM)
13	Henry Burris (OTT)*	Chris Rainey (BC)	Stefan Logan (MTL)
14	Macho Harris (SSK)	Marquay McDaniel (CGY)	Derel Walker (EDM)

*Indicates Shaw Fan’s Choice of the Week

2015 Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Month

Month	1st	2nd	3rd
July	Trevor Harris (TOR)	Marcus Howard (EDM)	Rakeem Cato (MTL)
August	Zach Collaros (HAM)	Derel Walker (EDM)	Eric Norwood (HAM)
September	Henry Burris (OTT)	Chris Rainey (BC)	Jamaal Westerman (WPG)