{"id":803104,"date":"2026-07-15T08:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803104\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:19:14","slug":"rankin-headlines-week-6-players-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803104\/","title":{"rendered":"RANKIN HEADLINES WEEK 6 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a aria-label=\"View image\" class=\"prezly-slate-image-rollover\" id=\"image-e7899cda-2264-43df-a621-b139bb0ea2a1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/POTW-1200x630 week6.jpg\" style=\"max-width:1200px\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"prezly-slate-media prezly-slate-image__media prezly-slate-media--image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/POTW-1200x630 week6.jpg\"   loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">TORONTO (July 14, 2026) \u2013 Justin Rankin, Tyson Philpot and Dru Brown have been named Week 6 Players of the Week in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The honour spotlights exceptional statistical performances, pivotal plays, game-breaking feats and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The three players were chosen by a panel composed of representatives from the CFL\u2019s Football Operations, Player and Game Statistics, and Content departments.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Rankin | RB | Edmonton Elks | <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/10\/recap-edmonton-40-ottawa-17\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">OTT 17 \u2013 EDM 40<\/a> 14 rushes for 107 yards (average of 7.6); fourth 100-yard+ game of the season<a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/09\/justin-rankin-bounces-off-the-defenders-and-sprints-to-the-end-zone\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">19-<\/a> and <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/10\/commonwealth-erupts-as-justin-rankin-does-it-again\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">31-yard<\/a> rushing majors Three receptions on four targets for 43 yards and a <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/09\/rankin-shifts-gears-and-darts-into-the-end-zone\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">touchdown<\/a> \u200b Second career game with three total touchdowns 150 yards from scrimmageThird Player of the Week honour (W1 and W3) Tyson Philpot | WR | Montreal Alouettes | <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/11\/recap-montreal-37-calgary-30\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">CGY 30 \u2013 MTL 37<\/a> Nine receptions on 10 targets (90 per cent)132 receiving yards; fourth consecutive 100-yard+ game<a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/11\/tyson-philpot-strikes-first-off-trick-play\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">One touchdown<\/a> \u2013 a seven-yard reception from Tyler Snead off a trick playOne 30-yard+ reception and two second down conversions49 yards after catchThird Player of the Week honour (W2 and W4)Dru Brown | QB | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/10\/recap-winnipeg-30-toronto-21\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">TOR 21 \u2013 WPG 30<\/a>25-of-31 (80.6 per cent) for 339 yardsAveraged 10.9 yards per pass attempt and 13.6 yards per completion <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfl.ca\/2026\/07\/10\/tim-white-ignites-the-home-crowd\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">35-yard touchdown pass<\/a> to Tim White in the first quarter Two completions of 30+ yards, including a game-long 49-yard strike to Ontaria Wilson Efficiency rating of 112.2<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">2026 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK \u2013 IN REVIEW<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/press.cfl.ca\/rankin-headlines-week-1-players-of-the-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">W1<\/a> | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Robert Kennedy III (MTL) | Jake Ceresna (WPG)<a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/press.cfl.ca\/harris-headlines-week-2-players-of-the-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">W2<\/a> | Trevor Harris (SSK) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL)<a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/press.cfl.ca\/mitchell-headlines-week-3-players-of-the-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">W3<\/a> | Bo Levi Mitchell (HAM) | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Kevin Mital (TOR)<a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/press.cfl.ca\/philpot-headlines-week-4-players-of-the-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">W4<\/a> | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Chad Kelly (TOR)<a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/press.cfl.ca\/adams-headlines-week-5-players-of-the-week\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\">W5<\/a> | Vernon Adams Jr. (CGY) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK) | James Butler (BC)W6 | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Dru Brown (WPG)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO (July 14, 2026) \u2013 Justin Rankin, Tyson Philpot and Dru Brown have been named Week 6 Players&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":803105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-803104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/803105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}