US EditionWinnipeg Blue Bombers’ Vaval named CFL’s top rookie and top special teams player
Trey Vaval set new Winnipeg Blue Bombers records with four return touchdowns and led the Canadian Football League in punt return yardage this season.
- On Thursday, Winnipeg Blue Bombers returner Trey Vaval won the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player awards at Club Regent Casino.
- Arriving at camp in May, Trey Vaval seized a role after an injury to free-agent signing Peyton Logan and the team not extending Janarion Grant, former Bomber.
- Among his season marks were a 128-yard missed-field-goal return and four return touchdowns, including two on missed field goals, a punt, and a kickoff.
- Vaval became the third player in CFL history to win both Most Outstanding Rookie and Special Teams Player, and is the first Bomber to earn the special-teams award since Justin Medlock in 2016.
- After overcoming family adversity and unstable housing, Trey Vaval celebrated his awards night with his mother Lori Grove and sister Tie're Spearman.
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Two for Trey: Vaval double CFL award winner
Less than a year ago Trey Vaval was a football nomad searching for a team to call his own. Fast forward to the present and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers kick returner/cornerback is now a burgeoning Canadian Football League star and double Most Outstanding Player Award winner. Vaval was named both the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player and Most Outstanding Rookie Thursday night at the Club Regent Casino Event Centre, capping a sensational de…
Winnipeg Blue Bomber Trey Vaval named CFL’s outstanding rookie player
WINNIPEG — Trey Vaval of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was named the CFL's top rookie Thursday. Vaval received the honour at the CFL's awards banquet where, earlier in the night, he was named the league's top special-teams player. Voting was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and all nine CFL head coaches. The five-foot-11, 163-pound Vaval led the CFL in punt returns (75) and yards (957) with a touchdown while returning two kickoffs for s…
Trey Vaval named Most Outstanding Rookie, Most Outstanding Special Teams Player
WINNIPEG — Trey Vaval’s special skills have been recognized as such. The first-year player has been named the game’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player after collecting a league-high four returns for touchdowns, while accumulating 11 total big plays. Vaval double dipped on the evening, also being named the league’s Most Outstanding Rookie. 112th GREY CUP » The Weekly Say: Picks for the 2025 CFL Awards » Watch the CFL Awards live on CFL+ on Th…
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