Collaros, Gittens and Jefferson for Week 14

TORONTO (September 13, 2022) – Zach Collaros, Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Willie Jefferson are the Canadian Football League (CFL) top players for Week 14 of the 2022 season.

The three players were chosen by a panel of judges consisting of Matt Dunigan and Marshall Ferguson of TSN, and Pierre Vercheval of RDS, who independently send their selections to the CFL league office.

QB | ZACH COLLAROS | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 54 – SSK 20

• 272 yards and four touchdowns, tying a season high
• 21 out of 25 successes (84%) and a perfect efficiency rating of 158.3
• Seven receivers registered a catch
• Third Best Performer of the Week Honor (Weeks 5 & 8)
• 2022 season: 3,236 yards on 70.5% passing; leads the league with 26 touchdown passes
• Strong points:

WR | KURLEIGH GITTENS JR. | TORONTO ARGONAUTS | TOR 24 – OTT 19

• Eight receptions for a career-high 161 yards (20.1 yards per catch) and one touchdown
• Second game this season with over 100 yards
• 55 yards after the catch, four second catches and two receptions over 30 yards
• Second Best Performer of the Week Honor (Week 7)
• Leads the team with 759 receiving yards and 57 receptions
• Underline:

DL | WILLIE JEFFERSON | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 54 – SSK 20

• Three tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble
• The first multi-sack game of the season resulted in the loss of 19 total yards
• The forced fumble was recovered by Winnipeg and led to a touchdown
• 2022 season: 13 games, 25 tackles, one interception, seven sacks and nine pass reversals
• Underline:

2022 CFL WEEK BEST PERFORMERS

1 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | James Butler (BC) | TJ Lee (BC)

2 | Wall of Titus (CGY) | René Paredes (CGY) | Jamal Morrow (SSK)

3 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Malik Henry (CGY) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)

4 | Keon Hatcher (BC) | Anthony Lanier II (SSK) | Pete Robertson (SSK)

5 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Peyton Logan (CGY) | Dalton Schoen (WPG)

6 | Greg Ellingson (WPG) | Kenny Lawler (EDM) | Dane Evans (HAM)

7 | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Andrew Harris (TOR) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR)

8 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Caleb Evans (OTT)

9 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Dominique Rhymes (BC) | Wall of Titus (CGY)

10 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Bryan Burnham (BC) | Wesley Sutton (MTL)

11 | Obum Gwacham (BC) | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Tim White (ham)

12 | Jamal Peters (TOR) | Kian Schaffer-Baker (SSK) | Malik Henry (CGY)

13 | Jaelon Acklin (OTT) | Lorenzo Mauldin IV (OTT) | Jameer Thurman (CGY)

14 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)

2022 CFL BEST PERFORMERS – TEAM BREAKDOWN

• BC (11)
• Winnipeg (7)
• Calgary (6)
• Montreal (4)
• Saskatchewan (4)
• Montreal (4)
• Ottawa (3)
• Hamilton (2)
• Montreal (1)

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