Banks and Masoli Named CFL Top Performers of the Month
October 31, 2017 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release
The Canadian Football League announced Tuesday that Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiver/kick returner Brandon Banks and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli have been named CFL Top Performers of the Month for October.
Banks, 29, registered 31 receptions for 541 yards and four receiving touchdowns, and returned six punts for 116 yards and one touchdown over four games in October. The 5-7, 150-pound native of Garner, North Carolina, became the eighth player in CFL history to record five consecutive 100-yard receiving games on October 27 at Ottawa. Through 19 weeks, Banks ranks tied for third in CFL receiving touchdowns with eight.
In his fifth CFL season, the Kansas State University product has played in all 17 of Hamilton's games, posting 60 receptions for 935 yards and eight touchdowns, and two carries for five yards and one rushing touchdown. Banks has also added 36 punt returns for 387 yards and one touchdown, and 33 kickoff returns for 624 yards.
Masoli, 29, completed 102 passes on 148 attempts (68.9%) for 1,422 yards and eight touchdowns, and added 23 carries for 112 rushing yards and one touchdown over four games in October. The native of San Francisco, California, also set career single-game highs in passing yards (438) and passing touchdowns (4) on October 27 at Ottawa. The University of Mississippi product has registered 221 pass completions on 354 attempts (62.4%) for 2,859 yards and 14 touchdowns, and added 63 carries for 358 rushing yards and three touchdowns in 17 games (nine starts) this season.
Edmonton's Mike Reilly, second in voting, joins Banks and Masoli as this month's CFL Top Performers. The three players were chosen by a panel of judges who independently send their selections to the CFL head office. The panel includes former Canadian Football League players Matt Dunigan and Duane Forde of TSN and Pierre Vercheval of RDS.
Tiger-Cats named CFL Top Performers of the Week this season:
Jeremiah Masoli - Week 12 (3rd)
Jeremiah Masoli - Week 16 (3rd)
Brandon Banks - Week 18 (1st)
Brandon Banks - Week 19 (3rd)
Tiger-Cats named CFL Top Performers of the Month this season:
Brandon Banks - October (1st)
Jeremiah Masoli - October (3rd)
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