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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Ole Miss
AJ Finley
S • 6'3" • 205 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
AJ Finley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
13
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player 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,...
Read the storyAJ Finley, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ole Miss. AJ Finley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 239
- TFL
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 13
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
AJ Finley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · S
- Career Tackles
- 239
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Ole Miss
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · S 31st (top 6%) · SEC 20th (top 4%) · National 212th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ole Miss | 10 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 10 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 87 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 46.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 71 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 48 |
Related Context
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AJ Finley played S for Ole Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, AJ Finley recorded 239 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Ole Miss paired 14 primary output with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
7.9
Usage
2
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. SE Louisiana: 0. California: 0. Alabama: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Missouri: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Auburn: 0. New Mexico State: 0. LSU: 0. Mississippi State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. SE Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. California: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 4 by 26.7. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Mississippi State | L 20-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs LSU | L 37-58 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs New Mexico State | W 41-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Auburn | L 14-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Texas A&M | L 17-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Missouri | L 27-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Vanderbilt | W 31-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Alabama | L 31-59 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs California | L 20-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs SE Louisiana | W 40-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Memphis | L 10-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Ole Miss
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2 | 7.9 | 2 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Ole Miss | 14 | 39.8 | 7.2 | 12 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 14 | 39.8 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ole Miss | 8 | 35 | 5.1 | -6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 8 | 35 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 7.5 | 30.6 | 6.5 | -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
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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
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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
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