SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS - WEEK 18

TORONTO (October 25, 2016) – Emmanuel Arceneaux, John Chick and Jerome Messam were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week for Week 18 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.

REC | Emmanuel Arceneaux | BC Lions

BC Lions leading receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux notched his fifth 100+ yard receiving game of the season to help keep the Lions’ hopes for clinching second place in the West Division alive after defeating Edmonton 32-25 at BC Place on Saturday.

The Alexandria, Louisiana native tallied eight receptions for 132 yards (16.5 yards per reception) and scored a pair of touchdowns.

The Alcorn State product scored both his ninth and tenth touchdowns in the second quarter. His first came six minutes into the quarter when Jonathan Jennings found Arceneaux in one-on-one coverage from six yards out.

His second major of the day came with just over two minutes left in the half. Arceneaux made a leaping catch and then found some daylight and took it to the house for a 70-yard touchdown to give the Lions a 17-5 advantage.

Arceneaux recorded his third 1,000+ receiving yard season in the CFL this year. He currently sits third in the league with 1,318 yards, tied for first with ten receiving touchdowns and fourth in the league with 91 receptions.

This is Arceneaux’s second Shaw CFL Top Performer of the Week this season, his first coming in Week 14.

DE | John Chick | Hamilton Tiger-Cats

John Chick played a key role in Hamilton’s close 39-36 overtime win over divisional rivals the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Friday night.

Chick had five defensive tackles, two quarterback sacks, and one forced fumble in the contest that secured a postseason berth for the Ticats.

In the back half of the first quarter, Chick sacked REDBLACKS quarterback Henry Burris for a one-yard loss.

The Gillette, Wyoming native helped to orchestrate the game-winning move as he stripped the ball away from Burris on Ottawa’s second down of overtime to allow teammate Brett Maher to make the game-winning field goal.

The Utah State alum has 35 defensive tackles, 13 sacks (putting him third in the CFL), and four forced fumbles in 16 games in 2016.

RB | Jerome Messam | Calgary Stampeders

Jerome Messam set a career best in Calgary’s 31-13 romp over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday.

In a game that gave Calgary a perfect record at home for the 2016 season, Messam rushed for 111 yards on just ten carries.

He passed his previous personal best of 1,057 yards set in 2011 with Edmonton, only minutes into the game as he rushed for 31 yards on the Stampeders’ first snap from scrimmage to set the tone of the game.

Messam leads the league in rushing yards (1,162) and rushing touchdowns (11). He is still the only CFL running back to rush for over 1000 yards in 2016. This is Messam’s third time on the Shaw CFL Top Performers board in 2016; previous accolades came in Weeks 2 and 7.

SHAW FANS’ CHOICE OF THE WEEK!

Taylor Loffler won Week 18 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	595	100	50	25	20	400
2	Chris Williams	375	100	50	25	-	200
3	Trevor Harris	320	100	100	-	20	100
4	Emmanuel Arceneaux	200	200	-	-	-	-
5	Mike Reilly	170	-	50	50	20	50
6	Jerome Messam	160	100	-	50	10	-
7	Solomon Elimimian	150	-	100	-	-	50
8	Justin Medlock	135	100	-	25	10	-
T-9	Adarius Bowman	125	-	-	25	-	100
T-9	Rene Paredes	125	-	-	25	-	100
T-9	John White	125	100	-	25	-	-
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	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-28	John Chick	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-28	Clarence Denmark	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-28	Lirim Hajrullahu	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-28	Loucheiz Purifoy	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-28	Jamill Smith	50	-	50	-	-	-
T-28	Terrence Toliver	50	-	-	-	-	50
T-34	DaVaris Daniels	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-34	Emanuel Davis	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-34	A.J. Jefferson	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-34	Jonathon Jennings	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-34	Deon Lacey	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-34	Quincy McDuffie	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-34	Joe McKnight	25	-	-	25	-	-
T-34	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)

*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)