Tuesday, November 3, 2015 — TORONTO – Derel Walker, Shawn Lemon, and Mike Reilly were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week for Week 19 of the CFL’s 2015 season.
The three players were chosen by a panel of judges who independently send their selections to the CFL head office. The panel includes former Canadian Football League players Matt Dunigan and Duane Forde of TSN and Pierre Vercheval of RDS.
WR | DEREL WALKER | EDMONTON ESKIMOS
Edmonton’s first-year player, Derel Walker caught three touchdown passes in their 40-22 win over the Montreal Alouettes to give them first place in the West Division.
Walker’s trio of touchdowns doubled his season total, and his 128 yards on 10 catches put him at 1,110 yards for the season, the only rookie to join an elite club of veterans in the 1000-yard club despite missing a third of the season.
The Hillsboro, Texas native had an electrifying first quarter, snagging five grabs for 57 yards, including one touchdown on a nine-play, 71-yard drive.
The former Aggie scored twice more, both in the closing quarter of the game from Mike Reilly passes. Walker caught a six-yard pass from Reilly at the top of the quarter to give Edmonton a score after a 77-yard drive. He capped off the game with a 28-yard pass to give Edmonton an 11-point lead with just over nine minutes to go.
Walker closed his season with 89 recpetions and hauled in six touchdowns on the year.
The win secured Edmonton their first bye into the West Final since 2003. This is Walker’s fourth recognition, with accolades for the month of August as well as Weeks 10 and 14.
DL | SHAWN LEMON | OTTAWA REDBLACKS
Ottawa REDBLACKS defensive lineman Shawn Lemon recorded a pair of sacks to help the REDBLACKS clinch a home playoff date with a 12-6 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
In a game that featured strong defensive play, Lemon was able to get to Hamilton quarterback Jeff Mathews in the first quarter for a nine-yard loss and then again in the fourth quarter for an eight-yard loss.
On both occasions he forced a fumble on the play. His first sack and fumble was recovered by his teammate Moton Hopkins and led to a REDBLACKS field goal to extend their lead to six points.
Lemon also added a tackle for a loss when he wrapped up Terrell Sinkfield for a four-yard loss.
In eight games this season the Akron University product has accumulated 13 tackles and five sacks.
QB | MIKE REILLY | EDMONTON ESKIMOS
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly helped secure his team first place in the West after coming back and beating the Montreal Alouettes 40-22 at Commonwealth Stadium.
Reilly completed 29 of 35 passes (82.9 percent) for 308 yards and tossed three touchdowns to Derel Walker.
The Kennewick, Washington native also added 16 rushing yards on 6 attempts.
The Central Washington product passed for 2,449 yards this season, completing 65 percent of his passes and throwing 15 touchdowns. Reilly also displayed his mobility, rushing for 324 yards on the season, scoring two touchdowns and averaging 4.9 yards per rush.
This is Reilly’s third time being named a Shaw CFL Top Performer of the Week. He was also named a Top Performer in Week 12 and 18.
SHAW FANS’ CHOICE OF THE WEEK!
Henry Burris won Week 18 of Shaw Fans’ Choice of the Week and collected 10 bonus points.
