Jacob Finley Season 2026

PositionDB
Weight175 lbs
Height6-0
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownBirmingham, Ala.
Previous SchoolNorthern Illinois

2025
Started all 11 games in which he played last year...Led the Huskies with eight pass breakups, four of which came in the final two games...Boasted a career-high 14 tackles at UMass.

2024
Played in all 13 games and started the final five games of the season at cornerback...Tied 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.