I wrote the article below prior to learning about the tragic collision involving Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back Jayden Dalke and Bhishma Rajyaguru, which resulted in the heartbreaking loss of two lives. My deepest condolences go out to the families and loved ones of both drivers affected by this immense tragedy.
Dalke’s passing will undoubtedly impact this game. It brings a profound shift in motivation, preparation, and a shared sense of grief and loss — a surreal reminder of how fragile life is, and how deeply it should be loved and appreciated.
Week 8 in the CFL
The Edmonton Elks continued their stellar franchise renaissance by holding off the BC Lions for a hard-fought 19-17 victory at Commonwealth Stadium. The pivotal win improved their record against West Division opponents to 2-1 and catapulted them to a 5-1 start—marking the 20th time in their history that they have opened a season with five wins in their first six games (16 times 5-1, 4 times 6-0). The matchup turned on its head just two plays in when BC superstar quarterback Nathan Rourke suffered a left shoulder injury on a sack and did not return. Edmonton’s relentless defense continued to roll, securing back-to-back games with four interceptions following their dominant defensive performance against Ottawa the week prior. Offensively, quarterback Cody Fajardo coordinated a stable aerial attack, and engineered 1TD drive while the offense only turned the ball only once. Vincent Blanchard did the majority of the scoring with four field goals. Though CFL leading rusher Justin Rankin was held in check by the Lions’ front seven, the gritty team victory successfully avenged their prior divisional loss to BC and solidified the Elks’ sole possession of first place in the West Division.
Looking ahead, Week 8 of the CFL season serves up another crucial slate of matchups:
- Action kicks off on Thursday, July 23, when the first-place Elks travel to Regina to take on the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium in a massive divisional battle.
- On Friday, July 24, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Calgary Stampeders at Princess Auto Stadium as both teams look to pick up a vital mid-summer win.
- The weekend rounds out with a Saturday night clash on July 25 featuring the BC Lions hosting the Toronto Argonauts at BC Place:
- A Sunday evening showdown on July 26 features the Montreal Alouettes welcoming the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.
The Lead: It is almost unprecedented to see a series in mid-July carry the mathematical and psychological weight of a November playoff preview. Yet, that is exactly what the Elks and Roughriders are walking into over the next two weeks. This home-and-home series has the potential to dictate which team will lock down the inside track to host the West Division Final four months from now. Adding gasoline to the fire is the sheer amount of familiarity on the sidelines. Elks head coach Mark Kilam and Roughriders head coach Corey Mace share a deep, collaborative history from their days orchestrating championship-calibre game plans together on the Calgary Stampeders’ staff. Mace’s defending-Grey Cup Champion Riders welcome the Elks into the absolute cauldron of Mosaic Stadium—a notoriously hostile environment where mistakes are amplified. This isn’t just a July double-header; it’s a football treat of epic proportions that will bookend the season perfectly before these two heavyweights collide one final time in Week 21.
CFL Leaders Takeaways: Through Week 7, the Elks lead a few categories in the CFL:
- avg gain rushing (5.8 yds),
- avg starting field position (41.2 yard line)
- opponent avg starting field position (34.5 yard line)
- points allowed (23.0 pts/game),
- opponent pass efficiency (81.0),
- opponent TD drive percentage (15.9%)
- #1 Ranked Defense
- #6 Ranked Special Teams
The Rankin File: Justin Rankin is on pace for 1566 yds rushing and 1029 yds pass receiving, He is still threatening to become the founding member of the CFL’s 1000/1000 club. Can the Riders bottle him like they did last year where he had 17 rushes for 82 yards with 6 receptions for 57 yds in 2 games?
The Strategic Matchup: This game is like looking in a mirror: veteran quarterbacks, heavy run game, average to better than average passing game, stingy defense, high possession times, great starting position. This game is going to come down to who limits the mistakes the most (turnovers, penalties, assignments). Would it surprise anyone if it came down to a last second field goal?
ElksNation Game Notes
(Downloadable version of the Elks game notes at the bottom of article)
Inside the Numbers
1291 – This is regular season game 1291 for the Elks (715-557-18…home 408-231-7…road 307-326-11) since 1949 (excludes 1938 & 1938 WIFU seasons)
- Record vs Saskatchewan 126-100-2 (home 75-39-2…in Saskatchewan 51-61-0)
- Record vs Corey Mace Coached Teams 2-3-0 (home 1-2-0, Away 1-1-0, Saskatchewan 2-3-0)
The last 10 (Regular Season Games) .
