Player Career

AJ Finley Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

AJ Finley story

AJ Finley built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a safety from Mobile, AL wearing No. 21, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of AJ Finley's career was his defensive production: 239 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 8 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Ole Miss. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but AJ Finley's production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ole Miss.

The arc is straightforward: AJ Finley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ole Miss

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOle Miss27.92
2020 PostseasonOle Miss1439.87.212
2020 Regular SeasonOle Miss1439.87.20
2021 PostseasonOle Miss8355.1-6
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss8355.10
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss7.530.66.5-0.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs South Carolina

Week 11 · W 59-42 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Liberty

Week 10 · W 27-14

2

Havoc Plays

85.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.

#3

@ Arkansas

Week 12 · L 27-42 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Alabama

Week 5 · L 31-59 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

69.2 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

#5

@ Vanderbilt

Week 9 · W 54-21 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

61.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Ole Miss

14 primary output · 39.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

60.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · Ole Miss

60.9

14 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Ole Miss

48

7.5 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

6

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games