- Nathan Rourke was unstoppable: Rourke’s overall grade of 92.4 was the highest of any player in the CFL.
- Julian Hows is dominated for Hamilton: He placed in the top four in total pressure, pass-rush win percentage and pressure percentage. His 16 sacks led the league.
The 2025 CFL regular season has ended and the playoffs are already underway. We take a look at the top performers in the regular season CFL with the 2025 PFF All-CFL team.
OFFENCE
QB: Nathan Rourke, BC Lions
Second Team: Trevor Harris, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Rourke earned an overall grade of 92.4, the highest of any player in the CFL. His 35 big throws against 19 turnover-worthy plays gave him the best ratio of any quarterback in the league.
RB: Justin Rankin, Edmonton Elks
Second team: James Butler, BC Lions
Rankin has been the most elusive running back in the CFL this season. He led all backs in missed tackles, both on the ground (52) and through the air (27).
Recipient: Keon Hatcher, BC Lions
Second team: Justin McInnis, BC Lions
Hatcher led all receivers this season with a PFF grade of 85.5. His 47 explosive receptions led the league by double digits, as did his 77 first downs gained.
Recipient: KeeSean Johnson, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Second Team: Damonte Coxie, Toronto Argonauts
Johnson’s 80.1 PFF grade ranked second in the league. He averaged 2.29 yards per route, the second-highest average in the CFL.
Recipient: Kenny Lawler, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Second team: Dohnte Meyers, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Lawler had the highest average target depth at 18.2 yards, which helped him rank third with an average of 2.15 yards per route. He also made 19 contested catches in the league.
Recipient: Nic Demski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second Team: Kiondre Smith, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Demski’s PFF grade of 79.4 ranked third in the CFL this season. He averaged 2.11 yards per route, one of the highest marks in the league.
Receiver: Tyler Snead, Montreal Alouettes
Second team: Justin Hardy, Ottawa Redblacks
Snead had a PFF grade of 75.9 for the season, the fifth-highest grade among receivers. He dropped just one pass on 115 targets.
LT: Jarell Broxton, BC Lions
Second team: Nick Callender, Montreal Alouettes
Broxton allowed just 10 pressures on 607 pass-blocking snaps this season. His pass blocking efficiency rating of 99.2 was the highest among all offensive linemen in 2025.
LG: Brandon Revenberg, Hamilton Tiger Cats
Second team: Pier-Olivier Lestage, Montreal Alouettes
Revenberg finished with a PFF pass-blocking grade of 70.1, which ranked sixth among all offensive linemen. He allowed just 19 total pressures on 717 pass-blocking snaps.
C: Coulter Woodmansey, Hamilton Tiger Cats
Second team: Logan Ferland, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Woodmansey finished the season with a run-blocking grade of 80.8 PFF. That ranked second in the CFL among all offensive linemen.
RG: Liam Dobson, Hamilton Tiger Cats
Second team: Patrick Neufeld, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Dobson had the fifth-highest overall grade among all offensive linemen at 71.6. He was one of only four offensive linemen to have both his run and pass-block grades above 68.0.
RT: Jermarcus Hardrick, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Second team: Joshua Coker, Calgary Stampeders
Hardrick led all offensive linemen with a PFF run-blocking grade of 85.5 in 2025. He also had a pass-blocking efficiency rating of 98.4, which ranked second among tackles.
DEFENSE
DI: Jaylon Hutchings, Calgary Stampeders
Second team: Caleb Sanders, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Hutchings led all defensemen with an overall grade of 90.7. He had a PFF run-defense grade of 86.7 and a PFF pass-rush grade of 86.1, the only player with grades above 80.0 in both areas.
DI: Jonah Tavai, BC Lions
Second Team: Mike Rose, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Tavai finished with an overall defensive grade of 82.9 on the year. He made 24 solo stops and registered 39 total pressures, both of which ranked in the top four among domestic defenders.
Edge: Julian Howsare, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Second team: Mathieu Betts, BC Lions
Howsare led the CFL with a PFF grade of 91.7. He placed in the top four in total pressure, pass-rush win percentage and pressure percentage. His 16 sacks led the league.
Edge: Malik Carney, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Second team: Clarence Hicks, Calgary Stampeders
Carney led the league with a pass-rush win rate of 18.9% and a pressure rate of 14.9%. His pass-rushing grade of 90.5 PFF ranked third among all defensemen.
LB: Tyrice Beverette, Montreal Alouettes
Second team: Tony Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Beverette had no weakness in his game this year. He posted a 79.9 PFF run-defense grade, a 76.3 PFF pass-rush grade and an 84.4 PFF coverage grade. His overall grade of 85.6 was the highest among all linebackers by a significant margin.
LB: Jovan Santos-Knox, Ottawa Redblacks
Second Team: Wynton McManis, Toronto Argonauts
Santos-Knox totaled 65 tackles against the run. He was the only in-the-box linebacker with a run defense grade above 85.0 and a coverage grade above 70.0.
Cover LB: Redha Kramdi, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second team: Adarius Pickett, Ottawa Redblacks
Kramdi finished the year with a PFF coverage grade of 76.1, which ranked him second among SAM linebackers. His 86.5 PFF run defense grade ranked first.
CB: Tevaughn Campbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Second team: Kabion Ento, Montreal Alouettes
Campbell finished the season with the highest PFF coverage grade in the CFL: 89.7. He averaged 17.1 coverage snaps per reception allowed.
CB: Jonathan Moxey, Hamilton Tiger Cats
Second team: Lorenzo Burns, Montreal Alouettes
Moxey finished 2025 with an impressive PFF coverage grade of 85.2. He allowed an open receiver on just 23.2% of his coverage matchups.
HB: Destin Talbert, Hamilton Tiger Cats
Second Team: Rolan Milligan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Talbert averaged 17.5 coverage snaps per reception allowed. He ranked second in the league with 12 forced incompletions.
HB: Deatrick Nichols, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second Team: Jaydon Grant, Calgary Stampeders
Nichols gave up just 0.51 yards per snap in coverage, the third-best mark among defensive backs. He led the CFL with 16 forced incompletions.
S: Cristophe Beaulieu, BC Lions
Second team: Stavros Katsantonis, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Beaulieu has two interceptions and seven forced incompletions this season. His defense grade of 85.3 led all safeties and ranked eighth in the entire league.
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Lirim Hajrullahu, Toronto Argonauts
Second Team: Jose Maltos Diaz, Montreal Alouettes
Hajrullahu set a CFL record with 12 field goals from more than 50 yards and made 83.3% of his field goals from 40 yards, the third-best mark in the league.
P: Nik Constantinou, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Second team: Mark Vassett, Calgary Stampeders
Constantinou finished as the highest-rated punter in the CFL at 92.0. His kicks had the highest average hangtime in the competition at 4.30 seconds.
LS: Luke Burton-Krahn, Edmonton Elks
Second team: Gordon Whyte, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Burton-Krahn recorded the highest snap accuracy (97.6%), the highest number of kick snaps under 0.9 seconds (81.4%) and the most tackles on returns (seven).
Returning: Trey Vaval, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Second team: Isaiah Houten, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Vaval led all returners with 957 punt return yards, 391 missed field goals and four kick return touchdowns.
Special teams: Alexandre Gagne, Montreal Alouettes
Second team: Michael Ayers, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Gagne ranked fourth in the CFL with 30 special teams tackles, and had the highest missed tackle rate in the league at 9%. He finished second with a special teams grade of 91.8.
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