The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ KeeSean Johnson is hard to catch in terms of receptions.

With 66 catches, the second-year CFLer is tied with the B.C. Lions’ Keon Hatcher for the league lead.

“It’s a blessing, obviously,” Johnson said on Wednesday, “but I’m just here to do whatever I can to help my team win games.”

Mission accomplished.

Saskatchewan carries a 10-2 record into Saturday’s game against the Montreal Alouettes (5 p.m., Mosaic Stadium). A victory would clinch a playoff spot for the Corey Mace-coached Roughriders.

“Being able to fight through the games against another opponent each week with your brothers, that’s always the main goal,” Johnson said.

Last season, Johnson caught 56 passes for 746 yards and five touchdowns in 13 games as a newcomer to Canadian professional football.

He has ascended to an even higher tier this year, needing just 92 yards to reach the 1,000 milestone for the first time since he was routinely eclipsing Davante Adams’ records at Fresno State.

The numbers continue to impress — especially Johnson’s league-leading 33 receptions on second down. Montreal’s Tyler Snead is next in line at 25.

“Having the trust for the coaches to call the plays and for the quarterbacks to throw you the ball in those situations, as a player it’s something you’ve got to take pride in and go out there and make tough plays for your team,” said Johnson, who has made half his receptions on second down.

He appreciated the warm reception in Saskatchewan from the start.

“When I first talked to Coach Mace, before I even got here, I kind of got a feel for him and a feel for what type of culture he was going to bring and what type of players he was going to bring in,” Johnson recalled. “It just all made sense.

“Since then, it has been a blessing. I’m having fun with it and we’re having fun as a team.”

CLEAN SLATE

As mentioned earlier, the Roughriders are 10-2 … right?

“We’re 0-and-0,” stated quarterback Trevor Harris, whose sole focus is the upcoming game against Montreal.

“If I would tell you that on our goal sheet it was to win 10 games, I’d be lying to you. It’s great that we’re where we are right now, but it only means that we’ve given ourselves the right to be 10-and-2 right now and be in a position where we have this small lead in the West.

“But we know that what we’ve done to this point doesn’t matter. What it comes down to is how we approach the rest of the season. If we don’t come at it with a killer instinct, then we’ll really regret it.

“So we’re 0-and-0. We’ve got to come away with a win this week.”

That approach has paid off 10 times this season … and counting.

“I haven’t really thought about being 10-and-2, to be honest with you,” Harris said.

“We have a unique challenge in front of us with Montreal and their defence and the co-ordinator (Noel Thorpe) and the personnel that they have. If we don’t bring it this week, we’ll be humbled real quick and everybody goes from talking about how awesome 10-and-2 is to ‘is the sky falling?’

“We’ve got a one-week sprint. That’s what we’re going to do this week — prepare as best we can and get ready to play a team that we know will give us different looks. They’ll blitz us and they’ll play coverage.

“Thorpie has always done such a great job as a co-ordinator. I’ve got a lot of respect for him.”

INJURY UPDATE

Both starting cornerbacks — Tevaughn Campbell and DaMarcus Fields — did not practise on Wednesday.

“It’s still day-to-day with those two,” Mace said. “Potentially, we get both of them (in the lineup for Saturday), but one of them might be a little bit of a game-time decision,” Mace said. “The other one, I expect out (at practice) tomorrow.”

Asked which player might be the game-time decision, Mace joked: “The one that plays corner.”