Usage / Role
64%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Boston College
Rolandan Finch
RB • 5'10" • New Albany, IN, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Rolandan Finch leans workhorse runner traits and 55.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
75
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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Boston College | 4 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 45.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Boston College | 11 | 803 | 705 | 98 | 3 | 67.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Boston College | 5 | 534 | 426 | 108 | 1 | 72.5 |
Related Context
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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
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44 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: Maryland
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Boston College
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
73
Efficiency
44
Usage
29.1
Consistency
43.7
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 14. Duke: 13. Massachusetts: 58. Wake Forest: 22. Clemson: 80. Virginia Tech: 145. Maryland: 250. Florida State: 67. NC State: 9. Notre Dame: 49. Miami: 96
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 3 by 19.4. Duke: 4 by 33.9. Massachusetts: 11 by 54.9. Wake Forest: 5 by 45.8. Clemson: 20 by 43.3. Virginia Tech: 21 by 60.7. Maryland: 41 by 64.3. Florida State: 31 by 22.2. NC State: 3 by 31.3. Notre Dame: 7 by 62.5. Miami: 22 by 45.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins103.3 · Games = 4 · +47.5 vs Losses
Losses55.7 · Games = 7 · -47.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
64.3 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ Miami | W 24-17 | 22 | 96 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Notre Dame | L 14-16 | 6 | 32 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs NC State | W 14-10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Fri 11/4 | vs Florida State | L 7-38 | 28 | 59 | 2.10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.2 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Maryland100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-17 | 39 | 243 | 6.20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Virginia Tech | L 14-30 | 18 | 92 | 5.10 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Clemson | L 14-36 | 19 | 81 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Wake Forest | L 19-27 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Massachusetts | W 45-17 | 11 | 58 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Duke | L 19-20 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sun 9/11 | @ UCF | L 3-30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4.7 |
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
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Boston College | 134 | 50.7 | 14.4 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | -134 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Boston College | 803 | 44 | 29.1 | 803 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Boston College | 534 | 55.1 | 36.9 | -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
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