- Elks are 7-3 in the last 10 games (2 game winning streak)
- Elks are 4-6 in the last 10 games on the road (1 game losing streak)
- Elks are 4-6 in the last 10 games vs Saskatchewan (1 game winning streak)
- Elks are 4-6 in the last 10 games vs Saskatchewan in Regina (1 game losing streak)
- Elks are 3-7 in the last 10 games played on Thursday (2 game winning streak)
- Elks are 5-5 in the last 10 games played on Thursday on the road (1 game winning streak)
- Elks are 6-3 in the last 9 games played on Thursday vs Saskatchewan (1 game losing streak) *only 9 games played
Elks Streaks .
6 – Elks have won 6 consecutive games when leading at halftime
– W 19-17 Jul 17, 2026 vs BC: Halftime Score Edm 16 BC 7
– W 40-17 Jul 9, 2026 vs Ott: Halftime Score Edm 16 Ott 7
– W 23-18 Jun 25, 2026 at Wpg: Halftime Score Edm 17 Wpg 7
– W 20-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: Halftime Score Edm 13 Ott 10
– W 25-20 Oct 11, 2025 vs Wpg: Halftime Score Edm 11 Wpg 10
– W 27-25 Sep 27, 2025 vs Sask: Halftime Score Edm 11 Sask 3
7 – Elks have won 7 consecutive games when leading after 3 quarters
– W 19-17 Jul 17, 2026 vs BC: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 19 BC 7
– W 40-17 Jul 9, 2026 vs Ott: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 16 Ott 14
– W 23-18 Jun 25, 2026 at Wpg: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 17 Wpg 11
– W 32-29 OT Jun 20, 2026 vs Mtl: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 20 Mtl 13
– W 29-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 19 Ott 10
– W 25-20 Oct 11, 2025 vs Wpg: 3rd Qtr Score Edm 25 Wpg 13
– W 27-25 Sep 27, 2025 vs Sask: 3rd Qtr Score Edm
8 – Elks have won 8 consecutive games when Justin Rankin rushes for 100+ yds
– W 40-17 Jul 9, 2026 vs Ott: 14 for 107 yds, 2 TD
– W 23-18 Jun 25, 2026 at Wpg: 15 for 106 yds, 1 TD
– W 32-29 OT Jun 20, 2026 vs Mtl: 18 for 179 yds, 2 TD
– W 29-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: 13 for 102 yds, 1 TD
– W 25-20 Oct 11, 2025 vs Wpg: 18 for 138 yds, 1 TD
– W 31-19 Sep 6, 2025 vs Cgy: 16 for 204 yds, 2 TD
– W 39-33 Jul 6 2025 vs Ott: 12 for 105 yds, 1 TD
– W 23-18 Oct 12 2024 at Cgy: 10 for 140 yds, 1 TD
3 – The Elks have won 3 consecutive games when TOP is 35:00+ minutes
– W 29-21 Jun 6, 2026 at Ott: 35:20
– W 33-16 Aug 11/2024 vs BC: 35:39
– W 30-20 Aug 27, 2023 vs Ott: 35:58
3 – Vincent Blanchard has made 3 consecutive field goals
8 – Cody Fajardo has passed for a TD in 8 consecutive games. His personal best is 16 games
Did You Know…. .
– This is the 2nd consecutive week the Elks opponents are coming off a bye week. This will be the last time this regular season this happens
CFL Week 4 at Winnipeg
CFL Week 7 vs BC
CFL Week 8 at Saskatchewan
-Last season, the Elks held the lead for 408 minutes 13 seconds in 18 games. Through 6 games, the Elks have held the lead for 258 minutes, 31 seconds
-Cody Fajardo’s highest QB rating is against the Riders (127.1)
Review of Elks of last gam
BC at Edmonton – July 17, 2026 – Lions 17 – Elks 19
17 – The Elks defeat the Lions 19-17 where Lion QB, Nathan Rourke was injured on the 3rd play of the game. The Elks defense welcomed his replacement, Chase Brice with 3 sacks and 4 interceptions. Vincent Blanchard scored 13 of the teams 19 points as the team prepares for a back-to-back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
4 – Austin Mack had 4 receptions for 39 yds
5 – Joshua Cephus had 5 receptions for 97 yds
4 – TJ Luther had 4 receptions for 37 yds 1 TD
55 – Justin Rankin had 7 carries for 9 yds, 6 receptions for 46 yds
282 – Cody Fajardo went 27/37 for 282 passing yards with 1 TD, 0 Int
58 – Javon Leake had 5 punt returns for 58 yds
7 – Kenneth Logan Jr. led the team with 7 defensive tackles
3 – Leonard Johnson led Elks players with 3 special team tackles
1 – Malik Carney, Kenneth Logan Jr, Noah Taylor & Tomari Fox had 1 sack.
