T. J. Finley

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.

T. J. Finley
Auburn Tigers – No. 1
PositionQuarterback
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2002-03-25) March 25, 2002
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolPonchatoula High School
(Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana)

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 Games Passing Rushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
LSU Tigers
2020 552−38014057.19416.755118.229341.21
Career[14]552−38014057.19416.755118.229341.21

References
  1. 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.
  2. "TJ Finley, 3-star QB out of Ponchatoula, stays in state, signs with LSU". The Advocate. December 18, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. Shipp, Sonny (December 18, 2019). "TJ Finley signs with Tigers". 247Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. "'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.
  5. Dixon, Shea (January 28, 2019). "TJ Finley set to enroll early". 247Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. "'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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Rittenberg, Adam (May 6, 2021). "LSU Tigers quarterback T. J. Finley enters NCAA transfer portal". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  11. "Former LSU starting quarterback T. J. Finley transferring to Auburn Tigers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  12. Zenitz, Matt (May 23, 2021). "Auburn, Alabama among finalists for SEC QB transfer". AL.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  13. "How TJ Finley brought Auburn football from behind to avoid upset vs. Georgia State". Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  14. "T.J. Finley College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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