Jacob Finley

2024 • Played in all 13 games and started the final five games of the season at cornerback. • Tied with Nate Valcarcel for the team lead with eight pass breakups. • Credited with a career high 36 tackles on the year, including 27 solo stops with 2.5 tackles for loss. • Made four tackles, three solo, in the Huskies’ win at No. 5 Notre Dame (9/7) and broke up a pass. • Recorded a season-high seven tackles, five solo, at Ball State (10/26) • His interception versus Central Michigan (11/30) in the regular season finale was the first of his Huskie career. • Also credited with half a sack and a pass break-up in the CMU game. • Broke up two passes in the season opener against Western Illinois (8/31). • Contributed five solo tackles versus Toledo (10/19) and four solo stops with a tackle for loss versus Akron (11/13). • Had a pair of tackles with one for loss against Buffalo (9/21). • Posted four stops and broke up a pass at Western Michigan (11/6). • Made a pair of solo tackles in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win over Fresno State (12/23). 2023 Played in all 13 games at corner-back as a redshirt freshman in 2023 and started eight. Recorded at least one tackle in all 13 games to finish with 33, 24 solo. Broke up three passes with a fumble recovery, a caused fumble and a tackle for loss. Scored a touchdown by forcing and recovering a fumble in the end zone on last play of the game at Kent State (11-25). Also posted two tackles, a tackle for loss and broke up a pass versus KSU. Contributed three tackles in the Camellia Bowl win over Arkansas State (12-23). Made four solo stops and broke up a pass versus Western Michigan (11-14). Recorded two tackles at Central Michigan (10-31) and three at Toledo (9-30). Totaled a pair of solo tackles in win over Ohio (10-14). Credited with four tackles, three solo at Nebraska (9-16). Made a season high five stops, four solo, in the season-opening win at Boston College (9-2). 2022 Played in four games as a true freshman with his first action versus Vanderbilt (9-17). Called into action when injuries hit corner-back position and made his first career start at Ball State (10-1). Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup versus the Cardinals. Also saw action at Kentucky (9-24) and in the Huskies’ penultimate game versus Miami (11-16) on the punt return unit. Preserved a redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL Honors and Awards All-State (2021) All-County and All-Region (2021) First team all-conference (2021) Athlete of the month Three-time player of the game Three-year varsity letter-winner (2021, 2020, 2019) Team captain (2021) Team MVP (2021) Team Stats 2021: 12-1 (Hoover) 2020: 11-2 (Hoover) 2019: 10-2 (Gardendale) PERSONAL Born on June 15th Son of Jamie and Darian Finley An accountancy major.