31:33 – Elks had the ball for 31:33 (by Qtr: (1) 7:34 (2) 8:55 (3) 8:44 (4) 6:20).
4 – Vincent Blanchard was 4/5 in FG Attempts and 1/1 in converts.
Review of Elks and Roughriders in 2025 .
Edmonton at Saskatchewan – July 25, 2025 – Roughriders 21 – Elks 18
2 – Down 21-4 going into the fourth quarter, the Elks put up 2 TD’s by Dunbar Jr. and Julien-Grant to close the gap to 3 points.
5 – Steven Dunbar Jr. had 5 receptions for 82 ydswith 1 TD
2 – Kaion Julien-Grant had 2 receptions for 69 yds with 1 TD
42 – Justin Rankin had 3 carries for 0 yds, 4 receptions for 42 yds
346 – Cody Fajardo went 26/33 for 346 passing yards with 2 TD, 0 Int
74 – Javon Leake had 6 punt returns for 65 yds, 0 kickoff returns for 9 yds
8 – Nyles Morgan led the team with 8 defensive tackles
2 – Kenneth Logan Jr. led Elks players with 2 special team tackles
1 – Jared Brinkman had 1 sack
29:56 – Elks had the ball for 29:56 (by Qtr: (1) 9:29 (2) 5:17 (3) 6:26 (4) 8:44).
1 – Vincent Blanchard was 1/1 in FG Attempts and 2/2 in converts.
Saskatchewan at Edmonton – September 27, 2025 – Roughriders 25 – Elks 27
14 – This game came down to the last play. The Riders score a TD with no time left on the clock and need the 2-pt convert to send into overtime. The Trevor Harris pass attempt is incomplete and the Elks win. Justin Rankin led the way with 2 rushing TDs. Javon Leake had returns on puns, kickoffs and missed FG’s.
4 – Kaion Julien-Grant had 4 receptions for 89 yds
6 – Binjimen Victor had 6 receptions for 49 yds
97 – Justin Rankin had 14 carries for 82 yds for 2 TDs, 2 receptions for 15 yds
305 – Cody Fajardo went 18/23 for 305 passing yards with 0 TD, 0 Int
167– Javon Leake had 4 punt returns for 55 yds, 3 kickoff returns for 57 yds, 2 missed FG returns for 55 yds
8 – Kordell Jackson led the team with 8 defensive tackles
2 – Joel Dublanko led Elks players with 2 special team tackles
1 – Tyreek Johnson and Elijah had 1 sack
25:29 – Elks had the ball for 25:29 (by Qtr: (1) 6:04 (2) 5:50 (3) 5:03 (4) 8:32).
2 – Vincent Blanchard was 2/2 in FG Attempts and 2/2 in converts.
Season Series: ROUGHRIDERS 1 – ELKS 1
Elks Records vs Saskatchewan .
| Longest Winning Streak | Fewest Points Scored | |||
| 12 games | Aug. 24, 1959 to Aug. 14, 1962 | 0 | 12-0 L vs Sask Sept 12, 1949 | |
| 7 games | Oct. 13, 1956 to Sept. 20, 1958 | 0 | 23-0 L at Sask Aug. 27, 1951 | |
| 0 | 40-0 L at Sask Aug. 15, 1976 | |||
| Longest Winning Streak – at Home | ||||
| 9 games | July 21, 1993 to Oct. 30, 1999 | Fewest Points Allowed | ||
| 9 games | Jul. 13, 2001 to Jul. 20 2007 | 0 | 23-0 W at Sask Nov. 2, 1957 | |
| 8 games | Nov. 9, 1986 to July 31, 1991 | 0 | 55-0 W vs Sask Aug. 24, 1959 | |
