ATHLETIC HONORS:
2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist
2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watchlist
2024 Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List
2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
2024 Maxwell Award Watch List
2024 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist
2024 Phil Steele Preseason CUSA All-Conference Second Team Offense (QB)
2024 Athlon Sports Preseason All-CUSA Second Team Offense (QB)
2024 (AT WKU): Finley started the first three games of the season before being sidelined due to injury early in his third game. During the limited action, he threw for 490 yards and one touchdown on 48-75 passing with two interceptions. His best game as a Hilltopper came in the Sept. 7 win over Eastern Kentucky, when he threw for 351 yards and a touchdown on 27-of-39 passing. Prior to the season, Finley was named to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watchlist, the Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List, the Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List, the Maxwell Award Watch List, the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist, the Phil Steele Preseason CUSA All-Conference Second Team Offense and the Athlon Sports Preseason All-CUSA Second Team Offense.
2023 (AT TEXAS STATE): All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention …
Phil Steele All-Sun Belt Fourth Team ... Manning Award Watch List ... Davey O'Brien Award Midseason Watch List ... Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after the week one victory at Baylor ... Two-time Manning Award Star of the Week and Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 selection … 279-of-414 for 3,439 yards and 24 touchdowns against 8 interceptions … Started all 13 games … Also had 81 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns … 3,520 total yards and 29 total touchdowns … Set the Texas State program record for passing yards in a season … Finished 17th in the country in passing yards … Ranked 23rd in the nation in passing yards per game (264.5) and passing touchdowns … 16th in the country in completion percentage (67.4 percent) and 23rd in passing efficiency … Helped the Bobcats have the 15th-best offense in the country (457.6 yards/game) and 28th-best passing offense (270.9 yards/game) … 298 passing yards and 4 touchdowns responsible for in his Texas State debut at Baylor on Sept. 2 … Helped lead the Bobcats to a 42-31 win over the Bears, which was the program’s first win over a “Power 5” team … Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 316 yards at Baylor … 5 total touchdowns (3 passing) and 17-of-21 passing for 251 yards against Jackson State on Sept. 16, a game in which the Bobcats scored 77 points in a win … Multiple touchdown passes in 5 straight games in weeks 3-7 … Season-high 368 passing yards and 3 touchdowns in regular season finale against South Alabama on Nov. 25 … Threw for 152 yards in Texas State’s SERVPRO First Responder Bowl win over Rice on Dec. 26 in Dallas ... Enrolled at Texas State in June 2023.
2022 (AT AUBURN): Started 3 of his 4 games played … Named the starting quarterback on August 28 … 9-of-14 for 112 yards and a TD against Mercer in the season opener on Sept. 3 … 13-of-20 for 167 yards and had a rushing TD against San Jose State on Sept. 10 … 11-of-19 for 152 yards against Penn State on Sept. 17 … Missed several games due to injury … Made his final appearance in an Auburn uniform on Oct. 15 at Ole Miss (3 snaps) … 135 snaps … Redshirt.
2021 (AT AUBURN): Played in 9 games, including 3 starts … 70-of-128 with 827 yards, 6 TDs and an INT … Started the season second on the depth chart … Came off the bench against Georgia State on Sept. 25 and led the Tigers to a 34-24 win with a 98-yard game-winning drive in the final minutes of the game … Finished 9-of-16 for 97 yards against Georgia State … First career start at Auburn came at South Carolina on Nov. 20, when he threw for 188 yards on 17-of-32 passing with a TD … Started the Iron Bowl against Alabama on Nov. 27, going 17-of-26 for 137 yards and 2 TDs while playing with a hurt ankle he suffered in the third quarter … Also started the Birmingham Bowl against Houston, going 19-of-37 with 227 yards and a TD … 283 snaps.
2020 (AT LSU): Played in 5 games, all starts, as a true freshman … 80-of-140 with 941 yards, 5 TDs, and 5 INTs … Led LSU to wins over South Carolina and Arkansas in his 5 starts … In his first career start, on Oct. 24 vs. South Carolina, he was 17-of-21 with 265 yards and 2 TDs as well as a rushing TD in the win … 27-of-42 for 271 yards and 2 TDs against Arkansas on Nov. 28 … 14-of-28 for 144 yards and a TD against Alabama on Dec. 5 … 290 snaps … Transferred to Auburn following the 2021 spring semester … Enrolled at LSU in January 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at Ponchatoula (LA) … Rated as the top prep QB in Louisiana in 2019 … Scored 72 TDs (58 pass, 14 rush) in his career … 2019 LSWA Class 5A All-State … Completed 168 passes as a senior for 2,738 yards to go with his 21 passing TDs and 8 rushing TDs … As a junior in 2018, he passed for 2,736 yards and accumulated 23 passing TDs and 5 rushing TDs … Also lettered in basketball … honor roll student.
PERSONAL: Parents are David and Shannon Finley … Has one sibling, Kody.
