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Oliveira and Singer also named to week’s best

TORONTO – Dru Brown, Brady Oliveira and Dorian Singer have been named Week 21 Players of the Week in the Canadian Football League (CFL). The honour spotlights exceptional statistical performances, pivotal plays, game-breaking feats and more.

The three players were chosen by a panel composed of representatives from the CFL’s Football Operations, Player and Game Statistics, and Content departments.

  1. DRU BROWN | QB | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |WPG 34 – BC 10
    • Entered the game with 3:21 remaining in the third quarter with Winnipeg trailing 10-3
    • 11-of-11 for 185 yards
    • Two touchdown passes with no interceptions
    • 16.8 yards per attempt
    • Two completions of 30+ yards, both to Dorian Singer: a 30-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter and a 46-yard connection in the fourth
    • Perfect efficiency rating of 158.3
  2. BRADY OLIVEIRA | RB | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |WPG 34 – BC 10
    • 15 carries for 149 yards (9.9 yards per carry); eighth 100-yard+ rushing game of the season
    • Two touchdowns
    • Four carries of 10+ yards, highlighted by a 63-yard rushing major in the fourth quarter
    • 172 yards from scrimmage
    • CFL rushing leader (1,493 yards)
  3. DORIAN SINGER | REC | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS |WPG 34 – BC 10
    • Four receptions for 119 yards (29.8 yards per catch); second 100-yard+ game of the season
    • One touchdown reception, a 30-yard effort late in the third quarter to begin Winnipeg’s comeback
    • Two receptions of 30+ yards, highlighted by a game-long 46-yard catch
    • Three second-down conversion receptions

2026 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – IN REVIEW

  • W1 | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Robert Kennedy III (MTL) | Jake Ceresna (WPG)
  • W2 | Trevor Harris (SSK) | Tyson def Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL)
  • W3 | Bo Levi Mitchell (HAM) | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Kevin Mital (TOR)
  • W4 | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Chad Kelly (TOR)
  • W5 | Vernon Adams Jr. (CGY) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK) | James Butler (BC)
  • W6 | Justin Rankin (EDM) | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Dru Brown (WPG)
  • W7 | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Travis Theis (MTL) |Dedrick Mills (CGY)
  • W8 | Cody Fajardo (EDM) | Tyreik McAllister (CGY) | Travis Theis (MTL)
  • W9 | Zander Horvath (BC) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Tyson Philpot (MTL)
  • W10 | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK) | Damonte Coxie (TOR)
  • W11 | J.J. Ross (EDM) | Cody Fajardo EDM | Zander Horvath (BC)
  • W12 | Kabion Ento (MTL) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Nathan Rourke (BC)
  • W13 | Zander Horvath (BC) | Zach Collaros (WPG) | KeeSean Johnson (SSK)
  • W14 | Tyrice Beverette (MTL) | Dhel Duncan-Busby (SSK) | Trevor Harris (SSK)
  • W15 | David Ungerer III (TOR) | Tyrice Beverette (MTL) | Keon Hatcher Sr. (BC)
  • W16 | Adarius Pickett (TOR) | Jalen Philpot (CGY) | Justin Hardy (OTT)
  • W17 | Nathan Rourke (BC) | Vernon Adams Jr. (CGY) | Vincent Blanchard (EDM)
  • W18 | Tyson Philpot (MTL) | Kenny Lawler (HAM) | Vernon Adams Jr. (CGY)
  • W19 | Malik Carney (EDM) | Davis Alexander (MTL) | Zach Collaros (WPG)
  • W20 | Bryson Barnes (OTT) | Ayden Eberhardt (OTT) | Ontaria Wilson (WPG)
  • W21 | Dru Brown (WPG) | Brady Oliveira (WPG) | Dorian Singer (WPG)
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