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TORONTO — Cameron Marshall, A.C. Leonard and D.J. Lalama were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week for Week 20 of the CFL’s 2019 season.

The three players were chosen by a panel of judges comprised of former CFL players Matt Dunigan and Duane Forde of TSN, as well as, Pierre Vercheval of RDS, who independently send their selections to the CFL head office.

RB | CAMERON MARSHALL | HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

Cameron Marshall recorded 18 carries for a game-high 109 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 24 receiving yards, as Hamilton finished the regular season with a perfect 9-0 home record and increased its franchise-best single-season win total to 15.

The Arizona State alumnus tallied his first major with time winding down in the first quarter, running in the handoff from Hayden Moore for a five-yard score which knotted the game at six. The touchdown was Marshall’s first as a Tiger-Cat and his first since 2017.

Trailing 13-10 midway through the second quarter, the native of San Jose, Calif., took a delayed hand-off from 11 yards out and found the endzone for his first-career game with two rushing majors.

Marshall ended the day with six rushes of 10+ yards and the performance marked his third career-game with 100+ rushing yards. In four games this season, he has collected 307 rushing yards while averaging 6.1 yards per carry.

DL | A.C. LEONARD | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

A.C. Leonard filled the stat sheet with a team-high six tackles, including three tackles for a loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, to lead the Saskatchewan defence in a 23-13 win. The victory earned the Roughriders the West Division crown and a bye into the Western Final.

In the second quarter, Leonard brought down Logan Kilgore for a 10-yard loss and the Eskimos would miss the ensuing field goal attempt. He then strip-sacked the Edmonton pivot in the third and recovered the loose ball. The Palatka, Fla., native’s two sacks alongside his three tackles for a loss, sent the Edmonton offence back 26 yards.

This season, the Tennessee State product has 44 defensive tackles and has established new career-highs in sacks (9) and forced fumbles (3).

LB | D.J. LALAMA | MONTREAL ALOUETTES

D.J. Lalama had a career-outing as Montreal concluded the regular season with a 42-32 win over Ottawa.

The former Manitoba Bison notched a personal-best 11 tackles (10 defensive tackles and one special teams tackle) and recorded his first-career sack, tracking down Dominique Davis in the second quarter for an eight-yard loss.

The Winnipeg native has established a new career high with 25 defensive tackles this season, while adding nine special teams tackles.

Shaw Fans’ Choice of the Week!

Cody Fajardo won Week 20 of Shaw Fans’ Choice of the Week and collected 10 bonus points.

Rank Player 2019 Total Points 1 Brandon Banks 550 2 Trevor Harris 450 3 Dane Evans 410 4 Willie Jefferson 335 5 Cody Fajardo 255 T-6 Vernon Adams Jr. 250 T-6 Bralon Addison 250 T-8 Charleston Hughes 200 T-8 Winston Rose 200 T-8 William Stanback 200 T-8 Bo Levi Mitchell 200 12 Andrew Harris 155 13 Tre Roberson 150 14 William Powell 145 T-15 Janarion Grant 110 T-15 Chris Streveler 110 T-17 S.J. Green 100 T-17 Greg Ellingson 100 T-17 Dylan Wynn 100 T-17 Eric Rogers 100 T-17 McLeod Bethel-Thompson 100 T-17 Simoni Lawrence 100 T-17 Bryan Burnham 100 T-17 Cameron Marshall 100 25 Reggie Begelton 95 T-26 Shaq Evans 85 T-26 Sean Thomas Erlington 85 28 C.J. Gable 75 29 Matt Nichols 60 T-30 DeVonte Dedmon 50 T-30 Dominique Davis 50 T-30 John Bowman 50 T-30 Jumal Rolle 50 T-30 A.C. Leonard 50 T-30 Jake Wieneke 50 36 Mike Miller 35 T-37 Ja’Gared Davis 25 T-37 Mike Reilly 25 T-37 Ryan Lankford 25 T-37 DaVaris Daniels 25 T-37 Derel Walker 25 T-37 Marcus Sayles 25 T-37 Tyrell Sutton 25 T-37 D.J. Lalama 25

2019 SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK

Week 1st 2nd 3rd 1 Trevor Harris (EDM) C.J. Gable (EDM) Andrew Harris (WPG)* 2 Greg Ellingson (EDM) Dominique Davis (OTT) Sean Thomas Erlington (HAM)* 3 Cody Fajardo (SSK) Eric Rogers (CGY) Ja’Gared Davis (HAM) 4 William Stanback (MTL) Tre Roberson (CGY) Mike Miller (WPG) 5 Brandon Banks (HAM) Vernon Adams Jr. (MTL) Andrew Harris (WPG) 6 Charleston Hughes (SSK) Matt Nichols (WPG) Shaq Evans (SSK) 7 William Powell (SSK) Jumal Rolle (HAM) Ryan Lankford (BC) 8 McLeod Bethel-Thompson (TOR) DeVonte Dedmon (OTT) Cody Fajardo (SSK) 9 Janarion Grant (WPG) Brandon Banks (HAM) C.J. Gable (EDM) 10 Vernon Adams Jr. (MTL) Trevor Harris (EDM) Reggie Begelton (CGY) 11 DaVaris Daniels (EDM) Dylan Wynn (HAM) Willie Jefferson (WPG) 12 Dane Evans (HAM) Bralon Addison (HAM) Derel Walker (TOR) 13 Chris Streveler (WPG) John Bowman (MTL) Willie Jefferson (WPG) 14 Tre Roberson (CGY) Eric Rogers (CGY) William Powell (SSK) 15 Vernon Adams Jr. (MTL) Jake Wieneke (MTL) Andrew Harris (WPG) 16 Simoni Lawrence (HAM) Cody Fajardo (SSK) Dane Evans (HAM) 17 Bryan Burnham (BC) Shaq Evans (SSK)* Mike Reilly (BC) 18 S.J. Green (TOR) Andrew Harris (WPG)* Marcus Sayles (WPG) 19 Dane Evans (HAM) Reggie Begelton (CGY)* Tyrell Sutton (HAM) 20 Brandon Banks (HAM) Cody Fajardo (SSK) Dane Evans (HAM) 21 Cameron Marshall (HAM) A.C. Leonard (SSK) D.J. Lalama (MTL)

*Indicates Shaw Fans’ Choice of the Week winner

2019 SHAW CFL TOP PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH

Month 1st 2nd 3rd June Trevor Harris (EDM) Brandon Banks (HAM) Sean Thomas Erlington (HAM) July Winston Rose (WPG) William Stanback (MTL) Charleston Hughes (SSK) August Willie Jefferson (WPG) Trevor Harris (EDM) Dylan Wynn (HAM) September Bralon Addison (HAM) Dane Evans (HAM) Charleston Hughes (SSK) October Brandon Banks (HAM) Bo Levi Mitchell (CGY) Dane Evans (HAM)

Shaw CFL Top Performers Explained



What is the program?

The Shaw CFL Top Performers recognizes weekly and monthly player achievement in the CFL and is separate from our year end awards.

How does it work?

Each week and month during the CFL Regular Season a panel of CFL experts vote on the three top CFL Performers across the league in order. Those players are awarded points for each time they win.

Then we throw it out to you, the fans, to Retweet our Twitter posts announcing the winners. The player with the most Retweets will receive extra points and be crowned the Shaw Fan’s Choice of the Week. Remember, once the next Week begins voting ends; so get your RTs in fast!

What is the scoring system?

Here are the points for each award winner.