Acklin, Mauldin and Thurman named Top Performers
September 7, 2022 – Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO – Jaelon Acklin, Lorenzo Mauldin IV and Jameer Thurman are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 13 of the 2022 season.
CFL TOP PERFORMERS – OK TIRE LABOUR DAY WEEKEND
Acklin, Mauldin and Thurman named Top Performers
TORONTO – Jaelon Acklin, Lorenzo Mauldin IV and Jameer Thurman are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 13 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.
WR | JAELON ACKLIN | OTTAWA REDBLACKS | OTT 38 – MTL 24
Career-high 159 receiving yards on seven receptions (22.7 yards per catch)
Two 30+ yard receptions and two second down conversion catches
Fifth 100+ yard game to lead the league; seventh of his career
League leader with 963 receiving yards, on 56 receptions
DL | LORENZO MAULDIN IV | OTTAWA REDBLACKS | OTT 38 – MTL 24
Five tackles, two sacks, one tackle for a loss and one pass knockdown
Two sacks and one tackle for a loss led to loss of eight yards
Third game this season with multiple sacks
2022 season: 10 sacks (league leader) and 29 tackles
LB | JAMEER THURMAN | CALGARY STAMPEDERS | CGY 26 – EDM 18
Tied a career-high with 10 tackles in a game – second time in his career
Added one sack and one tackle for a loss, which led to a loss of nine yards
2022 season: Eight games, 40 tackles, two interceptions, one sack, and one forced fumble
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)
9 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Dominque Rhymes (BC) | Titus Wall (CGY)
10 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Bryan Burnham (BC) | Wesley Sutton (MTL)
11 | Obum Gwacham (BC) | Trevor Harris (MTL) | Tim White (HAM)
12 | Jamal Peters (TOR) | Kian Schaffer-Baker (SSK) | Malik Henry (CGY)
13 | Jaelon Acklin (OTT) | Lorenzo Mauldin IV (OTT) | Jameer Thurman (CGY)
2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS – TEAM BREAKDOWN
BC (11)
Calgary (6)
Winnipeg (5)
Montreal (4)
Saskatchewan (4)
Ottawa (3)
Toronto (3)
Hamilton (2)
Edmonton (1)
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