T. J. Finley
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | March 25, 2002 |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | Ponchatoula High School (Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana) |
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T. J. Finley is an American football quarterback for the Auburn Tigers. He began playing college football at LSU in 2020 before transferring to Auburn the following year.
Early years[]
Finley grew up in Ponchatoula, Louisiana and attended Ponchatoula High School.[1] He passed for 2,736 yards with 23 touchdowns and five interceptions in his junior season.[2] As a senior, Finley passed for 2,738 yards and 21 touchdowns and also scored eight rushing touchdowns.[3] Finley was rated a three-star prospect and the best quarterback prospect in the state and committed to play college football at LSU as a sophomore in high school over offers from Oregon, Alabama, and Auburn.[4]
College career[]
LSU[]
Finley enrolled at LSU a semester early in January 2020.[5][6] He was named the Tigers' starting quarterback leading up to team's October 24, 2020, game against South Carolina following an injury to starter Myles Brennan.[7] In his first career start, Finley completed 17 of 21 pass attempts for 265 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown.[8] Finley started five games and finished the season with 80-of-140 passes for 941 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions.[9]
After competing with quarterbacks Myles Brennan and Max Johnson in spring practice, Finley announced he would be entering the transfer portal.[10]
Auburn[]
On May 24, 2021, Finley announced that he would be transferring to Auburn over offers from Alabama, Penn State, and Houston.[11][12] On September 25, 2021, Finley would come in in the 4th quarter for a benched Bo Nix and throw the game winning touchdown versus Georgia State.[13]
Statistics[]
Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
LSU Tigers | |||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2020 | 5 | 5 | 2−3 | 80 | 140 | 57.1 | 941 | 6.7 | 5 | 5 | 118.2 | 29 | 34 | 1.2 | 1 | |
Auburn Tigers | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2021 | 9 | 3 | 0−3 | 70 | 128 | 54.7 | 827 | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 122.9 | 20 | –36 | –1.8 | 1 | |
Career[14] | 14 | 8 | 2−6 | 150 | 268 | 56.0 | 1768 | 6.6 | 11 | 6 | 120.5 | 49 | –2 | 0.0 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ Gillen, Garland (May 10, 2019). "LSU commit and Ponchatoula QB T.J. Finley is turning heads with his height and arm". Fox8Live.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "TJ Finley, 3-star QB out of Ponchatoula, stays in state, signs with LSU". The Advocate. December 18, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Shipp, Sonny (December 18, 2019). "TJ Finley signs with Tigers". 247Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "'LSU really sold out for me': Ponchatoula 2020 QB prospect T. J. Finley commits to Tigers". The Advocate. May 29, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Dixon, Shea (January 28, 2019). "TJ Finley set to enroll early". 247Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "'He's built for this moment': LSU quarterback TJ Finley ready if Ed Orgeron calls his name". The Advocate. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (October 22, 2020). "LSU QB TJ Finley to start vs. South Carolina with Myles Brennan still hurt". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Miller, Brody (October 24, 2020). "T. J. Finley makes statement debut, leads LSU to bounce-back win vs. South Carolina". The Athletic. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Kubena, Brooks (May 6, 2021). "Former LSU quarterback T. J. Finley opens up about transfer decision, seeking 'best fit for me'". The Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (May 6, 2021). "LSU Tigers quarterback T. J. Finley enters NCAA transfer portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "Former LSU starting quarterback T. J. Finley transferring to Auburn Tigers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (May 23, 2021). "Auburn, Alabama among finalists for SEC QB transfer". AL.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "How TJ Finley brought Auburn football from behind to avoid upset vs. Georgia State". Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "T.J. Finley College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- LSU Tigers football players
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- Auburn Tigers football players
- 2002 births