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1.\u00a0 KENNY LAWLER | RECEIVER | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no doubt that top billing goes the Hamilton Tiger-Cats star receiver, Kenny Lawler. Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a> is living his best life right now, while Zach Collaros<\/a> is likely watching highlights on his phone like Lawler\u2019s the one that got away.<\/p>\n Lawler leads the league in receptions, yards, touchdowns, and receptions of 30+ yards.<\/p>\n He\u2019s been absolutely uncoverable for the Tiger-Cats to start the season and complete menace for opposing defensive backs. Some catches have been balls that shouldn\u2019t be caught, except it\u2019s Kenny Lawler<\/a> so he finds a way.<\/p>\n He\u2019s also already passed his career high in touchdowns as some are pondering if there are a few CFL records that may be in jeopardy later this season.<\/p>\n 2. VERNON ADAMS JR. | QUARTERBACK | CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n You can\u2019t have this list without including Vernon Adams Jr. near the top with the Calgary Stampeders starting the season with a 4-1 record.<\/p>\n No one outside of Calgary predicted this. No one. You won\u2019t find them. We all underestimated how quickly the Stampeders could gel and a lot of credit goes to Adams, who brought over his off-season team building techniques from BC to Calgary and they\u2019re paying off at the start of the season.<\/p>\n While his numbers aren\u2019t as mind blowing as say Kenny Lawler<\/a>\u2019s are, his leadership and skill have been pivotal for Dave Dickenson\u2019s crew to turn things around.<\/p>\n 3. JAMES BUTLER | RUNNING BACK | BC LIONS<\/p>\n James Butler<\/a> is having himself a HALF!#CFLGameDay<\/a> \u2014 CFL (@CFL) July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n James Butler<\/a> returned to his old stomping grounds in BC after a short stop in Hamilton. While William Stanback was just fine with the Lions, there is a bit more production coming out of the back field with Butler this year.<\/p>\n He leads the league in yards per game and he\u2019s already topped the century mark twice this season. He\u2019s also leading the league in yards from scrimmage as he\u2019s averaging over 100 yards per game. Butler adds tremendous balance to the Lions attack and with that he helps Rourke find a little more time in the pocket but also allows Rourke to pull it down and run it himself.<\/p>\n Clearly there is just something about Vancouver for Butler, who had his breakout season in 2022 with the Lions.<\/p>\n 4. DERRICK MONCRIEF | LINEBACKER | CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The veteran SAM linebacker is looking like his All-CFL calibre self with the Stampeders in his first year in Calgary.<\/p>\n Derrick Moncrief<\/a> was a standout with the Roughriders and was so good he got a stop in the NFL before returning to Canada. Since his return, there was a drop off in production from the rangy Moncrief. But this year, he\u2019s back.<\/p>\n He\u2019s all over the field with an interception return for a touchdown, forced fumbles, knockdowns, and tackles for loss. In fact, if you look at defensive plays outside of tackles, he\u2019s leading the league with 10!<\/p>\n And it\u2019s not particularly close!<\/p>\n 5. MICAH AWE | LINEBACKER | BC LIONS<\/p>\n Here for a reason.<\/p>\n Micah Awe<\/a> breaks it down before kickoff \ud83d\ude24 #BCLions<\/a> | @DueckGM<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XA0acFpvh1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 BC LIONS (@BCLions) June 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Micah Awe<\/a>, like Butler, has returned to Vancouver to find his way again.<\/p>\n Awe leads the league in tackles and is on pace to potential eclipse his 2023 total in Calgary of 134.<\/p>\n He is one of the most physical linebackers in the game and as BC overhauled a few portions of their interior defence, Awe will be integral for the Lions defence to improve throughout the year.<\/p>\n 6. EUGENE LEWIS | RECEIVER | OTTAWA REDBLACKS<\/p>\n GENO LEWIS! TOUCHDOWN IN HIS RETURN TO EDMONTON!#CFLGameDay<\/a>@REDBLACKS<\/a> vs. Elks LIVE NOW \u2014 CFL (@CFL) July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Dru Brown<\/a> needed more weapons in Ottawa, and Eugene Lewis<\/a> has come as advertised.<\/p>\n He is a receiver who will make a quarterback look good as he sits third in receiving and it appears Brown and Lewis will improve the more and more they play as Brown missed some time in the middle portion of this stretch of games.<\/p>\n Brown needs his confidence to get rolling here quick but there is at least one player who he should be able to rely on to make the play and that\u2019s Lewis.<\/p>\n 7. LIAM DOBSON | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS Liam Dobson spent three seasons with the Blue Bombers before joining the Tiger-Cats this off-season (Kevin Sousa\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n Of course, Kenny Lawler<\/a> wasn\u2019t the only member of the Bombers to follow now Tiger-Cats general manager Ted Goveia from Winnipeg to Hamilton.<\/p>\n Offensive lineman Liam Dobson<\/a> has been holding it down at right guard for the Tabbies to bolster the group in front of Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a> to give him the time to throw it up to Lawler down field.<\/p>\n Coming off his first Division All-CFL nod in 2024, Dobson continues to improve to show why the Bombers used the third overall selection on him in 2021.<\/p>\n 8. CAMERON JUDGE | LINEBACKER | TORONTO ARGONAUTS Cameron Judge<\/a> returned to the Argonauts in 2025 after spending the 2021 season with Toronto (Kevin Sousa\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n The Canadian linebacker is getting a second chance for a first impression with the Toronto Argonauts this year. After rising the ranks in Saskatchewan to start his career, Cameron Judge went to Toronto for 2021 but it was not a match made in heaven.<\/p>\n It was classified a bust for Judge, who then went to Calgary and again started to become a more premier linebacker for the Stampeders.<\/p>\n This off-season it was decided to give Toronto another try and let\u2019s just say he\u2019s more than made up for the lacklustre 2021 campaign.<\/p>\n He\u2019s already passed that season\u2019s total for tackles, playing in five fewer games.<\/p>\n 9. DAMIEN ALFORD | RECEIVER | CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The top pick in the 2025 CFL Draft, Damien Alford, is having himself a debut for the Stampeders this season. It\u2019s rare we see a draft pick in the CFL have this quick of an impact in their first season, especially at receiver.<\/p>\n He\u2019s closing in on a 1,000-yard pace in his rookie campaign! What a draft pick for the Stampeders right at the top of the first round.<\/p>\n 10. TOMMY STEVENS | QUARTERBACK | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n THAT\u2019S A TOMMY STEVENS TOUCHDOWN \u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f: REDBLACKS vs. Roughriders 9 PM ET
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