2015 SHAW CFL PLAYER OF THE WEEK POINTS LEADERBOARD
| Rank | Player | 2015 Points Total | Points Breakdown | ||||
| 1st place points | 2ndplace points | 3rdplace points | Fan vote points | Monthly points | |||
| 1 | Henry Burris | 640 | 300 | 100 | – | 40 | 200 |
| 2 | Trevor Harris | 425 | 200 | – | 25 | – | 200 |
| 3 | Zach Collaros | 420 | 100 | 100 | – | 20 | 200 |
| 4 | Derel Walker | 250 | 100 | – | 50 | – | 100 |
| 5 | Adarius Bowman | 235 | 200 | – | 25 | 10 | – |
| T-6 | Rakeem Cato | 150 | 150 | – | – | – | 50 |
| T-6 | Chris Rainey | 150 | – | 50 | – | – | 100 |
| T-6 | Mike Reilly | 150 | 100 | – | 50 | – | – |
| 9 | Drew Willy | 145 | 100 | – | 25 | 20 | – |
| 10 | Marcus Howard | 125 | – | – | 25 | – | 100 |
| T-11 | Shakir Bell | 110 | 100 | – | – | 10 | – |
| T-11 | Emanuel Davis | 110 | 100 | – | – | 10 | – |
| T-11 | James Franklin | 110 | 100 | – | – | 10 | – |
| T-11 | Macho Harris | 110 | 100 | – | – | 10 | – |
| T-11 | Bo Levi Mitchell | 110 | 100 | – | – | 10 | – |
| T-16 | Mike Daly | 100 | 100 | – | – | – | – |
| T-16 | Travis Lulay | 100 | 100 | – | – | – | – |
| T-18 | Marquay McDaniel | 75 | – | 50 | 25 | – | – |
| T-18 | Eric Norwood | 75 | – | – | 25 | – | 50 |
| T-20 | Jeremiah Johnson | 60 | – | 50 | – | 10 | – |
| T-20 | Jeff Mathews | 60 | – | 50 | – | 10 | – |
| T-20 | Ryan Smith | 60 | – | 50 | – | 10 | – |
| T-23 | Jon Cornish | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Jeff Fuller | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | S.J. Green | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Andrew Harris | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Charleston Hughes | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Jonathon Jennings | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Kendial Lawrence | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Shawn Lemon | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Terrell Sinkfield Jr | 50 | – | – | 50 | – | – |
| T-23 | Patrick Watkins | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| T-23 | Jamaal Westerman | 50 | – | – | – | – | 50 |
| T-23 | Aston Whiteside | 50 | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| 35 | Weston Dressler | 35 | – | – | 25 | 10 | – |
| T-36 | Emmanuel Arceneaux | 25 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| T-36 | Mic’hael Brooks | 25 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| T-36 | Stefan Logan | 25 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| T-36 | Keith Shologan | 25 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| T-36 | Brandon Smith | 25 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| T-36 | Chris Williams | 25 | – | – | 25 | – | – |
2015 SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK
| Week | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1 | Trevor Harris (TOR) | Jeff Fuller (CGY) | Drew Willy (WPG)* |
| 2 | Rakeem Cato (MTL) | Ryan Smith (SSK)* | Trevor Harris (TOR) |
| 3 | Travis Lulay (BC) | S.J. Green (MTL) | Weston Dressler (SSK)* |
| 4 | Shakir Bell (EDM)* | Jon Cornish (CGY) | Marcus Howard (EDM) |
| 5 | Henry Burris (OTT)* | Aston Whiteside (OTT) | Chris Williams (OTT) |
| 6 | Drew Willy (WPG)* | Patrick Watkins (EDM) | Marquay McDaniel (CGY) |
| 7 | Emanuel Davis (HAM)* | Andrew Harris (BC) | Keith Shologan (OTT) |
| 8 | Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY)* | Zach Collaros (HAM) | Eric Norwood (HAM) |
| 9 | Mike Daly (HAM) | Zach Collaros (HAM)* | Terrell Sinkfield, Jr (HAM) |
| 10 | James Franklin (EDM)* | Kendial Lawrence (EDM) | Derel Walker (EDM) |
| 11 | Zach Collaros (HAM)* | Charleston Hughes (CGY) | Terrell Sinkfield, Jr (HAM) |
| 12 | Mike Reilly (EDM) | Jeremiah Johnson (OTT)* | Adarius Bowman (EDM) |
| 13 | Henry Burris (OTT)* | Chris Rainey (BC) | Stefan Logan (MTL) |
| 14 | Macho Harris (SSK)* | Marquay McDaniel (CGY) | Derel Walker (EDM) |
| 15 | Henry Burris (OTT)* | Jonathon Jennings (BC) | Mic’hael Brooks (BC) |
| 16 | Trevor Harris (TOR) | Jeff Mathews (HAM)* | Emmanuel Arceneaux (BC) |
| 17 | Adarius Bowman (EDM)* | Henry Burris (OTT) | Brandon Smith (CGY) |
| 18 | Adarius Bowman (EDM) | Henry Burris (OTT)* | Mike Reilly (EDM) |
| 19 | Derel Walker (EDM) | Shawn Lemon (OTT) | Mike Reilly (EDM) |
*Indicates Shaw Fan’s Choice of the Week
2015 SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH
| Month | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| July | Trevor Harris (TOR) | Marcus Howard (EDM) | Rakeem Cato (MTL) |
| August | Zach Collaros (HAM) | Derel Walker (EDM) | Eric Norwood (HAM) |
| September | Henry Burris (OTT) | Chris Rainey (BC) | Jamaal Westerman (WPG) |
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