Player Dossier

2016-2019

Notre Dame

Chris Finke

WR • 5'9" • 184 lbs • Dayton, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Chris Finke reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

38%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

46

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

40

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: USC

Player Story

Chris Finke built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Dayton, OH wearing No. 10, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Chris Finke's career was his receiving role: 106...

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Chris Finke, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Notre Dame. Chris Finke reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,251
Receptions
106
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Chris Finke quick answers

Latest team and position
Notre Dame · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,251
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Notre Dame
Top game
USC
Latest roster
No. 10 · Senior
2019 Receiving yards rank
456 receiving yards · WR 246th (top 25%) · FBS Independents 10th (top 11%) · National 274th (top 14%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1010122233.7
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame13118032.8
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame13584032.8
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame13224077.5
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1347547277.5
2019 PostseasonNotre Dame12646069.9
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1235410469.9

Related Context

Chris Finke played WR for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Finke recorded 4 passing yards, 22 rushing yards, and 1,251 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Notre Dame.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Notre Dame paired 571 primary output with 76.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 69.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Postseason · Notre Dame

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

38

Efficiency

69.3

Usage

18

Consistency

70.2

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa State: 46. Louisville: 2. New Mexico: 57. Georgia: 22. Virginia: 32. Bowling Green: 24. USC: 45. Michigan: 0. Virginia Tech: 51. Duke: 49. Navy: 57. Boston College: 71

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa State: 6 by 51.1. Louisville: 1 by 13.3. New Mexico: 2 by 100. Georgia: 4 by 36.7. Virginia: 2 by 100. Bowling Green: 1 by 100. USC: 5 by 60. Virginia Tech: 5 by 68. Duke: 5 by 65.3. Navy: 3 by 100. Boston College: 7 by 67.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins43.4 · Games = 10 · +32.4 vs Losses
Losses11 · Games = 2 · -32.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

100 vs Navy

Result
Sat 12/28@ Iowa StateW 33-96465.97.70020
Sat 11/23vs Boston CollegeW 40-777110.110.10121
Sat 11/16vs NavyW 52-203571919028
Sun 11/10@ Duke2+ TDW 38-75499.89.80218
Sat 11/2vs Virginia TechW 21-2055110.210.20018
Sat 10/26@ MichiganL 14-45
Sat 10/12vs USCW 30-275458.79019
Sat 10/5vs Bowling GreenW 52-01242424024
Sat 9/28vs VirginiaW 35-202321616028
Sun 9/22@ GeorgiaL 17-234225.55.5008
Sat 9/14vs New MexicoW 66-1425728.528.50154
Tue 9/3@ LouisvilleW 35-17122202

Player Story

Chris Finke story

Chris Finke built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Dayton, OH wearing No. 10, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Chris Finke's career was his receiving role: 106 catches, 1,251 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 22 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 passing yards, 22 rushing yards, and 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Finke's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Notre Dame

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame12264.28.7
2017 PostseasonNotre Dame1027010.7-20
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1027010.70
2018 PostseasonNotre Dame57176.719.3469
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame57176.719.30
2019 PostseasonNotre Dame45669.318-115
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame45669.3180

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ USC

Week 13 · W 24-17

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

94 takeover

86 receiving yards with a 81.9 efficiency score.

#2

vs Florida State

Week 11 · W 42-13

59

Receiving Yards

89 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Boston College

Week 13 · W 40-7

71

Receiving Yards

84.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 67.6 efficiency score.

#4

@ USC

Week 13 · L 27-45

53

Receiving Yards

83.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.

#5

vs Michigan

Week 1 · W 24-17

55

Receiving Yards

82.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Notre Dame

571 primary output · 76.7 efficiency · 19.3 usage

77.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · Notre Dame

77.5

571 primary · 76.7 efficiency · 19.3 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Notre Dame

69.9

456 primary · 69.3 efficiency · 18 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games