• Winnipeg WR Ontaria Wilson ought to be high rookie: Wilson averaged 1.90 yards per route run, the third-highest mark within the league. His 31 explosive receptions ranked fourth, and his 21 missed tackles compelled after the catch had been tied for third-most.
• Saskatchewan HB Rolan Milligan appears to be like to win Most Outstanding Defensive Player award: Quarterbacks focusing on Milligan had a passer ranking of simply 48.9, the bottom in the whole CFL.
• Historic season for Edmonton P Jake Julien: Julien’s 53.95 yards per punt common didn’t simply shatter the CFL document. It was the very best season common for a punter in any North American league ever.
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OFFENSE
QB: Bo Levi Mitchell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Second Team: Trevor Harris, Saskatchewan Roughriders
RB: Brady Oliveira, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second Team: Ka’Deem Carey, Toronto Argonauts
Receiver: Justin McInnis, British Columbia Lions
Second Team: Nic Demski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Receiver: Justin Hardy, Ottawa Redblacks
Second Team: Makai Polk, Toronto Argonauts
Receiver: Reggie Begelton, Calgary Stampeders
Second Team: Shemar Bridges, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Receiver: Ontaria Wilson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second Team: Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Edmonton Elks
Receiver: Eugene Lewis, Edmonton Elks
Second Team: Samuel Emilus, Saskatchewan Roughriders
LT: Martez Ivey, Edmonton Elks
Second Team: Nick Callender, Montreal Alouettes
LG: Pier-Olivier Lestage, Montreal Alouettes
Second Team: Brandon Revenberg, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
C: Justin Lawrence, Montreal Alouettes
Second Team: Mark Korte, Edmonton Elks
RG: Coulter Woodmansey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Second Team: Logan Ferland, Saskatchewan Roughriders
RT: Joshua Coker, Calgary Stampeders
Second Team: Brett Boyko, Edmonton Elks
DEFENSE
DI: Casey Sayles, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Second Team: Shawn Oakman, Edmonton Elks
DI: Ralph Holley, Toronto Argonauts
Second Team: Jake Ceresna, Toronto Argonauts
Edge: Malik Carney, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Second Team: Lorenzo Mauldin IV, Ottawa Redblacks
Edge: Folarin Orimolade, Toronto Argonauts
Second Team: Willie Jefferson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB: Tyrice Beverette, Montreal Alouettes
Second Team: Tony Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
LB: Wynton McManis, Toronto Argonauts
Second Team: Nick Anderson, Edmonton
Cover LB: Adarius Pickett, Ottawa Redblacks
Second Team: Redha Kramdi, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CB: Tyrell Ford, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second Team: Marcus Sayles, Saskatchewan Roughriders
CB: Garry Peters, British Columbia Lions
Second Team: Kabion Ento, Montreal Alouettes
HB: Rolan Milligan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Second Team: Damon Webb, Ottawa Redblacks
HB: Deatrick Nichols, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second Team: Richard Leonard, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
S: Stavros Katsantonis, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Second Team: Loucheiz Purifoy, Edmonton Elks
SPECIAL TEAMS
Okay: René Paredes, Calgary Stampeders
Second Team: Sergio Castillo, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
P: Jake Julien, Edmonton Elks
Second Team: Nik Constantinou, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
KR: DeVonte Dedmon, Ottawa Redblacks
Second Team: James Letcher Jr., Montreal Alouettes
PR: Janarion Grant, Toronto Argonauts
Second Team: James Letcher Jr., Montreal Alouettes
Special Teams: A.J. Allen, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Second Team: Tyrice Beverette, Montreal Alouettes
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: QB BO LEVI MITCHELL, HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
Honorable Mentions: RB Brady Oliveira, LB Tyrice Beverette, HB Rolan Milligan
We have already got a bit particularly for Most Outstanding Player, which you could find HERE.
MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE: WR ONTARIA WILSON, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
Honorable Mentions: DI Ralph Holley, WR Makai Polk, WR Shemar Bridges, LB Nick Anderson
There had been a plethora of spectacular rookies within the CFL this season. Toronto’s Ralph Holley was our second-highest graded inside defender within the league. Nick Anderson led the CFL with a 90.8 run defence grade. Makai Polk and Shemar Bridges each had superb receiving seasons of their very own.
But Winnipeg’s Ontaria “Pokey” Wilson is probably the most deserving of this award. The receiver was thrown into the fireplace early after accidents to Winnipeg’s high two receivers in Dalton Schoen and Kenny Lawler, and he by no means regarded again. Wilson completed the season with 71 catches for 1,026 yards, three touchdowns and was the fifth-highest graded receiver within the CFL.
Wilson averaged 1.90 yards per route run, the third-highest mark within the league. His 31 explosive receptions ranked fourth, and his 21 missed tackles compelled after the catch had been tied for third-most. Wilson did all this whereas typically going through off in opposition to his opponents’ hardest nook as Winnipeg’s boundary receiver. He was among the best receivers within the CFL for the season and deserves the Most Outstanding Rookie award.
MOST OUTSTANDING CANADIAN: CB TYRELL FORD, WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
Honorable Mentions: RB Brady Oliveira, WR Justin McInnis, WR Kurleigh Gittens Jr.
While this award will nearly definitely go to Winnipeg’s Brady Oliveira, we need to take this time to spotlight his teammate. Oliveira definitely has a powerful case, however the 2024 season gave the impression to be the season of defence. As such, Bombers CB Tyrell Ford has a improbable case for Most Outstanding Canadian.