| 7 games | Aug. 24, 1959 to Aug. 14, 1962 | 0 | 32-0 W at Sask Sept. 19, 1959 | |
| 0 | 38-0 W vs Sask Nov. 6, 1977 | |||
| Longest Winning Streak – in Regina | 0 | 40-0 W vs Sask Sept. 9, 1979 | ||
| 9 games | Jul. 16, 1980 to Aug. 28, 1987 | 0 | 24-0 W vs Sask Sept. 26, 2014 | |
| 5 games | Sept. 19, 1959 to Sept. 25, 1961 | |||
| Highest Scoring Game | ||||
| Longest Losing Streak | 106 | 54-52 OT L vs Sask Oct. 28, 2000 | ||
| 9 games | Aug. 20, 1962 to Aug. 13, 1965 | 88 | 57-31 W vs Sask Aug. 7, 1990 | |
| 7 games | Oct. 8, 2018 to Aug. 13, 2022 | 85 | 44-41 L vs Sask Aug. 28, 1991 | |
| 6 games | Aug. 2, 1968 to July 31, 1970 | 85 | 54-31 L vs Sask Aug. 25, 2017 | |
| Longest Losing Streak – at Home | Lowest Scoring Game | |||
| 7 games | Aug. 5, 1963 to Aug. 30, 1967 | 7 | 4-3 L at Sask Oct. 15, 1955 | |
| 11 | 9-2 W vs Sask Sept. 30, 1960 | |||
| Longest Losing Streak – in Regina | 12 | 12-0 L vs Sask Sept 12, 1949 | ||
| 7 games | Sept. 4, 1967 to Sept. 26, 1971 | |||
| 5 games | Aug. 20, 1962 to Oct. 31, 1964 | Largest Margin of Victory | ||
| 5 games | Oct. 18, 1987 to Oct. 14, 1990 | 55 | 55-0 W vs Sask Aug. 24, 1959 | |
| 5 games | Oct. 27, 2001 to Sept. 18, 2005 | 45 | 52-7 W vs Sask Oct. 28, 1984 | |
| 40 | 40-0 W vs Sask Sept. 9, 1979 | |||
| Most Points Scored | ||||
| 57 | 57-31 W vs Sask Aug. 7, 1990 | Largest Margin of Defeat | ||
| 55 | 55-0 W vs Sask Aug. 24, 1959 | 48 | 56-8 L vs Sask Aug. 28, 1964 | |
| 54 | 54-24 vs Sask Jul. 31, 1991 | 46 | 55-9 L at Sask Oct. 25, 2008 | |
| 40 | 40-0 L at Sask Aug. 15, 1976 | |||
| Most Points Allowed | 40 | 54-14 L at Sask Jul. 28, 2007 | ||
| 56 | 56-8 L vs Sask Aug. 28, 1964 | |||
| 55 | 55-9 L at Sask Oct. 25, 2008 | |||
| 54 | 54-52 OT L vs Sask Oct. 28, 2000 | |||
| 54 | 54-14 L at Sask Jul. 28, 2007 | |||
| 54 | 54-31 vs Sask Aug. 25, 2017 | |||
West Division Finals – Edmonton vs Saskatchewan .
1951 – Edmonton 15 Saskatchewan 11 Game 1,
Saskatchewan 12 Edmonton 5 Game 2,
Saskatchewan 19 Edmonton 18 Game 3 – Saskatchewan Loses Grey Cup
1956 – Saskatchewan 23 Edmonton 22 Game 1,
Edmonton 20 Saskatchewan 12 Game 2,
Edmonton 51 Saskatchewan 7 Game 3 – Edmonton Wins Grey Cup
1973 – Edmonton 25 Saskatchewan 23 – Edmonton Loses Grey Cup
1974 – Edmonton 31 Saskatchewan 27 – Edmonton Loses Grey Cup
1975 – Edmonton 30 Saskatchewan 18 – Edmonton Wins Grey Cup
1976 – Saskatchewan 23 Edmonton 13 – Saskatchewan Loses Grey Cup
1989 – Saskatchewan 32 Edmonton 21 – Saskatchewan Wins Grey Cup
1997 – Saskatchewan 31 Edmonton 30 – Saskatchewan Loses Grey Cup
2003 – Edmonton 30 Saskatchewan 23 – Edmonton Wins Grey Cup
Elks Milestones .
