{"id":99404,"date":"2025-08-26T23:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/99404\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T23:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:02:07","slug":"argonauts-receiver-jake-herslow-has-four-td-catches-in-last-three-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/99404\/","title":{"rendered":"Argonauts receiver Jake Herslow has four TD catches in last three games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toronto Argonauts wide receiver Jake Herslow (87) sprints past the B.C. Lions’ defence during first half CFL action in Toronto this past Saturday.Sammy Kogan\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

The time spent together when neither were starters is paying off for Nick Arbuckle and Jake Herslow.<\/p>\n

Arbuckle has thrown four touchdown passes to Herslow in the Toronto Argonauts\u2019 last three games. On Saturday, Arbuckle found Herslow seven times for 149 yards and two touchdowns \u2013 one on a 70-yard reception \u2013 in their 52-34 home win over the B.C. Lions.<\/p>\n

But that chemistry was developed last season when Arbuckle served as Chad Kelly\u2019s backup and Herslow was on Toronto\u2019s practice roster.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re the backup quarterback, you don\u2019t get many reps,\u201d Arbuckle said. \u201cSo after practice, you stay and try to throw to whoever wants to run, and Jake was always that guy who wanted to run.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I got countless reps throwing with him more than anyone else last year, and obviously that\u2019s paying off big here. I trust how he runs routes, his body language and things like that because I\u2019ve probably thrown to him as much, if not more, than anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6-foot, 185-pound Herslow played just one game last year, registering two catches for 55 yards and a TD \u2013 a 29-yard toss also from Arbuckle. This season, he has 19 receptions for 316 yards and four TDs in six contests.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking all the scout team reps (last year) and staying after practice for hours just throwing, me and him,\u201d Herslow said. \u201cTiming-wise, we have that down and he\u2019s very comfortable throwing me the ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe communicate very well and we\u2019re just very comfortable with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herslow started at slotback last week when Damonte Coxie (head) \u2013 Toronto\u2019s leading receiver \u2013 couldn\u2019t play. Veteran slotback DaVaris Daniels shifted to Coxie\u2019s spot, creating an opportunity for Herslow, who has impressed head coach Ryan Dinwiddie with all facets of his game.<\/p>\n

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In his second year with the Argos, Herslow is enjoying a breakout season, thanks in part to his chemistry with quarterback Nick Arbuckle.Chris Young\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a big catch radius \u2013 no one gives him credit for that,\u201d Dinwiddie said. \u201cBut he\u2019s done a great job of blocking for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cJake is willing. He\u2019s not as big in stature but he plays physical football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herslow, 27, spent time with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2023 after signing with the NFL\u2019s Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love coach Ryan Dinwiddie, I\u2019d die for that guy,\u201d Herslow said. \u201cGoing out there blocking and doing whatever he asks me to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust continue to earn his trust and prove to him on the field I can be the player I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herslow, of Virginia Beach, Va., finished his collegiate career at Houston in 2021, registering 35 catches for 480 yards and five touchdowns. He spent four seasons at Old Dominion University (2016-2019), recording 11 receptions for 109 yards while adding 15 special-teams tackles in 30 games despite arriving as a walk-on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat (perseverance) has epitomized my career,\u201d he said. \u201cNot everyone is going to believe in you or give you every opportunity in the world like they would to some people.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve just got to go back to that mindset of focusing on one play at a time and doing everything you can where your feet are, one play at a time. I\u2019m a baller and that\u2019s my mindset because I put the work in when no one is looking \u2026 so I\u2019m confident in what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toronto (3-8) is tied for third in the East Division with Ottawa (3-8), both being four points behind second-place Montreal (5-6). However, with just four points separating the third-, fourth- and fifth-place West Division squads, it looks like only the top-two finishers in the East will earn playoff spots due to the crossover.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Toronto visits first-place Hamilton (6-4) in the annual Labour Day showdown. The Tiger-Cats won the first regular-season meeting 51-38 at BMO Field on July 4 and would take the season series with another victory.<\/p>\n

However, the two teams will meet a third time Oct. 4 and two victories would give Toronto the season series and allow it to make up ground on the division leader.<\/p>\n

However, winning in Hamilton is no easy feat. Not only is it a very hostile environment for Toronto, but the Ticats have been victorious in eight of the last 10 Labour Day showdowns.<\/p>\n

Herslow remains undeterred.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt (the B.C. win) gives us confidence,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know what we are in this locker room.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the games haven\u2019t gone our way, and our record doesn\u2019t reflect the type of team we are. We\u2019re going to stay extremely confident and just focus on one play at a time, one day at a time, and we\u2019re going to get a win.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Toronto Argonauts wide receiver Jake Herslow (87) sprints past the B.C. Lions’ defence…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,521,875,522,520,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,82,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-99404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadian-news","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99404","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=99404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}