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Defensive Tackles

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 MCMANIS, Wynton TOR 12 87 80 7 3 1 50 50 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 2022 SANKEY, Darnell SSK 13 81 79 2 2 1 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2022 DEAN, Larry SSK 13 81 76 5 3 2 21 16 0 2 0 0 0 0
4 2022 SANTOS-KNOX, Jovan HAM 12 72 72 0 1 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2022 WILLIAMS, Avery OTT 12 61 60 1 1 1 10 10 0 1 1 0 0 0
6 2022 SUTTON, Wes MTL 12 57 57 0 3 1 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 2022 JUDGE, Cameron CGY 12 57 55 2 2 1 17 17 0 1 4 63 63 1
8 2022 WILLIAMS, Jordan BC 11 55 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
9 2022 RUTLEDGE, Donald WPG 13 54 53 1 2 1 25 25 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 2022 BIGHILL, Adam WPG 13 51 51 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Quarterback Sacks

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 MAULDIN, Lorenzo OTT 12 32 32 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2 2022 LEMON, Shawn CGY 12 23 23 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
3 2022 ROBERTSON, Pete SSK 9 17 17 0 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 3 0
4 2022 JEFFERSON, Willie WPG 13 25 25 0 7 1 30 30 1 1 0 0 0 0
5 2022 BETTS, Mathieu BC 11 21 21 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 2022 TEUHEMA, Sione BC 9 21 17 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 2022 LANIER, Anthony SSK 10 16 16 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
8 2022 CERESNA, Jake EDM 7 19 19 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
9 2022 RAY, Shane TOR 11 13 13 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
10 2022 HOWSARE, Julian HAM 12 24 23 1 5 1 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0

INTs

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 PETERS, Jamal TOR 11 44 44 0 1 6 137 67 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 2022 KELLY, Kameron HAM 12 32 31 1 2 4 60 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2022 MONCRIEF, Derrick SSK 13 35 34 1 0 4 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2022 PETERS, Garry BC 11 25 22 3 0 4 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 2022 WALL, Titus CGY 9 39 37 2 2 3 58 46 1 2 1 45 45 1
6 2022 PURIFOY, Loucheiz BC 11 38 32 6 1 3 97 53 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 2022 ROSE, Winston WPG 12 47 47 0 0 3 107 46 1 1 1 0 0 0
8 2022 TAYLOR, Nicholas WPG 13 46 44 2 0 3 9 8 0 0 0 42 42 0
9 2022 DEQUOY, Marc-Antoine MTL 12 32 30 2 0 3 71 50 1 1 2 9 9 0
10 2022 MARSHALL, Nick SSK 12 21 21 0 0 3 97 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
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#2

DL | WILLIE JEFFERSON | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

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  • Three tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble
  • First multi sack game of the season resulted in 19 total yards lost
  • Forced fumble was recovered by Winnipeg and led to a touchdown
  • 2022 season: 13 games, 25 tackles, one interception, seven sacks and nine pass knockdowns
#3

Top 8 from Week 15, Total Tackles

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 JUDGE, Cameron CGY 1 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2 2022 THOMAS, Matthew EDM 1 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2022 RUGAMBA, Emmanuel BC 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2022 GAUTHIER, Shayne WPG 1 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2022 MILLIGAN, Rolan SSK 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 2022 MORGAN, Nyles EDM 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 2022 LEONARD, Richard HAM 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 2022 DEAN, Larry SSK 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top 10 After Week 15, Total Tackles

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 SANKEY, Darnell SSK 14 85 83 2 2 1 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 2022 DEAN, Larry SSK 14 87 82 5 3 2 21 16 0 2 0 0 0 0
3 2022 MCMANIS, Wynton TOR 12 87 80 7 3 1 50 50 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 2022 SANTOS-KNOX, Jovan HAM 13 74 74 0 1 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2022 JUDGE, Cameron CGY 13 66 64 2 3 1 17 17 0 2 5 63 63 1
6 2022 WILLIAMS, Avery OTT 12 61 60 1 1 1 10 10 0 1 1 0 0 0
7 2022 WILLIAMS, Jordan BC 12 60 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
8 2022 SUTTON, Wes MTL 12 57 57 0 3 1 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 2022 RUTLEDGE, Donald WPG 14 57 56 1 2 1 25 25 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 2022 MILLIGAN, Rolan SSK 13 63 55 8 1 1 28 28 0 1 1 4 4 0

Top 10 After Week 15, Quarterback Sacks

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 MAULDIN, Lorenzo OTT 12 32 32 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2 2022 LEMON, Shawn CGY 13 24 24 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
3 2022 ROBERTSON, Pete SSK 10 18 18 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 3 0
4 2022 CERESNA, Jake EDM 8 21 21 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
5 2022 JEFFERSON, Willie WPG 14 28 28 0 7 1 30 30 1 1 0 0 0 0
6 2022 BETTS, Mathieu BC 12 23 22 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 2022 TEUHEMA, Sione BC 10 21 17 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 2022 LANIER, Anthony SSK 10 16 16 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
9 2022 ROSE, Mike CGY 13 24 23 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 2022 RAY, Shane TOR 11 13 13 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Top 4 After Week 15, INTs

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 PETERS, Jamal TOR 11 44 44 0 1 6 137 67 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 2022 KELLY, Kameron HAM 13 34 33 1 2 5 82 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2022 MONCRIEF, Derrick SSK 14 39 38 1 0 4 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2022 PETERS, Garry BC 12 27 24 3 0 4 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0

Several players tied with 3.

