Player Career

Ben Finley Career Story

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

Player Story

Ben Finley story

Ben Finley built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a quarterback from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 10, spending time with Akron, California, and NC State. The clearest part of Ben Finley's career was his passing role: 6,543 passing yards, 42 touchdown passes, 995 attempts, and 179 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Akron. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 179 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron, California, and NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Ben 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

    NC State

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Akron

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNC State13446.110.5
2021 Regular SeasonNC State3547.93.1-99
2022 PostseasonNC State73353.810.5698
2022 Regular SeasonNC State73353.810.50
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia58349.19-150
2024 Regular SeasonAkron2,63255.225.52,049
2025 Regular SeasonAkron2,60555.417.7-27

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024California to AkronP4 to G5/FCS83.3Nov 29, 2023
2023NC State to CaliforniaP4 to P486.1Apr 11, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Maryland

Week 1 · L 12-16 · Postseason

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

269

Total Offense

79.3 takeover

269 total offense with 58.6 efficiency.

#2

@ Western Michigan

Week 7 · L 24-34 · Conference game

398

Total Offense

73.5 takeover

Loss with 398 yards of offense and 62.8 efficiency.

398 total offense with 62.8 efficiency.

#3

vs No. 130 Kent State

Week 12 · L 35-42 · Conference game

426

Total Offense

73.4 takeover

Loss with 426 yards of offense and 52.3 efficiency.

426 total offense with 52.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Colgate

Week 3 · W 31-20

330

Total Offense

72.7 takeover

Win with 330 yards of offense and 56.3 efficiency.

330 total offense with 56.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 10 · L 30-41 · Conference game

347

Total Offense

71.7 takeover

Loss with 347 yards of offense and 54 efficiency.

347 total offense with 54 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Akron

2,632 primary output · 55.2 efficiency · 25.5 usage

70.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · Akron

68.7

2,605 primary · 55.4 efficiency · 17.7 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · NC State

50.2

733 primary · 53.8 efficiency · 10.5 usage

Milestones

11

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency