HAMILTON — Javon Leake is back in his happy place. After spending much of his first two CFL seasons primarily as a kick returner, Leake is back taking handoffs.
After spending much of his first two CFL seasons primarily as a kick returner, Leake is back taking handoffs. In the Edmonton Elks' last two games -- both wins -- Leake has rushed for 266 yards and four TDs on 33 carries ."I've been waiting to play running back for a long time," Leake said."It definitely feels good taking a lot of reps and getting the ball a lot.Leake was both a running back and returner at Maryland , rushing for 1,144 yards and 17 TDs on 145 carries .
Leake still made his mark as a returner. He was the CFL's top special-teams player last season after leading it in punt returns with a club-record four TDs, one short of the league mark. Leake responded with 169 yards rushing and three TDs on 12 carries in a 42-31 win, Edmonton's first this year. On a 51-yard touchdown run, Leake reached a top speed of 35.8 kilometres an hour , which no ball carrier in pro football has topped in the last year."This season, Javon is proving again he's one of the CFL's premier offensive weapons," said Kenny Kim of Summit Athletes, Leake's Florida-based agent.
Leake has also seen action on special teams. He has 22 punt returns for 214 yards and 24 kickoff returns for 520 yards, including two of 40-plus yards. Edmonton is chasing its first three-game win streak since '18 and has won its last two contests at Tim Hortons Field. The Elks didn't break 100 yards rushing in their first seven games but have recorded 200 or more in each of their last two.Hamilton has dropped two straight as sophomore Taylor Powell will make his first start of the season. He replaced veteran Bo Levi Mitchell in last week’s 33-23 loss to Montreal and finished with 319 yards passing and two TDs.
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