- Winnipeg’s offense returns to kind with 4 picks: Led by QB Zach Collaros, who threw for 3 touchdowns and posted a league-best 90.0 grade on second downs.
- Saskatchewan’s protection continues to shine: For the second straight week, two Saskatchewan defenders earned particular person honors: edge rusher Malik Carney and cornerback Tevaughn Campbell.
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Week 4 of the CFL season noticed veteran stars rise to the event, with British Columbia’s workhorse RB James Butler and a classic efficiency from Zach Collaros main the way in which. Collaros fueled the Blue Bombers to 4 offensive picks on this week’s Team of the Week.
Meanwhile, the Saskatchewan Roughriders continued their good begin to 2025. Now 4-0 and sitting atop the CFL standings, the Roughriders positioned seven gamers on this week’s Team, together with an entire sweep of the particular groups positions.
Want to know who topped the PFF grades in Week 4? Check out our full breakdown of the CFL’s high performers by place. And if you wish to dig even deeper, click on right here for full season-level PFF grades throughout the CFL.
OFFENSE
- QB: Zach Collaros, Winnipeg
- RB: James Butler, British Columbia
- Receiver: Tim White, Hamilton
- Receiver: Dalton Schoen, Winnipeg
- Receiver: Nic Demski, Winnipeg
- Receiver: DaVaris Daniels, Toronto
- Receiver: Ayden Eberhardt, British Columbia
- LT: Brendan Bordner, Hamilton
- LG: Zack Fry, Saskatchewan
- C: Coulter Woodmansey, Hamilton
- RG: Patrick Neufeld, Winnipeg
- RT: Jermarcus Hardrick, Saskatchewan
DEFENSE
- DI: Devin Adams, Winnipeg
- DI: Mario Kendricks Jr., Hamilton
- Edge: Bryce Carter, Ottawa
- Edge: Lorenzo Mauldin IV, Ottawa
- LB: Geoffrey Cantin-Arku, Montreal
- LB: Isaac Darkangelo, Toronto
- Cover LB: Redha Kramdi, Winnipeg
- CB: Tevaughn Campbell, Saskatchewan
- CB: Marcus Sayles, Saskatchewan
- HB: Najee Murray, Montreal
- HB: Destin Talbert, Hamilton
- S: Royce Metchie, Edmonton
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Ok: Brett Lauther, Saskatchewan
- P: Joe Couch, Saskatchewan
- Returner: Mario Alford, Saskatchewan
QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: QB ZACH COLLAROS, WINNIPEG
After an unremarkable begin to 2025, Week 4 introduced the return of classic Zach Collaros. The Winnipeg quarterback let it rip all around the area, displaying no hesitation to problem defenses with aggressive downfield throws. While just a few compelled passes into protection stood out, he greater than compensated with an adjusted completion share of 80.7%.
Collaros was particularly sharp on second down, finishing 12 of his 14 makes an attempt for 200 yards, 10 first downs and two touchdowns to earn a 90.0 passing grade in these conditions. He even added a dashing landing, his first since Week 2 of 2023.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RB JAMES BUTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
After a difficult 2024 season, Butler seems rejuvenated in his return to B.C., and Week 4 was his breakout efficiency. The veteran again racked up 123 yards and a landing on 17 carries, shifting the chains seven occasions and forcing three missed tackles. He led the league with 81 yards after contact and remarkably didn’t document a single carry that went for zero or detrimental yards.
Butler additionally contributed within the passing recreation, hauling in 4 receptions for 26 yards and one other first down. Through 4 weeks, he leads the CFL in dashing first downs (18) and ranks fifth with 3.7 yards after contact per carry.
OFFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK: HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
Hamilton’s offensive line entered 2025 with loads of hype, and in Week 4 they lastly delivered on it. The TiCats entrance 5 paved the way in which for a 66.1 run-blocking grade (third-best of the week), nevertheless it was their go safety that actually stood out.
On 34 dropbacks, the unit surrendered simply three hurries and misplaced solely six complete pass-blocking reps — main the CFL in each pass-blocking effectivity (95.6) and pass-blocking grade (88.0). LT Brendan Bordner and C Coulter Woodmansey had been flawless, not shedding a single pass-blocking snap all recreation.
PASS RUSHER OF THE WEEK: ED MALIK CARNEY, SASKATCHEWAN
Malik Carney didn’t notch a sack in Week 4, however his influence was plain. The Roughriders edge rusher racked up three quarterback hits, two hurries and 6 further pass-rush wins. He posted a CFL-best 44.0% pass-rush win fee and earned a league-leading 91.8 pass-rush grade for his efforts.
Carney has been the CFL’s most dominant pass-rusher this season, main the league in each complete pressures (21) and pass-rush win fee (28.6%). The solely knock? He’s transformed simply 5.4% of his pass-rush wins into sacks thus far — effectively beneath his 13.0% sack conversion fee from the previous three seasons. Expect that quantity to right because the 12 months progresses.
RUN DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: LB JOVAN SANTOS-KNOX, OTTAWA
Despite falling to the Argonauts, Ottawa’s run protection fully shut down Toronto’s floor recreation. The Argos managed simply 12 yards on 10 designed carries, with quarterback Nick Arbuckle main the staff in dashing due to a pair of scrambles for 18 yards.
As regular, Jovan Santos-Knox anchored the Redblacks’ protection. The veteran linebacker made two solo stops and earned a optimistic grade on almost 40% of his run-defense snaps, and not using a single negatively graded play. Through 4 weeks, Santos-Knox ranks second within the CFL with 17 complete run tackles and third with six solo run stops.
COVERAGE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CB TEVAUGHN CAMPBELL, SASKATCHEWAN
After six years away from the CFL, Tevaughn Campbell has wasted no time reestablishing himself as a top-tier defensive again. The Canadian boundary nook ranks second amongst CFL defensive backs with an 83.3 protection grade via 4 weeks, and his Week 4 displaying was his greatest but.
Campbell was focused simply twice, permitting a single 25-yard completion for a primary down, however he greater than made up for it with a game-changing play late within the first half. With B.C. threatening from Saskatchewan’s 29-yard line and 16 seconds left on the clock, Campbell jumped a route, secured the interception, and returned it for a landing. That swing turned what may’ve been a 10-9 B.C. halftime lead right into a 16-7 benefit for the Roughriders — one they wouldn’t give again.