SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH – OCTOBER

Toronto (November 3, 2015) – John White, Emmanuel Arceneaux and Mike Reilly were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Month for October of the CFL’s 2016 season. 

Performer of the Month includes all appearances from Week 15 to Week 19.

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.

 

RB | JOHN WHITE | EDMONTON ESKIMOS

Edmonton Eskimos running back John White accumulated an average of 7.1 yards per carry in the month of October to help the Eskimos go 3-1 and punch their ticket to the Grey Cup Playoffs.

In those four October games White rushed for 457 yards, scoring five touchdowns on the ground and adding 14 receptions for 91 yards. 

In three of the four games, the product from University of Utah rushed for over 100 yards: in week 15 versus Winnipeg (104 yards), in Week 16 versus Montreal (145 yards) and in Week 19 versus Hamilton (132 yards).

In his third season in the CFL, White has tallied 886 rushing yards on 164 carries (5.4 yards per rush) and has scored eight rushing touchdowns. He has also displayed his pass catching skills, hauling in a career-high 58 receptions for 464 yards.

This year the Torrance, California native has been named a Shaw CFL Top Performer twice, in Weeks 15 and 16.

REC | Emmanuel Arceneaux | BC Lions

In his five October games, Emmanuel Arceneaux amassed 430 receiving yards, four touchdowns, and 28 completions.

The CFL’s top touchdown receiver continued his standout year, with strong performances to keep BC in the hunt for a home playoff game.

Arceneaux began October with a 64-yard game against Ottawa, making a 49-yard catch in the first quarter to put teammate Chris Rainey in scoring position on the following play. After the strong start he never looked back, making big contributions all month.

His 150 yards and 10/14 catches against Winnipeg in Week 16 was his most productive showing, but his 132 yards and two touchdowns in Week 18 against Edmonton came in clutch. He netted two majors in the second quarter, including a stellar five-play BC drive that saw “The Manny Show” catch three balls, culminating in a 70-yard catch for the touchdown.

Arceneaux leads CFL receivers in receiving touchdowns with 11; he is third in receiving yards with 1,386 and fifth in caught receptions with 95.

Arceneaux has been named a Shaw Top Performer twice in 2016, in Weeks 14 and 18.

QB | MIKE REILLY | EDMONTON ESKIMOS

Mike Reilly joins his Edmonton teammate John White as one of the Shaw CFL Top Performers for the month of October.

The CFL’s leading passer continued his stellar play into October. In Edmonton’s four games he completed 73.3 per cent of his passes while passing for 1,201 yards, seven touchdown passes and only one interception in 135 pass attempts.

In Reilly’s best game in Week 15 versus Winnipeg, Reilly completed 84.2% of his passes for 355 yards and two touchdowns in Edmonton’s 40-26 victory over Winnipeg at Investors Group Field. Not to be outdone, the following week against Montreal Reilly passed for 346 yards, threw two majors and scored a touchdown on the ground in another victory.

In the four weeks of games, Reilly scored three rushing touchdowns.

This season, Reilly leads the league in passing with 5,554 yards. He has 448 completions for first place in the CFL, and is second in touchdown passes with 28.

Reilly has been named a Shaw CFL Top Performer of the Week three times (in Weeks 5, 15 and 16) as well as a Top Performer of the Month in July.

 

SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS LEADERBOARD

Rank	Player	2016 Points Total	Points Breakdown
			1st place points	2nd place points	3rd place points	Fan vote points	Monthly points
1	Bo Levi Mitchell	595	100	50	25	20	400
2	Chris Williams	375	100	50	25	-	200
3	John White	325	100	-	25	-	200
4	Trevor Harris	320	100	100	-	20	100
5	Emmanuel Arceneaux	300	200	-	-	-	100
6	Solomon Elimimian	250	100	100	-	-	50
7	Mike Reilly	220	-	50	50	20	100
8	Jerome Messam	160	100	-	50	10	-
9	Justin Medlock	135	100	-	25	10	-
T-10	Adarius Bowman	125	-	-	25	-	100
T-10	Rene Paredes	125	-	-	25	-	100
T-12	Larry Dean	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-12	Kevin Fogg	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-12	Simoni Lawrence	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-15	Shakir Bell	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-15	Bryan Burnham	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-15	Henry Burris	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-15	Kevin Glenn	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-15	Jeremiah Johnson	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-15	Jeremiah Masoli	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-15	Adrian Tracy	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-22	John Chick	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-22	Zach Collaros	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-22	Andrew Harris	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-22	T.J. Heath	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-22	Maurice Leggett	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-22	Taylor Loffler	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-22	Naaman Roosevelt	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-29	Clarence Denmark	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-29	Lirim Hajrullahu	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-29	Loucheiz Purifoy	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-29	Taylor Reed	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-29	Jamill Smith	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-29	Terrence Toliver	50	-	-	-	-	50
T-35	DaVaris Daniels	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	Emanuel Davis	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	A.J. Jefferson	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	Jonathon Jennings	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	Deon Lacey	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	Mossis Madu Jr.	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	Quincy McDuffie	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	Joe McKnight	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-35	Patrick Watkins	25	-	-	25	-	-

 

2016 Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week

Week	1st	2nd	3rd
1	Simoni Lawrence (HAM)*	Trevor Harris (OTT)	Chris Williams (OTT)
2	Trevor Harris (OTT)*	Chris Williams (OTT)	Jerome Messam (CGY)
3	Chris Williams (OTT)	Maurice Leggett (WPG)*	Adarius Bowman (EDM)
4	Adrian Tracy (HAM)	Trevor Harris (OTT)*	Jonathan Jennings (BC)
5	Jeremiah Masoli (HAM)	Naaman Roosevelt (SSK)*	Mike Reilly (EDM)
6	Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)*	Lirim Hajrullahu (TOR)	A.J. Jefferson (TOR)
7	Jerome Messam (CGY)*	Loucheiz Purifoy (BC)	Rene Paredes (CGY)
8	Kevin Fogg (WPG)*	Clarence Denmark (WPG)	Deon Lacey (EDM)
9	Kevin Glenn (MTL)	Zach Collaros (HAM)*	Patrick Watkins (EDM)
10	Shakir Bell (EDM)	Andrew Harris (WPG)*	Justin Medlock (WPG)
11	Justin Medlock (WPG)*	Solomon Elimimian (BC)	Quincy McDuffie (WPG)
12	Jeremiah Johnson (BC)	T.J. Heath (TOR)*	DaVaris Daniel (CGY)
13	Larry Dean (HAM)*	Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)	Emanuel Davis (HAM)
14	Emmanuel Arceneaux (BC)	Jamill Smith (OTT)	Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)*
15	John White (EDM)	Solomon Elimimian (BC)	Mike Reilly (EDM)*
16	Bryan Burnham (BC)	Mike Reilly (EDM)*	John White (EDM)
17	Henry Burris (OTT)	Taylor Loffler (WPG)*	Joe McKnight (SSK)
18	Emmanuel Arceneaux (BC)	John Chick (HAM)*	Jerome Messam (CGY)
19	Solomon Elimimian (BC)	Taylor Reed (OTT)	Mossis Madu Jr. (OTT)

*Indicates Shaw Fan’s Choice of the Week

2016 Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Month

Week	1st	2nd	3rd
July	Chris Williams (OTT)	Trevor Harris (OTT)	Mike Reilly (EDM)
August	Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)	Rene Paredes (CGY)	Terrence Toliver (HAM)
September	Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)	Adarius Bowman (EDM)	Solomon Elimimian (BC)
October	John White (EDM)	Emmanuel Arceneaux (BC)	Mike Reilly (EDM)