CFL Honor Roll: Week 11 Standouts Led by Rourke, Barlow, and Saskatchewan’s Front Five

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TORONTO – The Canadian Football League (CFL) has unveiled its Week 11 Honour Roll, powered by Pro Football Focus (PFF), spotlighting elite performances across the league. This week’s top marks go to BC Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, Edmonton Elks defensive lineman Brandon Barlow, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line.

About the Honour Roll
Each week, PFF analysts evaluate every snap using over 200 data points to assign Player Grades — a score out of 100 that reflects positional performance. The CFL Honour Roll recognizes the highest-graded offensive and defensive players, the top offensive line unit, and the best performers across ten positional categories, including the newly added Returner.

Week 11 Top Performers

Offence: Nathan Rourke | QB | BC Lions

Game: MTL 18 – BC 36

  • Grade: 93.2
  • 26-of-34 passing (76.5%) for 382 yards
  • Season-high 4 touchdown passes
  • Sixth 300+ yard game of the year
  • Added 31 rushing yards, including a 27-yard burst
  • Efficiency rating: 139.6
  • Second Player of the Week nod (also Week 1)

Defence: Brandon Barlow | DL | Edmonton Elks

Game: TOR 20 – EDM 28

  • Grade: 87.6
  • 45 defensive snaps
  • 2 tackles, 1 forced fumble
  • First sack of the season (4-yard loss)
  • 86.6 pass rush grade on 37 snaps

Offensive Line: Saskatchewan Roughriders

Game: HAM 9 – SSK 29

  • Unit Grade: 62.1
  • Top individual grades:
  • Jermarcus Hardrick 77.3
  • Logan Ferland 62.6
  • Payton Collins 56.9

All-Week 11 Team (Top Grades by Position)

PositionPlayerTeamGrade
QBNathan RourkeBC93.2
RBJustin RankinEdmonton87.3
RECKeon HatcherBC88.8
OLJermarcus HardrickSaskatchewan77.3
DLBrandon BarlowEdmonton87.6
LBMicah AweBC84.6
DBEvan HolmWinnipeg85.1
RETKalil PimpletonOttawa67.0
K/PSergio CastilloWinnipeg79.1
STCameron JudgeToronto91.3

📈 Top 10 Grades of 2025 (Offence/Defence)

GradeWeekPOSPlayerTeam
99.3W9DLWillie JeffersonWinnipeg
93.2W11QBNathan RourkeBC
93.0W7QBTrevor HarrisSaskatchewan
92.6W7DBDestin TalbertHamilton
91.6W3QBDavis AlexanderMontreal
91.5W10QBVernon Adams Jr.Calgary
91.0W5DLJulian HowsareHamilton
90.9W6DBJamal PetersHamilton
90.8W1QBNathan RourkeBC
90.7W10QBDru BrownOttawa
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