6– Justin Rankin needs 6 rushes to tie Mike Lashuk for 24th on the EE All-Time Rushes List (369)
12– Justin Rankin needs 12 rushes to tie Matt Dunigan for 23rd on the EE All-Time Rushes List (375)
13– Justin Rankin needs 13 rushes to tie John White for 22nd on the EE All-Time Rushes List (376)
20– Justin Rankin needs 20 rushes to tie Chris Skinner for 21st on the EE All-Time Rushes List (383)
73 – Justin Rankin needs 73 rushing yards to tie Matt Dunigan for 19th on the EE All-Time Rushing Yards List (2373)
109 – Justin Rankin needs 109 rushing yards to tie Troy Mills for 18th on the EE All-Time Rushing Yards List (2409)
131 – Justin Rankin needs 131 rushing yards to tie C.J. Gable for 17th on the EE All-Time Rushing Yards List (2431)
1 – Justin Rankin needs 1 rushing TDs to tie Tony Burse & Mike Pringle for 13th on the EE All-Time Rush TD List (21)
4 – Justin Rankin needs 1 rushing TDs to tie Neil Lumsden for 12th on the EE All-Time Rush TD List (24)
6 – Justin Rankin needs 1 rushing TDs to tie Matt Dunigan for 11th on the EE All-Time Rush TD List (26)
81 – Javon Leake needs 81 punt return yards to tie Kendial Lawrence for 13th on the EE All-Time Punt Return Yards List (1510)
103 – Javon Leake needs 103 punt return yards to tie Bayne Norrie for 12th on the EE All-Time Punt Return Yards List (1532)
194 – Javon Leake needs 194 punt return yards to tie Gregg Butler for 11th on the EE All-Time Punt Return Yards List (1623)
19 – Javon Leake needs 19 punt returns to tie Howie Schumm for 16th on the EE All-Time Punt Returns List (139)
1 – Javon Leake needs 1 punt return TD to tie Tony Tompkins, Tristan Jackson & Eddie Brown for 3rd on the EE All-Time Punt Return TDs List (3)
2 – Javon Leake needs 2 punt return TDs to tie Winston October for 2nd on the EE All-Time Punt Return TDs List (4)
24 – Javon Leake needs 24 punt return TDs to tie Henry Williams for 1st on the EE All-Time Punt Return TDs List (26)
7 – Javon Leake needs 7 kickoff return yards to tie Joe Hernandez for 10th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Yards List (1953)
185 – Javon Leake needs 185 kickoff return yards to tie Rollie Miles for 9th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Yards List (2131)
344 – Javon Leake needs 344 kickoff return yards to tie Jim Thomas for 8th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Yards List (2290)
1 – Javon Leake needs 1 kickoff returns to tie Jim Thomas & Rollie Miles for 8th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Returns List (88)
22 – Javon Leake needs 22 kickoff returns to tie Tristan Jackson for 7th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Returns List (109)
23 – Javon Leake needs 23 kickoff returns to tie Stephen Jones for 6th on the EE All-Time Kickoff Returns List (110)
3 – Vincent Blanchard needs 3 points to tie Adarius Bowman for 29th on the EE All-Time Scoring List (220)
24 – Vincent Blanchard needs 24 points to tie Terry Vaughn for 28th on the EE All-Time Scoring List (241)
2026 Elks Leaders .
| Game | Rushes | Rushing Yds | Catches | Receiving Yds | Tackles | Special Team Tackles |
| Jun 6 at Ott | 13 Rankin | 102 Rankin | 5 Rankin & Luther | 94 Rankin | 7 Nick Anderson | 2 D.K. Bonhomme |
| Jun 20 vs Mtl | 18 Rankin | 179 Rankin | 5 Rankin | 51 Rankin | 6 Gaines-Ford-Brinkman | 2 Tyshon Blackburn |
| Jun 25 at Wpg | 15 Rankin | 106 Rankin | 6 Julien-Grant & Cephus | 84 Julien-Grant | 6 Garnes-Mogensen-Dublanko | 3 D.K. Bonhomme |
| Jul 4 at BC | 7 Rankin | 19 Rankin | 10 Rankin | 141 Mack | 7 Ford-Djabome-Dublanko | 2 Knight & Bonhomme |
| Jul 9 vs Ott | 14 Rankin | 107 Rankin | 6 Mack | 94 Mack | 7 Djabome | 2 Vrede & Hubert |
| Jul 17 vs BC | 7 Rankin | 11 Fajardo | 6 Rankin | 97 Cephus | 7 Logan Jr | 3 Johnson |
| Game | Punt Return | Punt Ret Yds | Kickoff Return | Kickoff Ret Yds | Missed FG Return | Missed FG Ret Yds |
| Jun 6 at Ott | 7 Leake | 111 Leake | 2 Leake | 43 Leake | NA | NA |
| Jun 20 vs Mtl | 4 Leake | 21 Leake | 3 Leake | 78 Leake | NA | NA |
| Jun 25 at Wpg | 5 Leake | 62 Leake | 1 Leake & Knight | 23 Leake | 2 Leake | 42 Leake |
| Jul 4 at BC | 3 Leake | 38 Leake | 5 Leake | 99 Leake | 1 Leake | 36 Leake |
| Jul 9 vs Ott | 4 Leake | 48 Leake | 2 Leake | 46 Leake | NA | NA |
| Jul 17 vs BC | 5 Leake | 58 Leake | 2 Leake | 42 Leake | NA | NA |
Justin Rankin .
