SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS - WEEK 14

TORONTO (September 27, 2016) – Emmanuel Arceneaux, Jamill Smith and Bo Levil Mitchell were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week for Week 14 of the CFL’s 2016 season.

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.

WR | Emmanuel Arceneaux | BC Lions

Wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux turned in an impressive performance in the BC Lions’ 23-27 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday night.

The Alexandria, Louisiana native caught seven passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Arceneaux led the Lions to a blistering start, collecting a 14-point lead in the first half.

Arceneaux’s first touchdown came at the end of the first quarter off a 26-yard pass from quarterback Jonathan Jennings. Not finished yet, the former Alcorn State Brave closed the first frame with a six-yard completion to sustain another Lions drive. In the opening seconds of the second quarter, he caught a Jennings strike and took it 68 yards untouched for the major to make the score 14-0 in the Lions’ favour following a two-point convert.

Arceneaux sits fifth in the league in receiving yards and is just outside of the 1,000-yard club with 956. He is also tied for second-most receiving touchdowns with seven on the season.

WR | Jamill Smith | Ottawa REDBLACKS

Jamill Smith pushed the Ottawa REDBLACKS to a crucial 29-12 divisional win over the Toronto Argonauts Friday night.

The wide receiver had the standout play of the night with a 109-yard run all the way to the Argos’ end zone on a missed field goal.

Midway through the second quarter, Argonauts kicker Lirim Hajrallahu kicked an unsuccessful 52-yard field goal attempt, Smith caught the errant ball and returned it 109 yards for a touchdown to put the REDBLACKS ahead 12-0.

The Ball State product finished the game with 26 punt return yards and 30 kickoff return yards in addition to his 109 return yards from the missed field goal.

The touchdown was his second career CFL major.

QB | Bo Levi Mitchell | Calgary Stampeders

Mitchell led Calgary’s offence to their 10^th straight win Saturday with a last-second push over the Winnipeg to snap the Blue Bombers’ own seven-game win streak.

Mitchell completed 29 of his 43 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns. He began on Calgary’s 46-yard line and completed four of six passes on the drive, eventually sending Kamar Jorden into the corner for a five-yard touchdown pass.

Starting from Calgary’s 52-yard line in the second quarter, Mitchell orchestrated a six-play, 58-yard drive that ended with a 14-yard toss to Lemar Durant for another touchdown. He continued to put the Stampeders in a position to succeed, resulting in a Jerome Messam rushing TD later in the second.

Although the Blue Bombers mounted a comeback to take the lead and put the pressure on, Mitchell only needed the final 20 seconds of the game to push the Stampeders down the field with two fast tosses to Jorden and Durant to set up Rene Paredes for a 52-yard field goal with four seconds remaining.

This is Mitchell’s fourth time among the Shaw CFL Top Performers, including Weeks 6, 13, 14, and as a Top Performer of the Month for August.

SHAW FANS’ CHOICE OF THE WEEK!

Larry Dean won Week 13 of Shaw Fans’ Choice of the Week and collected 10 bonus points.

 

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	385	100	50	25	10	200
2	Chris Williams	375	100	50	25	-	200
3	Trevor Harris	320	100	100	-	20	100
T-4	Jerome Messam	135	100	-	25	10	-
T-4	Justin Medlock	135	100	-	25	10	-
6	Rene Paredes	125	-	-	25	-	100
T-7	Larry Dean	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-7	Kevin Fogg	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-7	Simoni Lawrence	110	100	-	-	10	-
T-10	Emmanuel Arceneaux	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-10	Shakir Bell	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-10	Kevin Glenn	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-10	Jeremiah Johnson	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-10	Jeremiah Masoli	100	100	-	-	-	-
T-10	Adrian Tracy	100	100	-	-	-	-
16	Mike Reilly	75	-	-	25	-	50
T-17	Zach Collaros	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-17	Andrew Harris	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-17	T.J. Heath	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-17	Maurice Leggett	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-17	Naaman Roosevelt	60	-	50	-	10	-
T-22	Clarence Denmark	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-22	Solomon Elimimian	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-22	Lirim Hajrullahu	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-22	Loucheiz Purifoy	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-22	Jamill Smith	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-22	Terrence Toliver	50	-	-	-	-	50
T-28	Adarius Bowman	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-28	DaVaris Daniels	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-28	Emanuel Davis	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-28	A.J. Jefferson	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-28	Jonathon Jennings	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-28	Deon Lacey	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-28	Quincy McDuffie	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-28	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)

*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)