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“A guy like that may try to stiff-arm you,’’ Muamba said. “We’ve talked about it, how we will be in position right next to him and about to make a tackle and he will stick a hand out. You have to be aware of that.’’

The Riders have already played against Wilder. He was limited to 32 yards on 11 carries in the Riders’ 38-27 victory over the visiting Argonauts on July 29.

Other CFL teams have been m0re challenged when it comes to containing Wilder, who was named one of the league’s top three performers for September on Wednesday. In his past four games, Wilder has rushed for 389 yards, averaged 10.8 yards per carry and scored two touchdowns. He also chipped in 176 receiving yards.

Heading into Week 16, Wilder was sixth in the CFL in rushing yardage (552) and leads all running backs with an average of 7.6 yards per carry in 12 regular-season games.

Wilder has already evoked comparisons to Jerome Messam, a 6-foot-2, 255-pound tailback with the Calgary Stampeders. Messam leads the CFL in rushing yardage (897) and is averaging 5.6 yards per carry.

“They are very similar in terms of body type, per se,’’ Muamba said. “Wilder is a tad lighter, but he’s a big back as well. Wilder is faster than Messam and he may want to take it outside more than Messam.

“Messam is more of a tackle-to-tackle running back and really likes to take it downhill. Wilder will give you a juke or two, but they are both really good backs.’’

The Riders had their recent issues with Messam and Ottawa Redblacks tailback William Powell. Messam rushed for 127 yards on 23 carries in Calgary’s 15-9 win over the Riders on Sept. 24.