The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ No. 83 is also No. 10.

Tommy Nield is just the 10th player to catch at least one touchdown pass in each of his first two starts with the Green and White.

“That’s an incredible stat,” Nield said with a smile.

“I’m just grateful to have the opportunities I’ve had these last two games to get two starts. I just want to keep building off it.”

Nield, who missed six games with an ankle injury, first suited up for the Roughriders on July 25 against the visiting Edmonton Elks.

He was elevated to front-line duty the following week in place of Samuel Emilus, who was placed on the six-game injured list (knee).

Nield’s first two receptions as a Roughrider came on the same possession — a nine-play, 79-yard touchdown march against the host Montreal Alouettes on Aug. 2. A 26-yard catch and a 13-yard major were separated by five plays.

Most recently, he caught a 26-yard six-pointer from Trevor Harris in Saturday’s 29-9 CFL victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Mosaic Stadium.

In so doing, Nield joined an exclusive fraternity of Roughriders with a TD catch in each of the first two starts.

The team record of three was established by a future Riders legend, Weston Dressler, in 2008.

Nield has an opportunity to tie Dressler’s mark when the Roughriders (8-1) face the Calgary Stampeders (6-3) at McMahon Stadium on Saturday.

As it stands, Nield is part of a 2-for-2 club that also includes Holland Aplin (1952), Mac Speedie (1953), Rhett Dawson (1975), Daric Zeno (1985), Prechae Rodriguez (2010), Anthony Allen (2014), John Chiles (2016) and Bakari Grant (2017).

Speedie, as an aside, is the only former Roughriders player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played for Saskatchewan in 1953 and 1954 after starring for the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1952.

The Canton, Ohio-based shrine also displays the Hall of Fame bust of defensive lineman Andy Robustelli — formerly of the Los Angeles Rams (1951 to 1955) and New York Giants (1956 to 1964).

His grandson, Joe Robustelli, is currently one of the Roughriders’ starting receivers — along with Nield, KeeSean Johnson, Dohnte Meyers and Dhel Duncan-Busby.

Nield, 26, spent his first four CFL seasons with the Toronto Argonauts — earning Grey Cup rings in 2022 and 2024 — before signing with Saskatchewan in February.

It didn’t take him very long to make a positive first impression.

“He’s outstanding,” Harris said of the 6-foot-3, 203-pound McMaster University Marauders alumnus.

“About three or four days into training camp, I asked the coaches to let me get some reps with him, because he’s just done such a great job understanding his depth and timing and how to win in certain routes and understand leverage.

“He’s one of those big-bodied guys. He has great hands and he’s just a tremendous guy, too. Getting some reps with him in training camp ended up paying some dividends here when he ended up entering the starting lineup after he came back from his ankle (injury).

“He’s a guy who we’re very fortunate to have and he’s doing a tremendous job.”

That was evident on Saturday, when Nield held on to the ball in the end zone while absorbing an impactful hit from the Tiger-Cats’ Mack Bannatyne.

“I could see out of the corner of my eye that the safety was coming over, so I knew I was going to take a shot,” Nield recounted.

“Those types of plays, you’ve really got to lock in on the football and be secure through the catch point and know you’re going to take a hit. You’ve got to squeeze the ball any way possible.”

Having succeeded in that regard, Nield incited a thunderous reaction from a sellout crowd of 33,350.

“You kind of black out for a second,” he said. “You can’t even hear the noise because you’re so fired up. You’re just excited that you made a play for the team.

“That was incredible. I’ve never played in front of a crowd like that. You could feel the energy the whole afternoon. It’s truly amazing being on the field and having that many people supporting me when I’m out there.”