Overview
- Nathan Rourke won the George Reed Trophy for outstanding player and was named top Canadian at the CFL awards banquet on Thursday in Winnipeg.
- Rourke received 40 votes for outstanding player and drew 50 ballots for top Canadian from a pool of 53 voters.
- He set career highs with 5,290 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, 564 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns as B.C. went 11-7 after six straight wins to end the regular season.
- The West Division swept major individual honours, with Winnipeg’s Trey Vaval taking both top rookie and special-teams player, B.C.’s Mathieu Betts earning defensive player, and Saskatchewan’s Jermarcus Hardrick named top lineman.
- Rourke became a rare dual winner in one year and claimed top Canadian for the second time after first receiving the honour in 2022.