The Saskatchewan Roughriders went undefeated in the month of June, sitting 4-0 entering their first bye week of the season here in early July.
A big reason for the early four game win streak has been the Roughriders offense. The CFL released their "Honour Roll" for June using Pro Football Focus (PFF) powered stats, and outside of the quarterback position, the Roughriders had the highest graded players and unit out of all CFL teams.
Running back AJ Oullette has been the top running back so far with a grade of 80.9. Samuel Emilus graded out as the top pass catcher at 83.2, and then Jermarcus Hardrick was first among offensive lineman at 80.9, leading a CFL best offensive line grading out at 68.9 as a unit.
Logan Ferland is second on the team list behind Hardrick with a 69.2 rating. Other honourable mentions included defensive lineman Caleb Sanders grading out at 83.8 and finishing third for the top defensive player in June, and Emilus was also the second runner-up for top offensive player with his high grade.
Montreal quarterback Davis Alexander finished as the top offensive player with a grade of 86.8, teammate Geoffrey Cantin-Arku at linebacker taking the defensive honours. These grades come as a result of extensive reviewal of game footage by PFF's highly trained staff, which provide over 200 unique data points to compile player grades.
Week 5 of the CFL season begins Thursday night with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers visiting the Calgary Stampeders. Friday Night Football sees Hamilton making the short trip to Toronto. Alexander, Cantin-Arku and the Alouettes won't be in action until Saturday at home against the BC Lions, and then Edmonton hosts Ottawa on Sunday to end the week.
After their much-deserved break, the Roughriders return to action for Week 6 at home against Calgary on July 11, kickoff set for 7:00 PM from Mosaic Stadium in Regina.