Matt Finkes

Ohio State · Edge Rusher · 1993-96

PRS: 71
SPD: 70
STR: 61

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Finkes was a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1994 and 1996).

In the Ohio State record book, Finkes ranks No. 5 in career sacks. Finkes's 1994 season ranks No. 8 in program history for sacks.

Finkes was the No. 189 overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 19th-highest edge rusher rating at Ohio State since 1990 and No. 50 among all edge rushers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

1994
- Third-team All-American
- First-team all-conference
1995
- Second-team all-conference
1996
- First-team all-conference
1997
- No. 189 overall pick, NFL Draft

Ohio State Record Book

No. 5 in career sacks
No. 8 in single-season sacks (1994)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

1990-1994 eraEDGE74
1995-1999 eraEDGE74

Ohio State Teammates

Full Ohio State all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 1995-1999 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Matt Finkes) 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.