Running back, Baylor, 2006–10
Jay Finley
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Corsicana, TX
- Born
- May 15, 1988, in Corsicana, Texas
Jay Finley played running back at Baylor (2006–10). The Cincinnati Bengals took Finley in round 7, No. 246 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
250rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas State, 20103rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2010Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Baylor 13 games, 1,218 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Sam Houston | W 34–3 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 23 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Buffalo | W 34–6 | 13 | 76 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at TCU | L 10–45 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 25 | at Rice | W 30–13 | 15 | 56 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. Kansas | W 55–7 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. Texas Tech | L 38–45 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at Colorado | W 31–25 | 14 | 143 | 2 | 38 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. Kansas State | W 47–42 | 26 | 250 | 2 | 82 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at Texas | W 30–22 | 15 | 116 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 6 | at Oklahoma State | L 28–55 | 18 | 91 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Texas A&M | L 30–42 | 28 | 169 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 16 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Oklahoma | L 24–53 | 17 | 82 | 0 | 50 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Illinois | L 14–38 | 12 | 63 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
2009 Baylor 9 games, 370 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Wake Forest | W 24–21 | 14 | 91 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 19 | vs. UConn | L 22–30 | 8 | 121 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 10 | atOklahoma | L 7–33 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 7–34 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. Nebraska | L 10–20 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 7 | at Missouri | W 40–32 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Texas | L 14–47 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | atTexas A&M | L 3–38 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Texas Tech | L 13–20 | 18 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
2008 Baylor 12 games, 865 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Wake Forest | L 13–41 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Northwestern State | W 51–6 | 8 | 91 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 47 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Washington State | W 45–17 | 10 | 119 | 1 | 46 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | atUConn | L 28–31 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 4 | vs.Oklahoma | L 17–49 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Iowa State | W 38–10 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | atOklahoma State | L 6–34 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | atNebraska | L 20–32 | 14 | 88 | 1 | 43 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs.Missouri | L 28–31 | 14 | 73 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 53 |
| Nov 8 | atTexas | L 21–45 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 40 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs.Texas A&M | W 41–21 | 23 | 116 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | atTexas Tech | L 28–35 | 15 | 105 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 6 |
2007 Baylor 11 games, 207 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs.Rice | W 42–17 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Texas State | W 34–27 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 45 |
| Sep 22 | atBuffalo | W 34–21 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| Sep 29 | atTexas A&M | L 10–34 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Colorado | L 23–43 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| Oct 13 | atKansas | L 10–58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.Texas | L 10–31 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 27 | atKansas State | L 13–51 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Texas Tech | L 7–38 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 10 | atOklahoma | L 21–52 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 14–45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅞″ |
| Weight | 203 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.39 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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