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1. NATHAN ROURKE | QUARTERBACK | BC LIONS<\/p>\n
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With Tre Ford under threat to lose his starting job as the Elks continue to battle upstream in search of consistency and victories, Nathan Rourke<\/a> continues to be the immovable force in this discussion. Outplayed by Trevor Harris<\/a> as the Roughriders stormed BC Place last week, Rourke is still manipulating the pocket at a high level and has shown great chemistry with a handful of his top targets. The BC Lions offence will continue to evolve with Buck Pierce at the helm as the season rolls along and there is no doubt Rourke will adapt his skill set to the new surroundings.<\/p>\n What\u2019s most impressive is Rourke\u2019s risk management sense, including just five sacks taken on the season and knowing when to throw the ball away to play for another down or possession. Is it perfect like 2022? No, but he\u2019s working his way into fine form and you can see it coming with every rep and lesson learned as Nathan re-adapts to the CFL game.<\/p>\n 2. KEVIN MITAL | RECEIVER | TORONTO ARGONAUTS<\/p>\n LOOK AT THE MOVES FROM KEVIN MITAL!<\/p>\n A big grab from the Canadian to move the chains.#CFLGameDay<\/a> \u2014 CFL (@CFL) July 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n This one is a toss up with so much football left to be played.<\/p>\n Kevin Mital leads the Canadian receiving contingent, which appears strong as ever, with a CFL-leading 37 catches on 41 targets. While his perfect 100 per cent target to catch ratio might be gone there is no denying his positive impact on the Argos offence especially as they push their way forward into the comeback victories like last week in Montreal.<\/p>\n Meanwhile Justin McInnis is waiting to truly explode like last season and could have the ultimate upper hand on Mital if his big play ways return.<\/p>\n 3. ADRIAN GREENE | DEFENSIVE BACK | CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n GREENE\u2019S GOT IT! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f: @calstampeders<\/a> vs. Blue Bombers LIVE NOW \u2014 CFL (@CFL) July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n I mentioned Tevaughn Campbell<\/a> a few weeks ago who was leading the defensive backfield efforts of Canadians across the league, but Adrian Greene<\/a> just had another interception and now is tied for the CFL lead with three on the season.<\/p>\n This comes as a depth pick who isn\u2019t with his original organization and started the year backing up a first round pick. Greene is quickly and consistently proving his worth as the Stampeders continue to push their way North through the CFL standings.<\/p>\n 4. SEAN THOMAS ERLINGTON | RUNNING BACK | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n Sean Thomas Erlington<\/a>\u2018s through and Alouettes make it a 5 point game!<\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f: Argonauts vs. @MTLAlouettes<\/a> LIVE NOW \u2014 CFL (@CFL) July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Try to talk him out of the conversation, but he just won\u2019t go away.<\/p>\n With 54 carries and 267 yards the yards per carry average won\u2019t stack up to many of the top ten rushers across the CFL, but Sean Thomas Erlington<\/a>\u2018s physical running style and effort on every down is a sight to behold as Montreal fans revel in having one of their own lead all Canadians in backfield prowess for the first time in a LONG time.<\/p>\n 5. CAMERON JUDGE | LINEBACKER | TORONTO ARGONAUTS Cameron Judge<\/a> has tallied 35 defensive tackles and another three on special teams to go along with a sack so far in 2025 (Kevin Sousa\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n Cameron Judge continues to be the top Canadian defender in terms of plays made.<\/p>\n Despite playing in a banged up Argos defence and being the singular focus of most offensive coordinators, Judge now has 38 tackles, a sack, a couple of pass knockdowns and deserves to be recognized in this list, even if it would take a herculean effort for a defender to cash in the potential votes needed come end of season.<\/p>\n HONOURABLE MENTION: THE KICKERS<\/p>\n They won\u2019t get the love come end of season, but it\u2019s hard to deny the excellence of two true Canadian standouts in Hamilton\u2019s Marc Liegghio<\/a> and BC\u2019s Sean Whyte.<\/p>\n At a combined 28 makes on 28 attempts, this pair remains perfect and shows no signs of slowing down as we head toward the second half of the season. Fingers crossed the commentator curse doesn\u2019t catch one of these incredible kickers in its web.<\/p>\n
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