The 2026 CFL season will be brimming with a lot of the things we’ve come to expect from the great northern league.

Spectacular runs and catches, sparkling defensive plays, momentum swings galore and drama, drama, drama.

And what else? Milestones. Plenty of them.

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The league’s senior director, player and game statistics, Jeff Krever, recently assembled a lengthy list of possible milestone reaches for the upcoming season, and I’ve narrowed it down to a list of seven that really intrigue me.

By the way, Jeff is nearing his own milestone in 2026, as I do believe he is now just a dozen or so away from answering, like, ten thousand of my email inquiries on something statistical.

Here are seven notable markers on the 2026 milestones watch.

WILLIE JEFFERSON 100 CAREER KNOCKDOWNS

Oh, how I love to watch Willie Jefferson reach up and swat the moon from the sky.

Winnipeg’s defensive end extraordinaire keeps insisting he be part of a conversation that is mostly reserved for defensive backs.

But last season, Big Willie took over second spot on the all-time knockdowns list, finishing the year at 94, jumping over Argo great Adrion Smith (90) in the process.

Next stop, 100 career knockdowns.

After that? Maybe, just maybe, he can reel in the all-time leader, former Stampeder and Roughrider Eddie Davis (played for the Birmingham Barracudas too), who finished with 111 rejections, almost all of them far, far from the line of scrimmage.

Willie Jefferson bats it down! That’s his 15th pass knockdown of the season!#CFLGameday 📅: @Wpg_BlueBombers vs. REDBLACKS LIVE NOW 🇨🇦: TSN, CTV, RDS 🌎: CFL pic.twitter.com/b5fcs82Wg0 — CFL (@CFL) September 20, 2025

Willie Jefferson bats it down!

That’s his 15th pass knockdown of the season!#CFLGameday 📅: @Wpg_BlueBombers........

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