James P. McCaffrey Trophy

James P. McCaffery Trophy

Adarius Pickett, the 2023 recipient
League	Canadian Football League
Awarded for	Being the most outstanding defensive player in the East Division of the CFL
Country	Canada
History
First award	1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Editions	48
First winner	Jim Corrigall
Most wins	Greg Battle; Joe Montford; Simoni Lawrence (3 wins)
Most recent	Adarius Pickett
Website	cfl.ca

The James P. McCaffrey Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, awarded to the outstanding defensive player in the East Division. Each team in the East division nominates a candidate, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of this trophy or the winner of the Norm Fieldgate Trophy will also win the Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player award.

In 1995, as part of the American expansion, the McCaffrey trophy was given to the most outstanding defensive player in the South Division.

Prior to 1974 the CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award was awarded to both outstanding defensive players and outstanding linemen in the East Division.

James P. McCaffrey Trophy winners

Year	Player	Position	Club	Ref.
2023	Adarius Pickett	(DB)	Toronto Argonauts
2022	Lorenzo Mauldin	(DE)	Ottawa Redblacks
2021	Simoni Lawrence	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2019	Simoni Lawrence	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2018	Larry Dean	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	[1]
2017	Kyries Hebert	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes
2016	Bear Woods	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes
2015	Simoni Lawrence	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2014	Bear Woods	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes	[2]
2013	Chip Cox	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes
2012	Shea Emry	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes
2011	Jovon Johnson	(DB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	[3]
2010	Markeith Knowlton	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2009	Anwar Stewart	(DE)	Montreal Alouettes
2008	Doug Brown	(DT)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2007	Jonathan Brown	(DE)	Toronto Argonauts
2006	Barrin Simpson	(LB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2005	Michael Fletcher	(LB)	Toronto Argonauts
2004	Anwar Stewart	(DE)	Montreal Alouettes
2003	Kevin Johnson	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes
2002	Barron Miles	(DB)	Montreal Alouettes
2001	Joe Montford	(DE)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2000	Joe Montford	(DE)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1999	Calvin Tiggle	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1998	Joe Montford	(DE)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1997	Shonte Peoples	(LB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1996	Tracy Gravely	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes	[4]
1995	Tim Cofield	(DE)	Memphis Mad Dogs
1994	Tim Cofield	(DE)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1993	Elfrid Payton	(LB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	[5]
1992	Angelo Snipes	(LB)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1991	Greg Battle	(LB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1990	Greg Battle	(LB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1989	Greg Battle	(LB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1988	Grover Covington	(DE)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	[6]
1987	James West	(LB)	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1986	Brett Williams	(DT)	Montreal Alouettes
1985	Paul Bennett	(DB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1984	Harry Skipper	(DB)	Montreal Concordes
1983	Greg Marshall	(DE)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1982	Zac Henderson	(DB)	Toronto Argonauts
1981	Ben Zambiasi	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1980	Tom Cousineau	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes
1979	Ben Zambiasi	(LB)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1978	Randy Rhino	(DB)	Montreal Alouettes
1977	Glen Weir	(DT)	Montreal Alouettes	[7]
1976	Granville Liggins	(DT)	Toronto Argonauts
1975	Jim Corrigall	(DE)	Toronto Argonauts

Outstanding Defensive player in the East Division prior to the trophy

Year	Player	Position	Club	Ref.
1974	Ed George	(OG)	Montreal Alouettes

CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award in the East Division prior to 1974

Main article: CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award

Year	Player	Position	Club	Ref.
1973	Ed George	(OG)	Montreal Alouettes
1972	Jim Stillwagon	(DL)	Toronto Argonauts
1971	Mark Kosmos	(LB)	Montreal Alouettes
1970	Angelo Mosca	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1969	Billy Joe Booth	(DE)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1968	Ken Lehmann	(LB)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1967	John Barrow	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1966	Ken Lehmann	(LB)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1965	John Barrow	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1964	John Barrow	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1963	Angelo Mosca	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1962	John Barrow	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1961	John Barrow	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1960	Kaye Vaughan	(OT)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1959	John Barrow	(DL)	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1958	Jackie Simpson	(OG)	Montreal Alouettes
1957	Kaye Vaughan	(OT)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1956	Kaye Vaughan	(OT)	Ottawa Rough Riders
1955	Tex Coulter	(OL)	Montreal Alouettes

General References

Daniel, Steve; Krever, Jeff (eds.). 2023 CFL Guide and Record Book (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 279. ISSN 2371-2422.

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