B.C. Lions’ receiver Justin McInnis and Montreal Alouettes’ defensive back Marc-Antoine Dequoy have been named the CFL’s top performers for July by Pro Football Focus (PFF).
McInnis scored a grade of 89.1 after making 27 catches for 442 yards and four touchdowns in three games, including a career-high 14 catches for 243 yards against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Week 6. The two honourable mentions were B.C. Lions’ quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (88.9) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ quarterback Chris Streveler (86.5).
Dequoy earned a grade of 89.3, recording five defensive tackles and one pass knockdown over 79 defensive snaps. He was recently named the CFL’s top performer for Week 8. The two honourable mentions were Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ defensive tackle Casey Sayles (83.4) and Calgary Stampeders’ cornerback Tre Roberson (82.7).
The Montreal Alouettes had the highest-graded offensive line for the month of July, earning a group grade of 68.1. Left guard Pier-Olivier Lestage had the highest individual grade (73.8), followed by left tackle Nick Callender (69.5) and centre Justin Lawrence (68.0).
The CFL partnered with PFF for the first time ahead of the 2023 season. The American company uses game footage to review every player on the field and grades their individual performances on a scale from zero to 100.
The league unveils the top-graded players from PFF each week. Offensive and defensive players must play a minimum of 25 snaps to be eligible and special teams players must play at least 10. Ties are broken by the number of snaps played.
The top-graded players from each position were as follows for July.
- QB | Vernon Adams Jr. | B.C. | 88.9
- RB | Brady Oliveira | Winnipeg | 85.1
- REC | Justin McInnis | B.C. | 89.1
- OL | Logan Ferland | Saskatchewan | 73.8
- DL | Casey Sayles | Hamilton | 83.4
- LB | Wynton McManis | Toronto | 74.4
- DB | Marc-Antoine Dequoy | Montreal | 89.3
- RET | Kalil Pimpleton | Ottawa | 87.4
- K/P | Lewis Ward | Ottawa | 91.0
- ST | Tyrice Beverette | Montreal | 92.5
