CFL announces 2018 All Stars – Winnipeg, BC, Hamilton lead the way
The Canadian Football League (CFL) unveiled the 2018 CFL All-Stars on Tuesday.
The All-Stars were selected by the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and the league’s head coaches.
This is the 56th year in which the CFL has named an All-Star team in recognition of the season’s best performers.
In total, 59 voters selected 27 All-Stars.
Of the 27 players selected, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats have the greatest representation with five players each. Saskatchewan and Ottawa have four players apiece on the All-Star teams while the Grey Cup winning Calgary Stampeders only have three. The Edmonton Eskimos have one player while the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes do not have a player on any of the teams.
*Indicates national player
2018 CFL ALL-STARS
POSITION | NAME | TEAM |
Quarterback | Bo Levi Mitchell | Calgary Stampeders |
Running Backs | Andrew Harris* | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Receivers | Duke Williams | Edmonton Eskimos |
Brandon Banks | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
Brad Sinopoli* | Ottawa REDBLACKS | |
Luke Tasker | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
Bryan Burnham | BC Lions | |
Centre | Matthias Goossen* | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Offensive Guards | Brandon Revenberg* | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Brendon LaBatte* | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
Offensive Tackles | Stanley Bryant | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
SirVincent Rogers | Ottawa REDBLACKS | |
Defensive Ends | Willie Jefferson | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Charleston Hughes | Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
Defensive Tackles | Micah Johnson | Calgary Stampeders |
Davon Coleman | BC Lions | |
Linebackers | Adam Bighill | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Alex Singleton* | Calgary Stampeders | |
Cover Linebacker | Don Unamba | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Cornerbacks | Delvin Breaux | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Anthony Orange | BC Lions | |
Halfbacks | Ed Gainey | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
T.J. Lee | BC Lions | |
Safety | Taylor Loffler* | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Kicker | Lewis Ward* | Ottawa REDBLACKS |
Punter | Ty Long | BC Lions |
Special Teams | Diontae Spencer | Ottawa REDBLACKS |
TEAM BREAKDOWN
5 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
4 – Saskatchewan Roughriders, Ottawa REDBLACKS
3 – Calgary Stampeders
1 – Edmonton Eskimos
BY THE NUMBERS
18 – All-Stars from the West Division
9 – All-Stars from the East Division
8 – National CFL All-Stars
MULTIPLE CAREER CFL ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
6x –Brendon LaBatte
5x – Adam Bighill, Andrew Harris and Charleston Hughes
4x – Stanley Bryant
3x – Brandon Banks, Micah Johnson and Taylor Loffler
2x – Delvin Breaux, Bryan Burnham, Ed Gainey, Willie Jefferson, Ty Long, Bo Levi Mitchell, SirVincent Rogers, Alex Singleton
First – Davon Coleman, Matthias Goossen, T.J. Lee, Anthony Orange, Brandon Revenberg, Brad Sinopoli, Diontae Spencer, Luke Tasker, Don Unamba, Lewis Ward, Duke Williams