Ford completed the season with a league-leading 91.9 general defensive grade. His 92.2 protection grade was additionally the league-best. Ford noticed the fourth-most targets within the league this yr at 90, however allowed simply the 18th-most receptions at 47. That 52.2% completion price allowed was the second-lowest within the league.
Where Ford actually shined was on the catch level. He completed second within the league with seven interceptions. As spectacular, he led the league with 21 compelled incompletions. His 23.3% compelled incompletion price was the second-highest amongst corners. Quarterbacks focusing on Ford had a passer ranking of simply 68.7, the eighth-lowest mark amongst all defenders. Ford was among the best defenders within the CFL this yr, and positively the highest Canadian one.
MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER: HB ROLAN MILLIGAN, SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
Honorable Mentions: LB Tyrice Beverette, CB Garry Peters, CB Tyrell Ford
The honourable mentions of this award deserve loads of recognition. Ford was already mentioned within the above paragraph. Peters was as shutdown a nook as one might be within the CFL, permitting simply 21 catches for 240 yards and one landing all season as a boundary nook. Beverette was a Most Outstanding Player candidate, and by all accounts, had a fully unimaginable season.
But with all due respect to them, Milligan was one of the best defensive participant within the CFL in 2024. Milligan’s 90.6 general defensive grade was the second-highest within the CFL, as was his 90.4 protection grade. He made 102 complete tackles, the fifth-most amongst secondary gamers within the CFL.
It wasn’t simply that Milligan led the league with eight interceptions. He additionally had 11 move breakups and didn’t enable a single landing after Week 8. Milligan allowed simply 0.62 yards per protection snap on common, the bottom common amongst all defensive halfbacks. Quarterbacks focusing on Milligan had a passer ranking of simply 48.9, the bottom in the whole CFL. While any of the honourable mentions may win in different years, this yr belongs to Milligan.
MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: LG PIER-OLIVIER LESTAGE, MONTREAL ALOUETTES
Honorable Mentions: LT Martez Ivey, RT Joshua Coker, LG Brandon Revenberg
Edmonton’s Martez Ivey led the CFL this yr with an 85.8 run-blocking grade. Calgary’s Joshua Coker allowed simply 11 complete pressures all season and paced the league with an 83.2 pass-blocking grade. Hamilton’s Brandon Revenberg ranked inside the highest 10 for each run- and pass-blocking. All three gamers had wonderful seasons.
But it was Montreal LG Pier-Olivier Lestage who had probably the most constant and all-around dominant season. As a run blocker, Lestage completed with the fifth-highest grade amongst offensive linemen at 77.0. He had a really spectacular 14.3% affect run block price. As a pass-blocker, he was even higher: his 77.2 pass-blocking grade ranked fourth. He allowed stress on simply 1.7% of his pass-blocking snaps, the bottom mark within the league.
Lestage completed the yr as the one offensive lineman to have each a run- and pass-blocking grade above 77.0. He was as constant as an offensive lineman could be within the CFL, and this award belongs to him.
JOHN AGRO SPECIAL TEAMS AWARD: P JAKE JULIEN, EDMONTON ELKS
Honorable Mentions: PK René Paredes, PK Sergio Castillo, KR Janarion Grant
It was an unimaginable yr for some particular groups gamers within the CFL. Paredes went 23-for-25 on area targets past 40 yards. Castillo set a CFL document with 11 area targets past 50 yards, together with two 60-yard kicks. Grant returned 4 kicks for touchdowns. All are greater than deserving of this award.
However, what we noticed Jake Julien do as a punter this season was historic. Julien’s 53.95 yards per punt common didn’t simply shatter the CFL document. It was the very best season common for a punter in any North American league ever. That contains the NFL, school soccer, USFL, XFL, you identify it. He did that regardless of scoring 15 singles, greater than double second place.
Julien’s 95.3 punting grade was the very best we’ve ever given out in a season since we began grading punts for the NFL and NCAA in 2013. What Julien was in a position to do as a punter this season wasn’t simply historic for the CFL. Julien might effectively have simply had the best punting season we’ve ever seen in all of soccer.
ANNIS STUCKUS TROPHY (COACH OF THE YEAR): COREY MACE, SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
Honorable Mentions: Jason Maas, Mike O’Shea
Jason Maas coached his Montreal Alouettes to the No. 1 seed within the CFL this yr. Mike O’Shea coached Winnipeg by means of a struggling begin to end the season with wins in 9 of its ultimate 10 video games and the No. 1 seed within the West Division. Both coaches are deserving of a point out for this award.
But, Corey Mace took over a Saskatchewan crew that missed the playoffs final season after dropping its ultimate seven video games to complete 6-12. All he did was lead the Roughriders to a house playoff recreation with a 9-8-1 document. Saskatchewan was within the race for the No. 1 seed within the West Division till the final week of the season.
Mace guided Saskatchewan by means of accidents to star gamers like QB Trevor Harris, RB A.J. Ouellette, Edge Anthony Lanier II and CB Amari Henderson. He took a defence that was, by many accounts, the worst within the CFL final yr, and turned it into among the best within the league. That defence allowed 30.6 factors per recreation final season (final), and this season, permitted simply 24.1 (third). The Roughriders additionally had the fewest offensive turnovers to associate with probably the most defensive takeaways. What Mace did for Saskatchewan was phenomenal, and he deserves the award for Coach of the Year.