| Most Yards From Scrimmage, Season | ||||||||
| Total | Player | Team | Year | Rush | Rec | Per Game | GP | |
| 1 | 2414 | Mike Pringle | Bal | 1994 | 1972 | 442 | 134.1 | 18 |
| 2 | 2414 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 1998 | 2065 | 349 | 142.0 | 17 |
| 3 | 2207 | Robert Mimbs | Wpg | 1991 | 1769 | 438 | 122.6 | 18 |
| 4 | 2157 | Jon Cornish | Cgy | 2013 | 1812 | 345 | 126.9 | 17 |
| 5 | 2140 | Willard Reaves | Wpg | 1984 | 1733 | 407 | 133.8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2127 | Willie Burden | Wpg | 1975 | 1896 | 231 | 132.9 | 16 |
| 7 | 2111 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 2000 | 1778 | 333 | 124.2 | 17 |
| 8 | 2102 | Charles Roberts | Wpg | 2003 | 1554 | 548 | 116.8 | 18 |
| 9 | 2098 | Charles Roberts | Wpg | 2005 | 1624 | 474 | 116.6 | 18 |
| 10 | 2088 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 1997 | 1775 | 313 | 122.8 | 17 |
| 11 | 2071 | Ed Buchanan | Sask | 1664 | 1390 | 681 | 129.4 | 16 |
| 12 | 2067 | Mike Pringle | Bal | 1995 | 1791 | 276 | 121.6 | 17 |
| 13 | 2039 | Hal Patterson | Mtl | 1956 | 125 | 1914 | 156.8 | 13 |
| EE Rec | 1987 | Johnny Bright | Edm | 1958 | 1722 | 265 | 124.2 | 16 |
| 865 | Justin Rankin | Edm | 2026 | 522 | 343 | 144.2 | 6 | |
| Most Rushing Yards, Season | ||||||||
| Total | Player | Team | Year | |||||
| 1 | 2065 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 1998 | ||||
| 2 | 1972 | Mike Pringle | Bal | 1994 | ||||
| 3 | 1896 | Willie Burden | Cgy | 1975 | ||||
| 4 | 1813 | Jon Cornish | Cgy | 2013 | ||||
| 5 | 1794 | Earl Lundsford | Cgy | 1961 | ||||
| 6 | 1791 | Mike Pringle | Bal | 1995 | ||||
| 7 | 1778 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 2000 | ||||
| 8 | 1775 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 1997 | ||||
| 9 | 1769 | Robert Mimbs | Wpg | 1991 | ||||
| 10 | 1768 | George Reed | Sask | 1965 | ||||
| 11 | 1733 | Willard Reaves | Wpg | 1984 | ||||
| 12 | 1722 | Johnny Bright | Edm | 1958 | ||||
| 13 | 1679 | Johnny Bright | Edm | 1957 | ||||
| 14 | 1678 | David Green | Mtl | 1979 | ||||
| 15 | 1656 | Mike Pringle | Mtl | 1999 | ||||
| 522 | Justin Rankin | Edm | 2026 | |||||
| Yards Needed for: | On Pace : | |||||||
| 1000 yd Rushing | 478 | yds | Rushing | 1566 | yds | |||
| 1000 yd Receiving | 657 | yds | Receiving | 1029 | yds | |||
| Remaining Games: | 12 | games | ||||||
| pace for 1000 yd rush | 39.8 | per gm | ||||||
| pace for 1723 yd rush | 100.1 | per gm | ||||||
| pace for 2066 yd rush | 128.7 | per gm | ||||||
| pace for 1000 yd rec | 54.8 | per gm | ||||||
Cody Fajardo ,
| Record as a | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
| Starter | |||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season | W | L | T | Pct. | Att | Comp | Yds | Pct. | TD | Int. | Eff. | No | Yds | Avg. | TD | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 11 | 107 | 0.611 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 18 | 154 | 0.600 | 2 | 0 | 95.7 | 59 | 240 | 4.1 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 14 | 153 | 0.700 | 1 | 1 | 88.0 | 42 | 108 | 2.6 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | 473 | 338 | 4302 | 0.715 | 18 | 8 | 105.2 | 107 | 611 | 5.7 | 10 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.692 | 404 | 281 | 2970 | 0.696 | 14 | 11 | 91.1 | 78 | 468 | 6.0 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.400 | 401 | 282 | 3360 | 0.703 | 16 | 13 | 95.6 | 81 | 357 | 4.4 | 8 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 443 | 317 | 3847 | 0.716 | 14 | 12 | 97.3 | 57 | 341 | 6.0 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.577 | 364 | 268 | 3105 | 0.736 | 16 | 7 | 105.6 | 51 | 277 | 5.4 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.462 | 385 | 282 | 3408 | 0.732 | 14 | 7 | 104.4 | 55 | 319 | 5.8 | 7 | ||
