Usage Score
5.2
Player Dossier
2009-2012Miami (OH)
Erik Finklea
RB • 6'1" • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Erik Finklea leans balanced backfield option traits and 35 efficiency.
Efficiency
35
Consistency
73.2
Season Value
30.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Erik Finklea, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Erik Finklea leans balanced backfield option traits and 35 efficiency.
Erik Finklea played RB for Miami (OH). Across 4 tracked seasons, Erik Finklea recorded 350 rushing yards, 29 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Miami (OH) paired 343 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 35 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 16 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
12
Efficiency
35
Usage
5.2
Consistency
73.2
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Akron: 16. Cincinnati: 4. Bowling Green: 16
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 3 by 55.6. Cincinnati: 2 by 20.8. Bowling Green: 3 by 28.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses10 · Games = 2
First Half10 · Games = 2
All Games12 · Games = 3
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
55.6 vs Akron
Career Arc
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Miami (OH)
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Progression
2009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 343 | 32.5 | 25.2 | 343 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 36 | 35 | 5.2 | -307 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Army
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
90
Primary metric
90 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.
#2
Akron
16
Primary metric
Win with 16 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
16 scrimmage yards and 4.1 usage.
#3
Kent State
68
Primary metric
Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.
#4
Minnesota
69
Primary metric
Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.
#5
Missouri
71
Primary metric
Loss with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
71 scrimmage yards and 30.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
343 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 25.2 usage
55.2
#2
2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
30.9
36 primary · 35 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2009 · Rating 0.8289
Woodward Career Technical · Cincinnati, OH
- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
379
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 10 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.