Overview
- Mitchell led the league in pass attempts, completions, yards (5,296) and touchdowns (career-best 36), starting all 18 games as Hamilton finished first in the East.
- Rourke posted 5,290 passing yards and 31 touchdowns and led all quarterbacks in rushing with 564 yards and 10 scores as B.C. closed with six straight wins to take second in the West.
- Top defensive player finalists are B.C.’s Mathieu Betts, who recorded a CFL-high 15 sacks, and Hamilton’s Julian Howsare, who finished with a career-best 13.
- Brandon Revenberg of Hamilton and Saskatchewan’s Jermarcus Hardrick are finalists for top lineman, while Winnipeg returner Trey Vaval and Toronto kicker Lirim Hajrullahu are up for top special-teams player.
- Vaval and Hamilton linebacker Devin Veresuk are finalists for top rookie, Saskatchewan’s Corey Mace and Montreal’s Jason Maas are coach of the year finalists, and Rourke is the West nominee for top Canadian with Montreal’s Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund representing the East.