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#4

How bad is it when a guy from your hometown team shows up #2 in tackles and you have no idea what position he plays?

Well done to DT Mathew Thomas, 7 tackles in a game for a D-Lineman is well done.
The same to Jake Ceresna, number 4 on the Sack list despite having played less games than anyone else on that list....

#5

Top 10 Total Tackles from Week 16

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 SANTOS-KNOX, Jovan HAM 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2022 THURMAN, Jameer CGY 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2022 WILLIAMS, Avery OTT 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2022 SAYLES, Marcus BC 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2022 METCHIE, Royce TOR 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 2022 MUHAMMAD, Brad CGY 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 2022 PICKETT, Adarius MTL 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 2022 ACKIE, Chris MTL 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 2022 LEONARD, Richard HAM 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 2022 LEVELS, Patrick OTT 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top 10 Total Tackles After Week 16

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 MCMANIS, Wynton TOR 13 92 85 7 3 2 74 50 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 2022 SANTOS-KNOX, Jovan HAM 14 84 84 0 1 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2022 SANKEY, Darnell SSK 14 85 83 2 2 1 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 2022 DEAN, Larry SSK 14 87 82 5 3 2 21 16 0 2 0 0 0 0
5 2022 WILLIAMS, Avery OTT 13 68 67 1 1 1 10 10 0 1 1 0 0 0
6 2022 JUDGE, Cameron CGY 13 66 64 2 3 1 17 17 0 2 5 63 63 1
7 2022 WILLIAMS, Jordan BC 13 63 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
8 2022 SUTTON, Wes MTL 13 62 61 1 3 1 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0
9 2022 RUTLEDGE, Donald WPG 14 57 56 1 2 1 25 25 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 2022 MILLIGAN, Rolan SSK 13 63 55 8 1 1 28 28 0 1 1 4 4 0
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Top 10 Quarterback Sacks After Week 16

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 MAULDIN, Lorenzo OTT 13 33 33 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2 2022 LEMON, Shawn CGY 14 25 25 0 11 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
3 2022 ROBERTSON, Pete SSK 10 18 18 0 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 3 0
4 2022 CERESNA, Jake EDM 8 21 21 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
5 2022 JEFFERSON, Willie WPG 14 28 28 0 7 1 30 30 1 1 0 0 0 0
6 2022 BETTS, Mathieu BC 13 26 25 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 2022 ROSE, Mike CGY 14 25 24 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 2022 TEUHEMA, Sione BC 10 21 17 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 2022 LANIER, Anthony SSK 10 16 16 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
10 2022 RAY, Shane TOR 12 13 13 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Top 10 Interceptions After Week 16

RK DATE NAME TEAM GP TT DT ST QS INT YDS LG TD FF FR YDS LG TD
1 2022 PETERS, Jamal TOR 12 48 48 0 1 6 137 67 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 2022 KELLY, Kameron HAM 14 37 36 1 2 5 82 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2022 CARNELL, Maurice TOR 6 21 21 0 1 4 72 35 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 2022 MONCRIEF, Derrick SSK 14 39 38 1 0 4 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 2022 PETERS, Garry BC 13 32 29 3 0 4 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 2022 WALL, Titus CGY 9 39 37 2 2 3 58 46 1 2 1 45 45 1
7 2022 PURIFOY, Loucheiz BC 13 49 40 9 1 3 97 53 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 2022 ROSE, Winston WPG 13 50 50 0 0 3 107 46 1 1 1 0 0 0
9 2022 TAYLOR, Nicholas WPG 13 46 44 2 0 3 9 8 0 0 0 42 42 0
10 2022 AMOS, DaShaun TOR 13 41 40 1 0 3 37 32 0 0 1 0 0 0
#7

With Peters and Carnell, Toronto's secondary is getting dangerous good.

#8

Sask, Hamilton and Ottawa have players who are at or near the top of these lists. Winnipeg players barely crack the middle. I guess we're doing something wrong.

The clear message to the teams that have losing records is DON'T copy what the top team in the league is doing with their defence. Your stats will suffer.

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#9

Heh, yeah one of the reasons some players have high tackle stats is that their team is often on D because A. their offense sucks and/or B. they can't make tackles until after the other team gets their first downs.

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#10

That's very true. Getting a top ranking for that deficiency is a wee bit misleading... but I really shouldn't complain.

#11

Tackles are great for D-linemen (usually for no gain or loss because of where they are on the field). Also great for linebackers, since it typically means they are limiting gains on the ground or the short-yardage passing game.

Tackles are not so great for defensive backs, where it usually means you tackled your receiver after he successfully caught the ball. Wes Sutton leading the Als in tackles is thus not a great reflection on our team.

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