Player Dossier

2009-2012

Boston College

Rolandan Finch

RB • 5'10" • New Albany, IN, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Rolandan Finch leans workhorse runner traits and 55.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

33%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

75

High-end production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

69

Reliable weekly contributor

lowhigh

Star Power

72

High-upside career profile

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Boston College

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Boston College
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Player Story

Rolandan Finch built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from New Albany, IN wearing No. 28, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Rolandan Finch's career was his backfield...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8711

St. Xavier · Louisville, KY

Committed To
Boston College
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Rolandan Finch, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Boston College. Rolandan Finch leans workhorse runner traits and 55.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,471
Rushing yards
1,265
Receiving yards
206
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Rolandan Finch quick answers

Latest team and position
Boston College · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,471
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Boston College
Top game
Maryland
Recruit profile
3-star · St. Xavier · Boston College
High school pipeline
St. Xavier · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 28 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
534 scrimmage yards · RB 159th (top 33%) · ACC 43rd (top 20%) · National 407th (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonBoston College41341340145.5
2010 Regular SeasonBoston College00000-
2011 Regular SeasonBoston College1180370598367.7
2012 Regular SeasonBoston College5534426108172.5

Related Context

Rolandan Finch played RB for Boston College. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rolandan Finch recorded 1,265 rushing yards, 206 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Boston College.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Boston College paired 534 primary output with 55.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 55.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Game with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Boston College

Games

5

Scrimmage Yards / G

106.8

Efficiency

55.1

Usage

36.9

Consistency

68.2

Best Game by takeover score

Rutgers

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All Games53 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

37.9 vs Rutgers

Result
Sat 9/7@ Rutgers13463.500173.8

Player Story

Rolandan Finch story

Rolandan Finch built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from New Albany, IN wearing No. 28, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Rolandan Finch's career was his backfield work: 1,265 rushing yards, 262 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 206 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Boston College. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 206 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College.

The arc is straightforward: Rolandan Finch 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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    Boston College

    2009-2012

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Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonBoston College13450.714.4
2010 Regular SeasonBoston College0-134
2011 Regular SeasonBoston College8034429.1803
2012 Regular SeasonBoston College53455.136.9-269

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Maryland

Week 9 · W 28-17 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

250

Scrimmage Yards

88.1 takeover

250 scrimmage yards and 63.1 usage.

#2

vs Virginia Tech

Week 12 · L 23-30 · Conference game

186

Scrimmage Yards

85.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

186 scrimmage yards and 54.4 usage.

#3

@ NC State

Week 13 · L 10-27 · Conference game

146

Scrimmage Yards

84.1 takeover

Loss with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

146 scrimmage yards and 51.1 usage.

#4

vs Northeastern

Week 1 · W 54-0

58

Scrimmage Yards

74.1 takeover

Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

58 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.

#5

@ Virginia Tech

Week 8 · L 14-30 · Conference game

145

Scrimmage Yards

72.9 takeover

Loss with 145 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

145 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Boston College

534 primary output · 55.1 efficiency · 36.9 usage

72.5

#2

2011 Regular Season · Boston College

67.7

803 primary · 44 efficiency · 29.1 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Boston College

45.5

134 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 14.4 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games