The CFL’s reigning Most Outstanding Player, Brandon Banks has earned the top spot on the CFL on TSN’s top 50 players list.
It’s the first time in six years that either Bo Levi Mitchell or Michael Reilly are not ranked in the No. 1 spot.
Although the final list featured 50 players, each ballot had only 40 slots. Voters are required to meet the following positional minimums: five offensive linemen; four defensive linemen; four linebackers; four defensive backs; three running backs; two receivers; one quarterback; and one kicker.
2021 CFL on TSN top 50 players list:
1) Brandon Banks, receiver, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2) Bo Levi Mitchell, quarterback, Calgary Stampeders
3) Willie Jefferson, defensive lineman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
4) Bryan Burnham, receiver, B.C. Lions
5) Andrew Harris, running back, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
6) Michael Reilly, quarterback, B.C. Lions
7) Cody Fajardo, quarterback, Saskatchewan Roughriders
8) Trevor Harris, quarterback, Edmonton Elks
9) Stanley Bryant, offensive lineman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
10) Simoni Lawrence, linebacker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
11) Charleston Hughes, defensive lineman, Toronto Argonauts
12) William Stanback, running back, Montreal Alouettes
13) Ja’Gared Davis, defensive lineman, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
14) Shaq Evans, receiver, Saskatchewan Roughriders
15) Derel Walker, receiver, Edmonton Elks
16) Vernon Adams Jr., quarterback, Montreal Alouettes
17) Chris Van Zeyl, offensive lineman, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
18) Bralon Addison, receiver, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
19) Jeremiah Masoli, quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
20) Adam Bighill, linebacker, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
21) Dylan Wynn, defensive lineman, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
22) Henoc Muamba, linebacker, Toronto Argonauts
23) Brandon Revenberg, offensive lineman, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
24) Greg Ellingson, receiver, Edmonton Elks
25) William Powell, running back, Saskatchewan Roughriders
26) Cameron Judge, linebacker, Toronto Argonauts
27) Almondo Sewell, defensive lineman, Montreal Alouettes
28) Zach Collaros, quarterback, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
29) Nick Marshall, defensive back, Saskatchewan Roughriders
30) Frankie Williams, defensive back/returner, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
31) Eric Rogers, receiver, Toronto Argonauts
32) Marcus Sayles, defensive back, B.C. Lions
33) Richard Leonard, defensive back, Calgary Stampeders
34) Eugene Lewis, receiver, Montreal Alouettes
35) Dane Evans, quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
36) Patrick Levels, defensive back, Montreal Alouettes
37) Kwaku Boateng, defensive lineman, Edmonton Elks
38) Micah Johnson, defensive lineman, Saskatchewan Roughriders
39) Jameer Thurman, linebacker, Calgary Stampeders
40) Dan Clark, offensive lineman, Saskatchewan Roughriders
41) DaShaun Amos, defensive back, Calgary Stampeders
42) Ed Gainey, defensive back, Saskatchewan Roughriders
43) Greg Reid, defensive back, Montreal Alouettes
44) T.J. Lee, defensive back, B.C. Lions
45) Cleyon Laing, defensive lineman, Ottawa Redblacks
46) Sean McEwen, offensive lineman, Calgary Stampeders
47) Ucambre Williams, offensive lineman, Calgary Stampeders
48) Tunde Adeleke, defensive back, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
49) Jackson Jeffcoat, defensive lineman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
50) Darvin Adams, receiver, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Number of players by team
Hamilton Tiger-Cats — 11
Saskatchewan Roughriders — 7
Winnipeg Blue Bombers — 7
Calgary Stampeders — 6
Montreal Alouettes — 6
B.C. Lions — 4
Edmonton Elks — 4
Toronto Argonauts — 4
Ottawa Redblacks — 1
Number of players by position
Receiver — 9
Defensive back — 9
Defensive line — 9
Quarterback — 8
Offensive line — 6
Linebacker — 6
Running back — 3
