SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS – WEEK 20

Wilder, Okpalaugo and Ray named Shaw CFL Top Performers

TORONTO (November 7th, 2017) – James Wilder Jr., Tristan Okpalaugo and Ricky Ray were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week for Week 20 of the CFL’s 2017 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.

RB | JAMES WILDER JR. | TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Running back James Wilder Jr. finished the season with a bang in a dominant 40-13 team win over the BC Lions to solidify first place in the East Division for the Toronto Argonauts. Wilder ran for 136 rushing yards on 18 carries in his third-highest per-game total in 2017.

It was the fourth game this year with over 100 rushing yards for Wilder, who also racked up 91 receiving yards on seven receptions and scored a touchdown in the contest.

His major came in the fourth quarter after three runs to steer the Argos into position. Following the trio of runs compiling 35 yards, Wilder plunged three yards through coverage to muscle his way into the end zone.

Wilder finished fifth overall in 2017 rushing yards, with 872 in 17 games played. He collected an astonishing 7.1 yards per carry on 122 carries.

Wilder was previously named a Shaw CFL Top Performer for Weeks 13 and 14 as well as a Top Performer of the Month for September.

DE | TRISTAN OKPALAUGO | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

Defensive end Tristan Okpalaugo made big contributions to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 23-5 defeat of the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night at McMahon.

The native of Livermore, California had six defensive tackles, 52 fumble return yards, three quarterback sacks, a forced fumble and a touchdown in the victory. His first sack came midway through the third quarter on Andrew Buckley, followed by another just a few minutes later. He completed the hat trick with a sack on quarterback Ricky Stanzi at the top of the fourth frame. All three sacks combined equaled 21 yards lost.

At the end of the second quarter, Okpalaugo scooped up a loose ball after a hit on quarterback Andrew Buckley, running it all the way into the end zone for his first career touchdown.

Okpalaugo finished his third season in the CFL season with 34 defensive tackles, six sacks and one interception in 12 games played.

QB | RICKY RAY | TORONTO ARGONAUTS

Pivot Ricky Ray steered the Argonauts to first place in the East with a resounding 40-13 win in BC on Saturday night.

Ray collected 341 passing yards and three touchdowns in the contest, with zero interceptions and a 76.5% completion percentage.

SJ Green had the first touchdown off a 10-yard pass in the first quarter, giving the Argos a 10-0 lead after a successful convert kick. Ray continued in the second quarter, setting up two consecutive Lirim Hajrullahu field goals before a 20-yard pass to DeVier Posey, who ran in three yards into the end zone.

Declan Cross caught an eight-yard Ray pass in the third frame for the major.

He finished second overall in passing yards with 5,546. This was the fourth time in his career he broke the 5000-yard mark, and the first time since 2008. He also reached 60,000 career passing yards, just the fourth player in CFL history to do so. He finished 2017 with 13 games in which he had over 300 passing yards.

Ray was also a Shaw CFL Top Performer in Week 1.

SHAW FANS’ CHOICE OF THE WEEK!

Diontae Spencer won Week 19 of Shaw Fans’ Choice of the Week and collected 10 bonus points.

SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS LEADERBOARD

 

Rank

 

Player

 

2017 Points Total

Points Breakdown

1st place points

2nd place points

3rd place points

Fan Choice Points

Monthly Points

1

James Wilder Jr.

