Brady Oliveira voted most outstanding player and top Canadian again for Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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Hobson, R. (2026, October 22). Brady Oliveira voted most outstanding player and top Canadian again for Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12114188/brady-oliveira-voted-most-outstanding-player-top-canadian/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-22 · by Russ Hobson

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Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has been voted the club’s most outstanding player for a fourth consecutive year, along with his third straight title as the team’s Most Outstanding Canadian. Leading the CFL in rushing with 1,344 yards, Oliveira is poised to win his third career rushing title and holds a record of five consecutive thousand-yard seasons. The article also highlights other award winners within the Bombers organization and mentions changes to the league's awards format for this year.
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Brady Oliveira was named the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian for the fourth consecutive season on October 22, 2026. The announcement by the CFL highlights Oliveira's exceptional performance in the league, where he currently leads with 1,344 rushing yards and is a strong contender for his third career rushing title. He has five straight thousand-yard seasons, setting a new record as the longest streak for a Canadian player in the CFL and tying Charles Roberts' franchise record by just one season.

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📰 Brady Oliveira Honored Again
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🔮 The finalists will be announced Oct. 27 and 28.
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Bombers CFL Canadian Edmonton Elks Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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CFL ORG · 6× Bombers ORG · 3× Oliveira PERSON · 3× Canadian NORP · 2× Brady Oliveira PERSON · 1× Charles Roberts’ PERSON · 1× Edmonton Elks ORG · 1× Justin Rankin PERSON · 1× Winnipeg GPE · 1× Winnipeg Blue Bombers ORG · 1×

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Other players chosen as most outstanding player around the league include QB Nathan Rourke of the BC Lions, QB Cody Fajardo of the Edmonton Elks, QB Vernon Adams Jr. of the Calgary Stampeders, QB Trevor Harris of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, DB Reggie Stubblefield of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, QB Chad Kelly of the Toronto Argonauts, receiver Ayden Eberhardt of the Ottawa RedBlacks, and QB Davis Alexander of the Montreal Alouettes.
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🔮 The finalists will be announced Oct. 27 and 28.

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The CFL announced the team award winners on Thursday and Oliveira was a double winner, hauling in the team’s MOP award and their Most Outstanding Canadian award. asserted
Oliveira → announce → award
Oliveira was a unanimous selection for both and it’s the fourth straight season he’s won the team’s two highest honours. asserted
he → ’ → honours
Oliveira currently leads the CFL in rushing with 1,344 yards as he chases a third career rushing title. asserted
he → lead → title
He leads Edmonton Elks running back Justin Rankin by 174 yards entering the final week of the regular season. asserted
He → lead → season
The Winnipeg product has five consecutive thousand-yard seasons, which is a CFL record for a Canadian and one year shy of Charles Roberts’ franchise record. asserted
which → have → record
Get daily National news The rest of the Bombers team awards were also very similar to the 2025 season. asserted
rest → get → season
He leads the club with 15 pass knockdowns, which is second best in the league. asserted
which → lead → league
His 71 defensive tackles is third best on the team, and he also has one interception. asserted
he → have → interception
Returner Trey Vaval is their top special teamer for the second straight campaign after winning the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award last year. asserted
Vaval → win → award
Other players chosen as most outstanding player around the league include QB Nathan Rourke of the BC Lions, QB Cody Fajardo of the Edmonton Elks, QB Vernon Adams Jr. of the Calgary Stampeders, QB Trevor Harris of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, DB Reggie Stubblefield of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, QB Chad Kelly of the Toronto Argonauts, receiver Ayden Eberhardt of the Ottawa RedBlacks, and QB Davis Alexander of the Montreal Alouettes. asserted
players → choose → Alouettes
The league has changed the awards format this year and instead of the traditional one finalist from each division, there’ll now be three finalists, and they won’t be based on divisions. asserted
they → change → divisions
Even players that didn’t win their team award are now eligible to be voted as finalists. asserted
that → win → finalists
Three former Bombers won awards with their new teams. asserted
Bombers → win → teams
Marc Liegghio was named the Ticats winner for best special teamer and Janarion Grant took the same honour with the Argos, while Drew Desjarlais was the RedBlacks top offensive lineman. asserted
Desjarlais → name → Argos
The finalists will be announced Oct. 27 and 28. asserted
finalists → announce → ?
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