Rourke, Collaros and Evans named Top Performers
August 2, 2022 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO - Quarterbacks Nathan Rourke, Zach Collaros and Caleb Evans are the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Top Performers for Week 8 of the 2022 season.
The three players were chosen by a panel of judges made up of Matt Dunigan and Marshall Ferguson of TSN, and Pierre Vercheval of RDS, who independently send their selections to the CFL league office.
QB | NATHAN ROURKE | BC LIONS | BC 32 - SSK 17
326 passing yards - third game of the season with 300+
27-of-33 (81.8 per cent) and two touchdown passes
Eight rushes for 20 yards, including a touchdown run
132.9 passer efficiency rating
League leader in touchdown passes (16) and completion percentage (79.3); second in passing (1,941 yards)
On the ground in 2022: 208 yards (average of 7.7 yards) with four touchdowns
Third Top Performer of the Week honour (Weeks 1 and 3)
QB | ZACH COLLAROS | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS | WPG 35 - CGY 28
270 passing yards, four touchdown passes and zero interceptions
Sixth-career game with 4+ touchdown (personal record of five on August 20, 2016)
73.3 per cent passing (22-of-30)
Highest passer efficiency rating of the season (145.1)
Leads league in passing yards (1,948), second in touchdown passes (15) and third in completion percentage (70.2 per cent)
Second Top Performer honour in July (Week 5)
QB | CALEB EVANS | OTTAWA REDBLACKS | OTT 23 - TOR 13
286 yards on 82.8 per cent passing and two touchdowns
Second-highest career efficiency rating (135.1)
Second career multi-touchdown game
Two 30+ yard passes, including a 46-yard effort to Jaelon Acklin
31 yards on the ground, including an 11-yard rush
2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK
1 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | James Butler (BC) | T.J. Lee (BC)
2 | Titus Wall (CGY) | Rene Paredes (CGY) | Jamal Morrow (SSK)
3 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Malik Henry (CGY) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)
4 | Keon Hatcher (BC) | Anthony Lanier II (SSK) | Pete Robertson (SSK)
5 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Peyton Logan (CGY) | Dalton Schoen (WPG)
6 | Greg Ellingson (WPG) | Kenny Lawler (EDM) | Dane Evans (HAM)
7 | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Andrew Harris (TOR) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR)
8 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Caleb Evans (OTT)
2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS - TEAM BREAKDOWN
BC (6)
Winnipeg (5)
Calgary (4)
Saskatchewan (3)
Toronto (2)
Edmonton (1)
Hamilton (1)
Montreal (1)
Ottawa (1)
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