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Stats Rewind - Top Performers in 2024

By CJFL Media 01/02/2025, 7:00am PST

The best individual efforts in each category

Photo courtesy of @in_motion_sports_photography

The 2024 CJFL season was a record breaking one with so many outstanding individual and team performances culminated with the St. Clair Saints hosting the 116th Canadian Bowl for the first time in 25 years.

In addition to team successes, there were plenty of individual players who had excellent campaigns. Some were rewarded for their efforts at the CJFL Celebration of Excellence, including Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year Elelyon Noa and Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year Stephen Smith. 

Other than the award winners, there were so many other players across the board, like receivers, defenders, kickers, and more, that had eye-popping seasons as well.

As we turn the calendar to 2025 the CJFL highlights some of the statistical regular season leaders of several categories as we put a stamp on 2024.

Category Player/Team Total
Passing Yards Ethan Pickard – Westshore Rebels 2311 yards
Passing Completion Percentage Maurice Sodja – St. Clair Saints 68.5%
Passing Touchdowns Sadler Smith – VI Raiders / Tyran Duval – Valley Huskers / Maurice Sodja – St. Clair Saints 20
Receiving Yards Drake Douglas - Saskatoon Hilltops 955 yards
Receiving Touchdowns Ruben Bonsu – VI Raiders 10 touchdowns
Rushing Yards Elelyon Noa – Okanagan Sun 1612 yards
Rushing Touchdowns Elelyon Noa – Okanagan Sun 22 touchdowns
Defensive Tackles Andy Ofosuhene – Valley Huskers  52 solo tackles
Special Teams Tackles Isaiah Cooper – Langley Rams 11 tackles
Interceptions Ahmed Borhot (pictured) - Okanagan Sun 8 interceptions
Knockdowns Raiden Mastin – Valley Huskers / Keyshawn Beswick Langley Rams 8 knockdowns
Forced Fumbles Zayden Taylor – Saskatoon Hilltops 3
Fumble Recoveries Andy Ofosuhene – Valley Huskers / Teagan Good Quinte Skyhawks 3
Sacks Kai Kukurudza – Saskatoon Hilltops 7
Tackles For Loss Jaylin Burnette – St. Clair Saints 9
Field Goal Percentage Evan Guercio – Winnipeg Rifles 88.9% (8-9)
Field Goals Made Brady Harper – Prince George Kodiaks / Shawn Green – Regina Thunder 16
Total Return Touchdowns Gage Parker - Okanagan Sun / Nick Szigetti – London Beefeaters 2
Punt Average (Net Yards, min 35 punts) Teijon Able-Douglas – Saskatoon Hilltops 30.8


 

Letters of Intent

By CJFL Media 12/30/2024, 11:00am PST

Teams can offer LOIs on January 1

The CJFL is proud to announce that the date in which players and teams can offer “Letters of Intent” has been moved up to January 1, 2025.

As of this date, each CJFL team is allowed to have a maximum of 10 players sign a Letter of Intent.  This doesn't mean the player will appear on the team's active roster for the upcoming season, however it shows both parties commitment to each other. 

Once teams have exhausted their 10 letters they will need to wait until the CJFL National Signing Day on June 1, 2025 to fully sign a player.  

Teams are still allowed to receive a verbal commitment from a player prior to June 1, however this verbal commitment does not bind the player to the team nor the team to the player.  

Some players of note that signed a letter of intent prior to the 2024 CJFL season includes Sadler Smith (Raiders), Palaina Hooper (Rams), Dylan Remillard (Sun), Tyrone Gulam-Webber (Saints), Christian Phillips (Sooners), Scott Adamko (Hilltops) and Jaeden Gayle (Colts).

Each of the three CJFL Conferences are currently working on their 2025 schedules which should be released just before spring. 
 

CJFL Major Awards

By CJFL Media 11/08/2024, 6:15pm PST

The top performers of 2024

Photos courtesy of Wanda Harron Photography and @in_motion_sports_photography

The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is proud to announce their Outstanding Player Award winners for the 2024 season.  The awards were handed out Friday night at the Celebration of Excellence in Windsor, ON. 

The award winners are:

Gordon Currie Coach of the Year
Tom Sargeant– Saskatoon Hilltops - he led the Hilltops to an undefeated regular season and now home field advantage throughout the Prairie Conference playoffs.  This is the third time Coach Sargeant was won this award. 

Offensive Rookie of the Year
Quarterback Marek Filipek – Okanagan Sun – a 17-year-old rookie who won the job out of camp in the spring finished with 1316 passing yards, completing 61% of his passes and threw nine touchdowns

Defensive Rookie of the Year
Defensive back CJ Augustine – Langley Rams – an absolute ballhawk in his rookie campaign making seven interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns and added 17 solo tackles, knocked down two passes, forced a fumble and assisted on two other tackles.

Special Teams Player of the Year
Kick returner Kaleb Senz – Kamloops Broncos – he was a dangerous return man for the Broncos this season returning a BC Conference high 59 kicks, gathering 1081 yards, averaging 18.9 yards a return and did run one back for a touchdown

Larry Wruck Outstanding Defensive Player
Linebacker Stephen Smith – Regina Thunder (second consecutive season) - he led the Thunder with 34 solo tackles, had 20 assists, 2.5 sacks, 2 knockdowns and intercepted a pass returning it 23 yards

Peter Dalla Riva Outstanding Offensive Player
Running back Elelyon Noa – Okanagan Sun – he won the CJFL rushing title and set a new BC Conference single season record with 1612 yards and 23 touchdowns on 216 carries.  He averaged 7.5 yards a carry

CJFL Past Commissioners Award
Demarco Espinoza Mattoon – Edmonton Wildcats 

CJFL Stewart MacDonald Executive of the Year
Jen and Rob Annen – London Beefeaters 

CJFL Life Member
Mike Morencie – St. Clair Saints

Rick Smoke Community Involvement Award
Hamilton Hurricanes (second consecutive season)

The 116th Canadian Bowl will kick-off Saturday November 9, at 7:00pm at Acumen Stadium in Windsor, Ontario.

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