Player Dossier

2012-2018

NC State

Ryan Finley

QB • 6'4" • 212 lbs • Phoenix, AZ, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Ryan Finley is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

73%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

11

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
7
Program Path
Boise State • NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Player Story

Ryan Finley built his college career from 2012 through 2018 as a quarterback from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 15, spending time with Boise State and NC State. The clearest part of Ryan Finley's career was his passing...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 2
Overall
No. 104
NFL Team
Cincinnati Bengals

Ryan Finley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · NC State. Ryan Finley is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
11,208
Passing yards
10,827
Rushing yards
381
Touchdowns
64

Quick Answers

Ryan Finley quick answers

Latest team and position
NC State · QB
Career Total Offense
11,208
Tracked sample
7 unique seasons · 10 entries · 45 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · NC State
Top game
Florida State
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 4 · Pick 2 · Cincinnati Bengals
Latest roster
No. 15 · Senior
2018 Total offense rank
3,632 total offense · QB 18th (top 5%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 18th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonBoise State00000-
2013 Regular SeasonBoise State00000-
2014 Regular SeasonBoise State419216131226.2
2015 Regular SeasonBoise State352748542145.5
2016 PostseasonNC State1325923524364.9
2016 Regular SeasonNC State132,8902,820701664.9
2017 PostseasonNC State13317318-1167.4
2017 Regular SeasonNC State133,3913,1961951967.4
2018 PostseasonNC State12135139-4164.7
2018 Regular SeasonNC State123,4973,473242164.7

Related Context

Ryan Finley played QB for Boise State and NC State. Across 7 tracked seasons, Ryan Finley recorded 10,827 passing yards, 381 rushing yards, and 18 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with NC State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

NC State paired 3,708 primary output with 64.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 59.1 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boise State, NC State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Loss with 371 yards of offense and 57.4 efficiency. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · NC State

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

302.7

Efficiency

59.1

Usage

9.4

Consistency

80.7

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 135. James Madison: 315. Georgia State: 370. Marshall: 376. Virginia: 264. Boston College: 327. Clemson: 151. Syracuse: 473. Florida State: 247. Wake Forest: 371. North Carolina: 203. East Carolina: 400

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 38 by 42.6. James Madison: 46 by 61.8. Georgia State: 39 by 63. Marshall: 44 by 59. Virginia: 35 by 64.8. Boston College: 37 by 72.2. Clemson: 37 by 44.1. Syracuse: 47 by 59.9. Florida State: 29 by 71.7. Wake Forest: 57 by 57.4. North Carolina: 33 by 52.1. East Carolina: 45 by 60.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins312.8 · Games = 8 · +30.3 vs Losses
Losses282.5 · Games = 4 · -30.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

72.2 vs Boston College

Result
Tue 1/1@ Texas A&ML 13-52193213959.41242.66-4-0.7009
Sat 12/1vs East Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TDW 58-3324440972.73160.31-9-900
Sat 11/24@ North CarolinaW 34-28162820057.10152.1530.6006
Fri 11/9vs Wake Forest300-yard gameL 23-27355137468.61057.46-3-0.5017
Sat 11/3vs Florida State3+ TDW 47-28212724077.83071.7273.5006
Sat 10/27@ Syracuse300-yard game · 3+ TDL 41-51264447359.13159.930304
Sat 10/20@ ClemsonL 7-41213415661.80244.13-5-1.7004
Sat 10/6vs Boston College300-yard gameW 28-23253430873.52272.23196.3009
Sat 9/29vs Virginia3+ TDW 35-21223225768.83064.8372.3004
Sat 9/22@ Marshall300-yard gameW 37-20234037757.510594-1-0.3006
Sat 9/8vs Georgia State300-yard gameW 41-7313837081.6216310000
Sat 9/1vs James Madison300-yard gameW 24-13294330967.42061.836209

Player Story

Ryan Finley story

Ryan Finley built his college career from 2012 through 2018 as a quarterback from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 15, spending time with Boise State and NC State. The clearest part of Ryan Finley's career was his passing role: 10,827 passing yards, 59 touchdown passes, 1,424 attempts, and 381 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 381 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ryan Finley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Boise State

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    NC State

    2016-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320142015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonBoise State0
2013 Regular SeasonBoise State00
2014 Regular SeasonBoise State19263.76.7192
2015 Regular SeasonBoise State5276018.3335
2016 PostseasonNC State3,14959.215.62,622
2016 Regular SeasonNC State3,14959.215.60
2017 PostseasonNC State3,70864.914.9559
2017 Regular SeasonNC State3,70864.914.90
2018 PostseasonNC State3,63259.19.4-76
2018 Regular SeasonNC State3,63259.19.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida State

Week 10 · L 20-24 · Conference game

Loss with 324 yards of offense and 57.4 efficiency.

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Total Offense

73.7 takeover

324 total offense with 57.4 efficiency.

#2

@ BYU

Week 2 · L 24-35

302

Total Offense

72.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

302 total offense with 51.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Marshall

Week 2 · W 37-20

383

Total Offense

72.4 takeover

Win with 383 yards of offense and 85.9 efficiency.

383 total offense with 85.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Louisville

Week 6 · W 39-25 · Conference game

386

Total Offense

70.2 takeover

Win with 386 yards of offense and 72.6 efficiency.

386 total offense with 72.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Clemson

Week 10 · L 31-38 · Conference game

373

Total Offense

69.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

373 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · NC State

3,708 primary output · 64.9 efficiency · 14.9 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · NC State

67.4

3,708 primary · 64.9 efficiency · 14.9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · NC State

64.9

3,149 primary · 59.2 efficiency · 15.6 usage

Milestones

21

250+ passing yards

17

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

26

Above avg efficiency