Running backs Butler, Thomas Erlington and Mills named Top Performers
October 25, 2022 – Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
TORONTO – James Butler, Sean Thomas Erlington and Dedrick Mills are the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Top Performers for Week 20 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.
RB | JAMES BUTLER | BC LIONS | BC 31 – EDM 14
Career-high 141 rushing yards – third 100+ rushing yard game of the year
Four rushes for 10+ yards, average of 5.9 yards per carry and one touchdown
Three receptions for 21 yards
Second Top Performer honour (Week 1)
2022 Season: 1,054 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per carry and 11 touchdowns (7 rushing, 4 receiving)
RB | SEAN THOMAS ERLNGTON | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS | HAM 30 – OTT 27
Season-high 104 rushing yards
Second career 100+ rushing yard game
Average of eight yards per carry
Three rushes for 10+ yards and two for 20+
2022 Season: 465 combined yards (327 rushing, 128 receiving) and two touchdowns
RB | DEDRICK MILLS | CALGARY STAMPEDERS | CGY 32 – SSK 21
103 rushing yards – second 100+ game of the season
Average of 6.1 yards per carry and one touchdown
Three catches for 22 yards
Four runs for 10+ yards
2022 season: five games, 334 rushing yards (6.3 yards per carry) and one touchdown, 13 receptions for 105 yards
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)
14 | Zach Collaros (WPG) | Kurleigh Gittens Jr. (TOR) | Willie Jefferson (WPG)
15 | Dane Evans (HAM) | Taylor Cornelius (EDM) | Matthew Thomas (EDM)
16 | Maurice Carnell IV (TOR) | Jake Maier (CGY) | McLeod Bethel-Thompson (TOR)
17 | Tyrice Beverette (MTL) | Nic Demski (WPG) | Zach Collaros (WPG)
18 | Dalton Schoen (WPG) | Wes Hills (HAM) | Malik Carney (HAM)
19 | Richard Leonard (HAM) | Tim White (HAM) | Adarius Pickett (MTL)
20 | James Butler (BC) | Sean Thomas Erlington (HAM) | Dedrick Mills (CGY)
2022 CFL TOP PERFORMERS – TEAM BREAKDOWN
BC (12)
Winnipeg (10)
Calgary (8)
Hamilton (8)
Montreal (6)
Toronto (6)
Saskatchewan (4)
Ottawa (3)
Edmonton (3)
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