The individual award winners for the Saskatchewan Roughriders have been announced for the 2025 CFL Awards. Quarterback Trevor Harris, linebackers A.J. Allen, Jameer Thurman and Nick Wiebe, and offensive linemen Jermarcus Hardrick and Payton Collins have all been recognized.
Harris has earned the team’s nomination as Most Outstanding Player. Harris led the Green and White to 11 of their CFL-best 12 victories this season. His quarterback efficiency rating leads the league at 110.5.
The 39-year-old is also second in completions of 30-plus yards (30) and completion percentage (73.2), third in passing yards (4,437) and fourth in touchdown passes (24). His yardage is sixth-best in Riders history and the team’s highest since 2010.
Harris has been the league’s top-rated offensive player five times this season, according to grades from Pro Football Focus. He made PFF’s Honour Roll in Weeks 6, 7, 9, 12 and 19. As well, he was PFF’s top-rated offensive player for July.
The team MOP nomination is the fourth of the Waldo, Ohio native’s CFL career. Harris was also honoured in 2015 (Toronto), 2018 (Ottawa) and Edmonton (2019).
Thurman was named the team's Most Outstanding Defensive Player.
The second year Rider is nine defensive tackles ahead of his pace from last season, when he earned divisional All-CFL honours for the first time in his career.
Thurman’s 85 defensive tackles are fourth in the CFL. He also has three interceptions, three sacks and one forced fumble for a Roughriders team that has allowed the fewest points in the league (22.5 per game) and the fewest yards of net offence (339.2 per game).
Thurman’s three interceptions match his career-best total, which he achieved with Calgary in 2022. His 528 career defensive tackles place him second among active CFL players.
Allen has been selected as the Riders’ Most Outstanding Canadian.
He assumed the starting weak-side linebacker spot in Saskatchewan's defence after an early-season injury to C.J. Avery.
The University of Guelph graduate was the CFL’s co-leader in special teams tackles (22) last season. This season, he is sixth in the league in total tackles with 88 (84 on defence and four on special teams) and first among Canadians in total tackles and defensive tackles.
The 27-year-old’s 84 defensive tackles are the second-most by a Canadian-born Roughrider since 1987, when tackles became an official statistic in the CFL.
With 106 total defensive plays, the Burlington, ON native is tied for fifth in the league. He has four sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, five pass knockdowns and three tackles for a loss. The fourth-year Roughrider — a fourth-round draftee in 2020 — is tied for fourth in the league in forced fumbles and 12th in interceptions.
Hardrick, playing in his 10th season in the CFL, is the Roughriders nominee for Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman.
The 35-year-old started at right tackle for all 12 victories by the Riders this season. Before joining the Green and White ahead of the 2024 season, 'Yoshi' was named the West Division’s top lineman. Since then, the Roughriders have sported a 16-5 record with him in the lineup.
The Batesville, Mississippi native is an integral part of the offensive line that has allowed the third-fewest sacks in the league (25) and helped running back A.J. Ouellette enjoy a banner season that included 1,179 rushing yards and a team-leading nine touchdowns.
The Riders' nominee for Most Outstanding Rookie is at the other end of the offensive line, left tackle Payton Collins has earned the team nomination.
The former Eastern Kentucky Colonels standout signed with Saskatchewan on May 2. After impressing the coaching staff in training camp, Collins earned an opening-day start. He has gone on to start 11 games for the Riders this season.
Collins has been among the three highest-graded offensive linemen in four of the seven weeks Saskatchewan’s front five has received the top grade from Pro Football Focus. He was ranked second after Weeks 1, 9 and 14 and third after Week 11.
Linebacker Nick Wiebe picked up the Riders' Most Outstanding Special Teams Player nomination.
Wiebe was selected by the Roughriders in the second round, 12th overall during the 2024 CFL Draft.
The 26-year-old missed most of 2024 recovering from a major knee injury which was sustained while playing for the University of Saskatchewan. The former Huskies linebacker has been consistently impactful during his first full CFL season. Wiebe has a team-high 20 special teams tackles in 16 games this season, tying him for fourth in the league. The six-foot-three, 240-pound Wiebe has at least one special teams tackle in 12 of the 16 games he has played this season.
Wiebe is only the fourth non-kicker or non-returner to be named the Roughriders’ Most Outstanding Special Teams player since the league introduced the award in 2002. He follows linebacker Sam Hurl (2012), defensive lineman Dylan Ainsworth (2015) and defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. (2024).
