Star quarterback Davis Alexander was the Montreal Alouettes\u2019 nominee for the CFL\u2019s Most Outstanding Player award, it was announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
Alexander was one of nine team nominees for MOP, given annually to the best player in the league. Alexander and teammate Tyson Philpot were the two frontrunners for the award after the formidable quarterback and wide receiver duo helped lead the Als to the top record in the Eastern Division, but it\u2019s Alexander who received Montreal\u2019s nomination from the Football Reporters of Canada.<\/p>\n
The pivot led the CFL in passing yards per game (328.6) and had a 35-4 touchdown to interception ratio. He is expected to sit out the final week of the season without the Alouettes having anything to play for, locking in his numbers for the year.<\/p>\n
Alexander is up against Nathan Rourke (BC Lions), Cody Fajardo (Edmonton Elks), Vernon Adams Jr. (Calgary Stampeders), Trevor Harris (Saskatchewan Roughriders), Brady Oliveira (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), Reggie Stubblefield (Hamilton Tiger-Cats), Chad Kelly (Toronto Argonauts) and Ayden Eberhardt (Ottawa Redblacks).<\/p>\n
Philpot still has a chance at a major award for his stellar season, as he was the Als\u2019 nominee for Most Outstanding Canadian. Also nominated for MOC is his twin brother, receiver Jalen Philpot of the Calgary Stampeders.<\/p>\n
Tyson had the better season among the two and leads the league in yards (1,809), receptions (124), and touchdowns (13). Like Alexander, he also projects to sit out Week 21.<\/p>\n
To put those numbers into historical context, he put up the most receiving yards in a season since Geroy Simon\u2019s MOP 2006 season, the most catches since Derrell Mitchell\u2019s 1998 year, and the second-most receiving touchdowns since Romby Bryant in 2010.<\/p>\n
Jalen\u2019s season was solid, too, as he finished with 91 catches for a career-best 1,241 yards and eight touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Joining the twins as nominees for the league\u2019s top Canadian honour this season are Rourke (BC Lions), Joel Dublanko (Edmonton Elks), Kian Schaffer-Baker (Saskatchewan Roughriders), Oliveira (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), Kiondre Smith (Hamilton Tiger-Cats), David Ungerer III (Toronto Argonauts), and Keelan White (Ottawa Redblacks).<\/p>\n
The three finalists for MOC, Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman and Most Outstanding Rookie will be named on Oct. 27. The MOP, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Most Outstanding Special teams Player finalists will be announced a day later.<\/p>\n
Here is the full list of the CFL\u2019s end-of-season award nominees, divided by team:<\/p>\n
BC LIONS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Nathan Rourke <\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Nathan Rourke*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Darnell Sankey*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Kory Woodruff*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Sean Whyte*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Parker McKenna*<\/p>\n
EDMONTON ELKS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Cody Fajardo<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Joel Dublanko <\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Malik Carney <\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | David Beard<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Vincent Blanchard*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | T.J. Luther*<\/p>\n
CALGARY STAMPEDERS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Vernon Adams Jr.*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Jalen Philpot*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Clarence Hicks*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Christy Nkanu<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Tyreik McAllister*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Jesulayomi Ojutalayo<\/p>\n
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Trevor Harris<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Kian Schaffer-Baker <\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Jameer Thurman*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Logan Ferland<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Melique Straker <\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Daniel Wiebe<\/p>\n
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Brady Oliveira*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Brady Oliveira*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Evan Holm<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Jarell Broxton*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Trey Vaval <\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Major Williams*<\/p>\n
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Reggie Stubblefield<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Kiondr\u00e9 Smith <\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Reggie Stubblefield<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Brandon Revenberg<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Marc Liegghio<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Jordan Crook <\/p>\n
TORONTO ARGONAUTS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Chad Kelly<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | David Ungerer III <\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Adarius Pickett<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Peter Nicastro <\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Janarion Grant*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Tyler Kahmann*<\/p>\n
OTTAWA REDBLACKS<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Ayden Eberhardt<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Keelan White <\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Nyles Morgan <\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Drew Desjarlais<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Kalil Pimpleton*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Jelani Stafford <\/p>\n
MONTREAL ALOUETTES<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOP | Davis Alexander <\/p>\n
\u2022 MOC | Tyson Philpot*<\/p>\n
\u2022 MODP | Tyrice Beverette<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOOL | Donald Ventrelli<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOST | Jos\u00e9 Maltos D\u00edaz<\/p>\n
\u2022 MOR | Jonathan Sutherland <\/p>\n
*Denotes unanimous selection<\/p>\n
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