How much do you factor in team success, pure statistics, and the degree of difficulty of the opponent? This is as much an art as it is a science, and I\u2019m thrilled to be given this corner. I\u2019m guessing I\u2019ll get 100 percent approval ratings from all you kind fans out there with my selections\u2014but if you think a certain East Division MOP is ranked too low (spoiler) or someone destined to be a backup is too high (spoiler), I\u2019m always here for your constructive criticism. Who\u2019s kidding who? I have no problem with your over-the-top emotional reactions as well!<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be honest, rating quarterbacks always kicks your sports emotions to the highest of levels, just try and keep it PG-13. Without further adieu let\u2019s dip our toes into the turbulent waters of grading the 2025 CFL quarterbacks!<\/p>\n
RELATED 1 (-). TREVOR HARRIS | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n For another year in a row, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are dealing with injuries to their offensive line\u2014yet it doesn\u2019t impact Trevor Harris, who just keeps dropping back and hitting the open man. In Week 1, he\u2019s threading passes between the uprights to Samuel Emilus<\/a> in a victory over the Ottawa REDBLACKS. Then, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Harris puts on a masterful display in the fourth quarter, making the 2025 Tiger-Cats defence look like the 2024 version\u2014thanks in large part to his connection with KeeSean Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2 (-). CHRIS STREVELER | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Is this the last time you will see Chris Streveler in these rankings? Possibly. Is there an excellent chance Zach Collaros<\/a> is on the medal podium the next time these rankings come out? Absolutely. But for this week let\u2019s all celebrate the man who bounced back from three torn ligaments in his knee this past September to throwing three touchdowns in the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-20 win over the BC Lions. Streveler\u2019s biggest throw was that 30-yard score he gunned to Keric Wheatfall<\/a> but the most significant was his final touchdown of the game to Nic Demski<\/a> giving Winnipeg a 34-20 lead. With it being second-and-goal and Winnipeg with an eight-point lead I expected a bully ball quarterback plunge. Instead, the Bombers trusted Streveler\u2019s arm and it paid off.<\/p>\n 3 (-). NATHAN ROURKE | BC LIONS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Talk about a roller-coaster start to the season. No quarterback had a better Week 1 than Nathan Rourke, who threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns while adding 54 yards on the ground against the Edmonton Elks. The next week, Rourke completed less than 50 percent of his passes and had to leave the game with an oblique injury. Even in that loss, he still connected on a couple of impressive deep shots\u2014including a 77-yarder to Keon Hatcher that traveled over 50 yards in the air.<\/p>\n 4 (-). VERNON ADAMS JR. | CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I am going to ignore the fact that the Calgary Stampeders new quarterback has yet to throw a touchdown. Dedrick Mills<\/a> already has four rushing touchdowns, and the Stampeders have put up 67 points in back-to-back wins. Vernon Adams Jr. is second in passing and rushing yards among quarterbacks. He uncorked a couple beauty deep balls to rookie Damien Alford<\/a> and Jalen Philpot<\/a> in the team\u2019s win over the Toronto Argonauts.<\/p>\n 5 (-). DAVIS ALEXANDER | MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Through two weeks, Davis Alexander has proven the entire Alouettes coaching staff right for giving him the keys to the car. The only reason he isn\u2019t ranked higher is that, thanks to their stellar defensive play, the team hasn\u2019t needed him to be Superman. His best moment so far came in the fourth quarter against Ottawa, with Montreal up by one score. A deep shot to Austin Mack was followed by a patient, field-scanning throw to James Letcher Jr.<\/a> for a 19-yard touchdown that ended any chance of a REDBLACKS comeback.<\/p>\n 6 (-). DRU BROWN | OTTAWA REDBLACKS (Arthur Ward\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n This ranking may seem unfair considering Brown put up the season\u2019s first 400+ yard game in Ottawa\u2019s 31-26 loss to Saskatchewan. Brown was brilliant on the team\u2019s opening possession but after that the team would not score again until midway of the third quarter with Brown\u2019s team trailing 24-7.<\/p>\n 7 (-). BO LEVI MITCHELL | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I know the 2024 leader in passing yards is currently leading again in 2025\u2014but Bo Levi Mitchell also has 16 more pass attempts than any other quarterback. I get that this ranking will have people screaming, \u201cTeam wins aren\u2019t a quarterback stat,\u201d and sure, if you put Mitchell in Montreal, maybe he\u2019s 2\u20130 instead of 0\u20132. But I just can\u2019t shake that third-quarter pick-six Bo threw to Rolan Milligan Jr., which gave the Roughriders their first lead of the game. Mitchell tried to force a pass to Tim White<\/a> , and Milligan Jr. easily stepped in front of it for his first interception and touchdown of the season. In that moment, the 2024 Most Outstanding Defensive Player got the better of the 2024 East Division Most Outstanding Player.<\/p>\n 8 (-). TRE FORD | EDMONTON ELKS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n An underwhelming performance by Tre Ford and the entire Edmonton offence in their Week 1 loss to BC has Ford near the bottom of these rankings. On the plus side the play of the year so far was Ford scrambling for his life from Mathieu Betts<\/a> and an army of BC pass rushers on third down, eventually finding Justin Rankin for a 37-yard completion. Ford went from chaos to calm in a split second.<\/p>\n 9 (-). NICK ARBUCKLE | TORONTO ARGONAUTS (Mark Blinch\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n
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