Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2022Maryland
Ami Finau
DL • 6'2" • 320 lbs • Kahuku, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ami Finau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Ami Finau built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Kahuku, HI wearing No. 54, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Ami Finau's career was his defensive production: 87...
Read the storyAmi Finau, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Maryland. Ami Finau shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 87
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 2
Quick Answers
Ami Finau quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DL
- Career Tackles
- 87
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DL 168th (top 18%) · Big Ten 136th (top 22%) · National 1,354th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 42 |
| 2021 Postseason | Maryland | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 38 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 29 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
Related Context
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Ami Finau played DL for Maryland. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ami Finau recorded 87 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Maryland paired 6 primary output with 20.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Maryland
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.6
Usage
5.8
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 0. Howard: 1. Illinois: 0. Kent State: 0. Iowa: 3. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 0. Michigan State: 2. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Howard: 1 by 14.2. Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 5 by 50.8. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 6 by 25. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 11 by 65.8. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/29 | @ Virginia Tech | W 54-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Rutgers | W 40-16 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Michigan | L 18-59 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-40 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Penn State | L 14-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Indiana | W 38-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Ohio State | L 17-66 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs IowaSplash game | L 14-51 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Kent State | W 37-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Illinois | W 20-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Howard | W 62-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ami Finau story
Ami Finau built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Kahuku, HI wearing No. 54, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Ami Finau's career was his defensive production: 87 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Ami Finau's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 4 | 23 | 6.1 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Maryland | 6 | 20.6 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Maryland | 6 | 20.6 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 5 | 14.2 | 4.9 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 15 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa
Week 5 · L 14-51 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 11 · L 0-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 11 · L 21-40 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 30-43 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Maryland
6 primary output · 20.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage
44.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Maryland
44.5
6 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Maryland
42
4 primary · 23 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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