Happy April!<\/p>\n
And more importantly, welcome to the final full month of the off-season. Training camps open across the league in a little over a month, while the 2026 CFL Draft is just over three weeks away. We\u2019ll be watching an Eastern Final rematch between Montreal and Hamilton to kick off the season in time.<\/p>\n
As we get April underway, it feels like a good time to bring back our MMQB Positional Rankings for another year. Hopefully these will help prime you for a new season or serve as a good refresher from last season.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re going to start this year\u2019s rundown at quarterback, which always leads to plenty of debate and discourse. The fact Vernon Adams Jr., Zach Collaros<\/a>, Dru Brown<\/a>, Cody Fajardo<\/a>, and Chad Kelly<\/a> don\u2019t make this list is testament to that. Because any one of those guys could easily make someone else\u2019s, and with plenty of reason.<\/p>\n It\u2019s one of the best runs of quarterbacks across the league I can remember in a long time, so let\u2019s get things started.<\/p>\n RELATED 1. NATHAN ROURKE | BC LIONS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I would think this selection should generate the least debate of the three. Coming off his first Most Outstanding Player nod last season, and the CFL double as Most Outstanding Canadian, Nathan Rourke<\/a> enters 2026 firmly as the league\u2019s top pivot. And turning 27 next month, you could argue Rourke is only just now entering his \u201cprime\u201d.<\/p>\n Last season saw Rourke finish second overall (by six yards) with 5,290 passing yards and 36 touchdowns, and that\u2019s despite missing a pair of starts in June. When you add in ten more touchdowns and 564 additional yards on the ground, you really get the full scope of how big Rourke\u2019s impact was each week.<\/p>\n Rourke led the league with a stunning 112.2 quarterback rating and an average of 10.6 yards per attempt, while our friends at Pro Football Focus ranked him as the league\u2019s number one quarterback by a healthy margin. With standout receivers Keon Hatcher Sr. and Justin McInnis<\/a> in the fold again, I\u2019m expecting more aerial dominance from Rourke and the Lions in 2026.<\/p>\n 2. BO LEVI MITCHELL | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Two straight seasons leading the league in passing yards and touchdowns. Back-to-back East Division Most Outstanding Player nods. It\u2019s not only safe to say Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a> is back after a rough few years, but it\u2019s also no exaggeration to suggest he\u2019s returned to the elite tier of CFL quarterbacks. And with a surrounding cast that includes Kenny Lawler<\/a>, Kiondr\u00e9 Smith, and Shemar Bridges<\/a>, I\u2019m not expecting that to change in 2026.<\/p>\n Last year saw Mitchell finish with a league leading 5,296 passing yards and 36 touchdowns as the Ticats advanced to the Eastern Final for the first time in four years. And with a heartbreaking loss to the Alouettes to end Hamilton\u2019s season, you can bet Mitchell\u2019s motivation to return to the Grey Cup for the first time since 2018 will be as high as ever.<\/p>\n 3. TREVOR HARRIS | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Yes, Trevor Harris<\/a> turns 40 in May and could be entering his final CFL season. But it\u2019s hard not to have the reigning Grey Cup MVP on this list coming off likely the best campaign of his career. Harris emphatically showed us last year that when healthy, he\u2019s one of the league\u2019s best, most consistent, and most accurate quarterbacks.<\/p>\n En route to winning the 112th Grey Cup, Harris finished with 4,549 passing yards and 24 touchdowns while leading the league with a 73.6 per cent completion rate. And knowing Saskatchewan\u2019s push to run it back started with a Harris contract extension in December<\/a>, the drive to repeat has a strong chance to bring out another great year.<\/p>\n QUICK HITS<\/p>\n
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