Brandon Banks CFL’s top special-teams player

But the Ottawa Redblacks took the most trophies, including quarterback Henry Burris’s award for most outstanding player.

Campbell was honoured Thursday at the CFL awards banquet, receiving 54-of-75 first-place ballots in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. He won CFL rookie of the year honours in 1997, catching 77 passes for 1,457 yards and 17 touchdowns while helping lead Toronto to the Grey Cup. I also touched it. Something I never saw one player do.

Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell of the Calgary Stampeders was the most outstanding player finalist.

Ottawa Redblacks coach Rick Campbell says he expects minimal lineup changes for Sunday’s Grey Cup game against the Edmonton Eskimos. Campbell’s father, Hugh, was coach of the year in 1979 with Edmonton, making them the first father-and-son winners. He was a finalist for most outstanding defensive player in 1987.

The six-foot-four, 319-pound Rogers was a key off-season pickup for Ottawa, starting all 18 games at left tackle protecting Burris’s blind side.

“I know she would be proud”, Rogers said.

Bighill recorded a CFL- and career-high 117 tackles this season. “I’m always going to be grateful for that”.

Edmonton Eskimos receiver Derel Walker is the CFL’s top rookie.

Kick returner Brandon Banks of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats is the CFL’s top special-teams performer.

“I just want to thank the CFL and my team and coaching staff for putting me in a great position to be successful”, he said.

“What I’ve learned in life and what I’ve learned though football is people can measure you by your height and your weight, your speed or your hand size”.