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | 210 | 147 | 1781 | 0.700 | 9 | 4 | 102.1 | 21 | 77 | 3.7 | 1 | ||
| Sub-Total | 54 | 37 | 1 | 0.592 | 2748 | 1958 | 23187 | 0.713 | 106 | 63 | 100.0 | 572 | 2887 | 5.0 | 49 | ||
| Regular Season | W | L | T | Pct. | Att | Comp | Yds | Pct. | TD | Int. | Eff. | No | Yds | Avg. | TD | ||
| BC | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 456 | 322 | 3607 | 0.706 | 18 | 16 | 92.3 | 85 | 443 | 5.2 | 8 | ||
| Montreal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | 214 | 140 | 1592 | 0.654 | 7 | 3 | 92.7 | 43 | 253 | 5.9 | 3 | ||
| Toronto | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 | 358 | 278 | 3081 | 0.777 | 20 | 10 | 109.5 | 55 | 265 | 4.8 | 3 | ||
| Ottawa | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | 352 | 268 | 3392 | 0.761 | 13 | 2 | 115.5 | 75 | 360 | 4.8 | 8 | ||
| Hamilton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 261 | 189 | 2442 | 0.724 | 13 | 5 | 110.1 | 65 | 333 | 5.1 | 7 | ||
| Winnipeg | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 404 | 270 | 3263 | 0.668 | 7 | 13 | 83.7 | 97 | 432 | 4.5 | 9 | ||
| Saskatchewan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 56 | 44 | 651 | 0.786 | 2 | 0 | 127.1 | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 1 | ||
| Edmonton | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | 280 | 196 | 2433 | 0.700 | 17 | 5 | 109.4 | 58 | 326 | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| Calgary | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.458 | 367 | 251 | 2726 | 0.684 | 9 | 9 | 88.0 | 81 | 427 | 5.3 | 4 | ||
| Sub-Total | 54 | 37 | 1 | 0.592 | 2748 | 1958 | 23187 | 0.713 | 106 | 63 | 100.0 | 572 | 2887 | 5.0 | 49 | ||
| All-Time Elks Ranking | ||||
| Rank | Next on list | |||
| Attempts: | 595 | 16 | Trevor Harris (670), Taylor Cornelius (779), Nealon Greene (862) | |
| Completions: | 429 | 16 | Taylor Cornelius (451), Trevor Harris (478), Nealon Greene (499) | |
| Yards: | 5189 | 16 | Trevor Harris (5595), Taylor Cornelius (5868), Nealon Greene (6346) | |
| TD: | 23 | T17 | McLeod Bethel-Thompson (24), Taylor Cornelius (25), Tre Ford (29) | |
| Int: | 11 | T35 | Chris Vargas (12), Ricky Foggie (12), Bell/Filchock/Joseph (13) | |
| Touchdown List | |||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opponent | Player | Yards |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Mack | 10 |
| 2 | W | 32-29 OT | Montreal | Mack | 9 |
| 3 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Luther | 8 |
| 4 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Julien-Grant | 8 |
| 5 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Julien-Grant | 4 |
| 6 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Mack | 24 |
| 7 | W | 40-17 | Ottawa | Julien-Grant | 4 |
| 8 | W | 40-17 | Ottawa | Rankin | 33 |
| 9 | W | 19-17 | BC | Luther | 4 |
| Fajardo Win Matrix when… | ||||||
| Interceptions | ||||||
| Touchdowns | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 0 | 9-5-1 | 1-7-0 | 0-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 10-16-1 | |
| 1 | 13-3-0 | 9-6-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 24-11-0 | |
| 2 | 10-5-0 | 5-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 17-8-0 | |
| 3 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 34-13-1 | 16-14-0 | 4-6-0 | 0-4-0 | 53-37-1 | ||
Cody Fajardo Milestones .
