Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017South Alabama
Finesse Middleton
DE • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Fairfield, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Finesse Middleton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Player Story
Finesse Middleton built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive end from Fairfield, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Finesse Middleton's career was his...
Read the storyFinesse Middleton, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama. Finesse Middleton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 10
Quick Answers
Finesse Middleton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · DE
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · South Alabama
- Top game
- Idaho
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · DE 120th (top 34%) · Sun Belt 150th (top 29%) · National 1,611th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 11 | 18 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 26 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 47 |
Related Context
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Finesse Middleton played DE for South Alabama. Across 2 tracked seasons, Finesse Middleton recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
South Alabama paired 19 primary output with 24.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
21.3
Usage
8.5
Consistency
40.5
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Alabama A&M: 1. Idaho: 5. Louisiana Tech: 0.5. UL Monroe: 1. Louisiana: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. New Mexico State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2. Alabama A&M: 3 by 22.5. Idaho: 6 by 75. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 25.8. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
75 vs Idaho
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/2 | @ New Mexico State | L 17-22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Georgia Southern | L 0-52 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Arkansas State | W 24-19 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Louisiana | L 14-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs UL Monroe | W 33-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 16-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs IdahoSplash game | L 23-29 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Alabama A&M | W 45-0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Oklahoma State | L 7-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 27-47 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Finesse Middleton story
Finesse Middleton built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive end from Fairfield, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Finesse Middleton's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 8 sacks across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with South Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Finesse Middleton's production has multiple signals. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Finesse Middleton 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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South Alabama
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 19 | 24.9 | 11.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 19 | 24.9 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10.5 | 21.3 | 8.5 | -8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho
Week 4 · L 23-29 · Conference game
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs New Mexico State
Week 14 · W 35-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Presbyterian
Week 12 · W 31-7
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia State
Week 9 · W 13-10 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
vs San Diego State
Week 5 · W 42-24
3
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · South Alabama
19 primary output · 24.9 efficiency · 11.3 usage
64.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · South Alabama
64.5
19 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 11.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
47
10.5 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 8.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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