450

300

50

-

-

100

2

Mike Reilly

410

-

100

-

10

300

3

Brandon Banks

325

100

-

25

-

200

4

Alex Singleton

310

-

100

-

10

200

5

Andrew Harris

300

100

-

-

-

200

6

Diontae Spencer

280

200

-

50

30

-

7

SJ Green

245

100

100

25

20

-

8

Maurice Leggett

210

100

50

-

10

50

9

Brandon Zylstra

200

100

50

-

-

50

10

Duron Carter

170

100

-

50

20

-

11

Matt Nichols

150

-

50

-

-

100

12

Ricky Ray

135

100

-

25

10

-

13

Kevin Glenn

125

100

-

25

-

-

T-14

Ed Gainey

110

100

-

-

10

-

T-14

Jeremiah Masoli

110

-

-

50

10

50

T-14

Justin Medlock

110

100

-

-

10

-

T-17

DaVaris Daniels

100

100

-

-

-

-

T-17

Greg Ellingson

100

-

-

-

-

100

T-17

Kevin Fogg

100

100

-

-

-

-

T-17

Trevor Harris

100

-

100

-

-

-

T-17

Travis Lulay

100

100

-

-

-

-

T-17

Jerome Messam

100

100

-

-

-

-

T-17

Terry Williams

100

100

-

-

-

-

24

Victor Butler

75

-

-

25

-

50

T-25

Darvin Adams

60

-

50

-

10

-

T-25

Martese Jackson

60

-

50

-

10

-

T-27

Solomon Elimimian

50

-

50

-

-

-

T-27

Nik Lewis

50

-

50

-

-

-

T-27

Marken Michel

50

-

50

-

-

-

T-27

Tristan Okpalaugo

50

-

50

-

-

-

T-27

DeVier Posey

50

-

50

-

-

-

T-27

Chris Rainey

50

-

50

-

-

-

T-33

Weston Dressler

35

-

-

25

10

-

T-33

Jackson Jeffcoat

35

-

-

25

10

-

T-33

Chris Randle

35

-

-

25

10

-

T-36

Bryan Burnham

25

-

-

25

-

-

T-36

Ja’Gared Davis

25

-

-

25

-

-

T-36

Charleston Hughes

25

-

-

25

-

-

T-36

Jonathon Mincy

25

-

-

25

-

-

T-36

Nick Moore

25

-

-

25

-

-

T-36

Shaquille Richardson

25

-

-

25

-

-

 

2017 SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK

Week

1st

2nd

3rd

1

Ricky Ray (TOR)*

SJ Green (TOR)

Jonathon Mincy (MTL)

2

Diontae Spencer (OTT)

Trevor Harris (OTT)

Weston Dressler (WPG)*

3

SJ Green (TOR)*

Solomon Elimimian (BC)

Victor Butler (TOR)

4

Travis Lulay (BC)

Martese Jackson (TOR)*

Nick Moore (BC)

5

Jerome Messam (CGY)

Mike Reilly (EDM)*

Charleston Hughes (CGY)

6

Duron Carter (SSK)

Marken Michel (CGY)

Jackson Jeffcoat (WPG)*

7

Justin Medlock (WPG)*

Maurice Leggett (WPG)

Bryan Burnham (BC)

8

Ed Gainey (SSK)*

Mike Reilly (EDM)

Kevin Glenn (SSK)

9

Andrew Harris (WPG)

Matt Nichols (WPG)

SJ Green (TOR)*

10

DaVaris Daniels (CGY)

Nik Lewis (MTL)

Diontae Spencer (OTT)*

11

Kevin Glenn (SSK)

Alex Singleton (CGY)*

Shaquille Richardson (CGY)

12

Maurice Leggett (WPG)*

Brandon Zylstra (EDM)

Jeremiah Masoli (HAM)

13

James Wilder Jr. (TOR)

Alex Singleton (CGY)

Diontae Spencer (OTT)*

14

James Wilder Jr.  (TOR)

Darvin Adams (WPG)*

Ja’Gared Davis (CGY)

15

Terry Williams (CGY)

DeVier Posey (TOR)

Chris Randle (WPG)*

16

Brandon Zylstra (EDM)

Trevor Harris (OTT)

Jeremiah Masoli (HAM)*

17

Kevin Fogg (WPG)

SJ Green (TOR)

Duron Carter (SSK)*

18

Brandon Banks (HAM)

James Wilder Jr. (TOR)

Duron Carter (SSK)*

19

Diontae Spencer (OTT)*

Chris Rainey (BC)

Brandon Banks (HAM)

20

James Wilder Jr. (TOR)

Tristan Okpalaugo (WPG)

Ricky Ray (TOR)

 

2017 SHAW TOP PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH

Month

1st

2nd

3rd

July

Mike Reilly (EDM)

Greg Ellingson (OTT)

Victor Butler (TOR)

August

Andrew Harris (WPG)

Matt Nichols (WPG)

Maurice Leggett (WPG)

September

Alex Singleton (CGY)

James Wilder Jr. (TOR)

Brandon Zylstra (EDM)

October

Brandon Banks (HAM)

Mike Reilly (EDM)

Jeremiah Masoli (HAM)

 

Clare Hutchinson

Communications Assistant, Canadian Football League

Get updates in your mailbox

By clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy.

About the Canadian Football League

Built on a foundation of more than 110 years of football tradition and history, the Canadian Football League features nine teams, millions of fans and a commitment to service to the community, as well as, elite sport. To stay up to date with CFL news, visit CFL.ca.

Contact

50 Wellington Street East - 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M5E 1C8, CANADA

(416) 322-9650

www.cfl.ca