2 – Cody Fajardo needs 2 games played for 150 Career Games Played (150)
42 – Cody Fajardo needs 42 completions for 2000 Career Completions (2000)
252 – Cody Fajardo needs 252 passing attempts for 3000 Career Passing Attempts (3000)
232 – Cody Fajardo needs 232 passing yards to tie Danny Barrett for 26th on CFL All-Time Career Passing Yards List (23,419)
406 – Cody Fajardo needs 406 passing yards to tie Trevor Harris for 15th on the EE All-Time Passing Yards List (5595)
Vincent Blanchard .
| 2026 Field Goal List | |||||||
| Result | Score | Opponent | |||||
| W | 29-21 | at Ott | 12 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 44 |
| W | 32-29 OT | vs Mtl | 36 | 13 | |||
| W | 23-18 | at Wpg | 15 | ||||
| L | 36-24 | at BC | 45 | ||||
| W | 40-17 | Ott | 36 | 15 | 50 | 11 | |
| W | 19-17 | BC | 38 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
Defensive Breakdown .
| Fumble Returns | Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Jackson | 4 | 1 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Djabome | 17 | |
| 2 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Carney | 0 | 2 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Dublanko | 0 | |
| 3 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Garnes | 0 | 3 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Ford | 0 | |
| 4 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Jackson | 0 | 4 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | 0 | |
| 5 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Mogensen/Ford | 37/56 | 5 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Garnes | 11 | |
| 6 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Dublanko | 0 | 6 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | 0 | |
| 7 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Carney | 0 | 7 | W | 19-17 | BC | Meyer | 0 | |
| 8 | W | 19-17 | BC | Ford | 29 | |||||||
| Forced Fumbles | 9 | W | 19-17 | BC | Ross | 15 | ||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Team Rec | 10 | W | 19-17 | BC | Logan Jr | 12 | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Dublanko | Edm | |||||||
| 2 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ross | Edm | Knock Downs/Break Ups | ||||||
| 3 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Williams | Edm | No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Receiver | |
| 4 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Jackson | Edm | 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Dublanko | Hardy | |
| 5 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Taylor | Edm | 2 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Ross | Lewis | |
| 6 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Carney | Opp | 3 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Logan Jr | White | |
| 7 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Jibunor | Opp | 4 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Jackson | Theis | |
| 5 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ford | Philpot | |||||||
| Sacks | 6 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ross | Snead | ||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | 7 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Williams | Snead | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Curtis | 5 | 8 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Jackson | Philpot | |
| 2 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Dublanko | 8 | 9 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Ross | Dubois | |
| 3 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Taylor | 10 | 10 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Ford | Nield | |
| 4 | W | 23-18 | at Wpg | Williams | 9 | 11 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Dublanko | unknown | |
| 5 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Taylor | 7 | 12 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Dublanko | Butler | |
| 6 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Smith | 5 | 13 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Williams | Mayala | |
| 7 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Brinkman | 6 | 14 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Logan Jr | Mayala | |
| 8 | W | 19-17 | BC | Taylor | 8 | 15 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Williams | Hatcher | |
| 9 | W | 19-17 | BC | Fox | 8 | 16 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Jackson | McInnis | |
| 10 | W | 19-17 | BC | Carney | 4 | 17 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | Hardy | |
| 11 | W | 19-17 | BC | Logan Jr | 8 | 18 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Ross | Lewis | |
| 19 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Jackson | Hardy | |||||||
| Tackle For Loss | 20 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Smith | Bell | ||||||
| No. | Result | Score | Opp | Player | Yards | 21 | W | 19-17 | BC | Taylor | unknown | |
| 1 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Jackson | 1 | 22 | W | 19-17 | BC | Curtis | Mayala | |
| 2 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Carney | 3 | 23 | W | 19-17 | BC | Jackson | McInnis | |
| 3 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Jackson | 1 | 24 | W | 19-17 | BC | Jackson | McInnis | |
| 4 | W | 29-21 | at Ott | Ross | 1 | 25 | W | 19-17 | BC | Williams | McInnis | |
| 5 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Brinkman | 1 | 26 | W | 19-17 | BC | Garnes | McInnis | |
| 6 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Smith | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | W | 32-29 OT | Mtl | Brinkman | 2 | |||||||
| 8 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Williams | 1 | |||||||
| 9 | L | 36-24 | at BC | Djabome | 4 | |||||||
| 10 | W | 40-17 | Ott | Williams | 2 | |||||||
| 11 | W | 19-17 | BC | Logab Jr | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | W | 19-17 | BC | Dublanko | 2 | |||||||
