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A.J. Finley

Ole Miss · Safety · 2019-22

TKL
239
INT
8
PD
13

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2019 to 2022, Finley recorded 239 tackles and 8.5 tackles for loss. From 2020 to 2022, Finley also had 8 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 75 overall, the 2nd-highest safety rating at Ole Miss since 1990 and No. 43 among all safeties of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2021
    • Second-team all-conference

Season by Season

A.J. Finley season-by-season statistics at Ole Miss
SeasonTklTFLPDInt
201916200
202062273
202190143
2022713.522
Total2398.5138

Seasons with tracked stats at Ole Miss. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Ole Miss Teammates

  1. 90Jaxson Dart2022-24QB
  2. 86Elijah Moore2018-20WR
  3. 86Walter Nolen2024EDGE
  4. 80Matt Corral2018-21QB
  5. 80Sam Williams2019-21EDGE
  6. 80Suntarine Perkins2023-25LB
  7. 80Chris Paul Jr.2024LB
  8. 80Trey Amos2024CB
  9. 77Tre Harris2023-24WR
  10. 75Quinshon Judkins2022-23RB

Full Ole Miss all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Xavier WattsNotre Dame · 2021-24S
  2. 91Caleb DownsOhio State · 2024-25S
  3. 90Chris Smith IIGeorgia · 2018-22S
  4. 90Dillon ThienemanPurdue · 2023-24S
  5. 88Dalton JohnsonArizona · 2021-25S
  6. 88Jason Taylor IIOklahoma State · 2019-22S
  7. 88Verone McKinley IIIOregon · 2018-21S
  8. 88Kyle HamiltonNotre Dame · 2019-21S

Best college safeties since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (A. J. Finley) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.