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In a season where no one has really stood out above the pack, just who is the front-runner to become the Canadian Football League’s 2018 most outstanding player?

With the nominees for the annual team awards about to be announced, Edmonton Eskimos top defensive playmaker J.C. Sherritt offered his take on the offensive juggernauts he’s seen this season.

“Yeah, I’m always going to vote for my guy,” he said of teammate and reigning MOP, Mike Reilly. “I just watched how much time Mike puts into it, what he does, what he plays through, he’s always going to be my pick.

“But, you know, this year I don’t think you can go wrong with three or four guys. Obviously, the West is the West, as always. There’s great players around, including Duke (Williams) from our team, then you’ve got Bo Levi (Mitchell) and Andrew (Harris). It’s tough.”

Especially since the team with Reilly, the league’s leading passer, and Williams, the league’s leading receiver bumped from playoff contention, with no other earth-shattering performances or runaway records taking their place.

“It’s usually always pretty precise,” Sherritt shrugged. “I don’t know what to tell you, it’s on you, man.”

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