TSN Top 50 CFL Players: 2015 Edition

What has come to be a bit of a tradition for Canadian Football League fans is TSNs unveiling of the top 50 players heading into each season. The list is created by a panel of experts.

In 2014 the Edmonton Eskimos had 7 players on the list which you can see here. Based on the Eskimos season of 2013, it was hard to argue with the list. There were a few players I would have changed, added and subtracted but that's just me.

The 2015 version of the list from an Eskimo fan perspective is quite surprising considering the defense lead the league in most categories but were somehow overlooked in favour of players with less impressive stats.

Eskimo notables:

• The CFLs version of Beast Mode best described the 2014 season for Odell Willis. He was a royal pain in the ass for opposing offences but the "experts" only saw fit to place Mayor Willis at #14, behind Montreal's Bear Woods. Apparently having a career year isn't worthy of cracking the top 10.
  
• Second year Eskimo Running Back John White cracked the list this year sliding in at #34. White who was challenging for the league rushing title was statistically more productive than both Cornish and Allen with fewer games played and fewer carries. It's not unreasonable to think White could have made the top 25 with those numbers alone.  

• Adarius Bowman cracked the top 50 for the first time slotting in at #4 overall. Having lead the league in receiving yards by quite a wide margin, Bowman could have easily bumped Cornish out of the # 2 slot.   

• Mike Reilly who made the 2014 list at #18 moved up ten spots to grab the #8 spot. A new offensive line helped Reilly stay on his feet which made Reilly more effective. I wouldn't have placed him at #8 but definitely worth a look inside the top 10. 

• Former Eskimo Fred Stamps made the list in 2014 at #5 but couldn't crack this years top 50.
  
• Dexter "the serial killer" McCoil murdered pass attempts in 2014 and made the top fifty for the first time at #22. With 6 picks, 2 touchdowns and a fumble recovery the Eskimo linebacker was a ball stalker both on defence and on special teams. and two of those went for touchdowns. was a pass killing manic Once again the "experts" gaffed on this one. He should have been in the top 10.
  
• JC Sherritt made the 2014 list at #27 but no such luck this time. After setting a CFL record for tackles in a season in 2012 with 130, his numbers have dropped off quite a bit thanks in part to injury problems which have prevented him from getting his game back.
  
• Closing out the Eskimo ist makers is Mr. Consistancy, Almondo Sewel who just keeps getting better so it's no wonder he's been on the list back to back years moving up a few spots on the top fifty from #31 in 2014 to #29 for this years version. 

What do you think of the list? Do you agree with it? Are there Eskimos you would have liked to see on the list?