Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2025-2025Northern Illinois
James Finley
S • 6'1" • 183 lbs • Portage, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Finley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
25
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
James Finley built his college career in 2025 as a safety from Portage, IN wearing No. 26, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of James Finley's career was his defensive production: 15 tackles, 2...
Read the storyJames Finley, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. James Finley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 15
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
James Finley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · S
- Career Tackles
- 15
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ohio
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Freshman
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · S 287th (top 51%) · Mid-American 225th (top 39%) · National 2,440th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois to Illinois | G5/FCS to P4 | 82.4 | Mar 25, 2026 |
James Finley played S for Northern Illinois. Across 1 tracked season, James Finley recorded 15 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 4 primary output with 14.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
14.7
Usage
3.1
Consistency
14.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. San Diego State: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 1. Ball State: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 6 by 35. Ball State: 2 by 18.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
35 vs Ohio
Player Story
James Finley story
James Finley built his college career in 2025 as a safety from Portage, IN wearing No. 26, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of James Finley's career was his defensive production: 15 tackles, 2 interceptions, and 2 passes defended across 7 career games in the available record. That gives James Finley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 14.7 | 3.1 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 84 Ohio
Week 8 · L 21-48 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 130 Kent State
Week 14 · L 31-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 9 · W 21-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 13 · L 19-35 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 6 · L 14-25 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
4 primary output · 14.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
38.7
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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