Ryan Finley in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, NC State (from Boise State), 2012–⁠18

Ryan Finley

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 15
Height
6′4″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Phoenix, AZ
Born
Dec 26, 1994, in Phoenix, Arizona

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Ryan Finley played quarterback at Boise State (2012–⁠15) and NC State (2016–⁠18). The Cincinnati Bengals took Finley in round 4, No. 104 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,612
Passing yards, 2018 (NC State, 9–⁠4)
Best game
473 yards
At Syracuse, week 9, 2018: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 104
Round 4, 2019 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Career highs

473passing yards, career highat Syracuse, 20183touchdown passes, career highnine times; last vs. East Carolina, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina, 2017

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2012 and 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Boise State122744.41616.021
2015Boise State467065.74856.914
2016NC State24340260.43,0557.6188
2017NC State31147865.13,5147.4176
2018NC State30044767.13,6128.12110
Career9121,42464.010,8277.65929

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Boise State7314.4038
2015Boise State22421.9015
2016NC State74941.3117
2017NC State691942.8346
2018NC State40200.519
Career2123811.8546

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2012Boise State15QBYr 1
2013Boise State15QBYr 2
2014Boise State15QBYr 3
2015Boise State15QBYr 4
2016NC State15QBYr 5
2017NC State15QBYr 6
2018NC State15QBSr. (Yr 7)6′4″212

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2014Boise State340.21––7.011%––
2015Boise State96-0.00––-0.438%0.14–
2016NC State4730.2858th (n=152)0.25131.950%0.390.01
2017NC State5440.3579th (n=160)0.25191.655%0.450.24
2018NC State4830.3988th (n=160)0.26189.552%0.440.08

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 NC State 12 games, 3,612 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.James MadisonW 24–⁠132943309206
Sep 8vs.Georgia StateW 41–⁠73138370210
Sep 22atMarshallW 37–⁠20234037710−1
Sep 29vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠212232257307
Oct 6vs.Boston CollegeW 28–⁠2325343082219
Oct 20atClemsonL 7–⁠41213415602−5
Oct 27atSyracuseL 41–⁠512644473310
Nov 3vs.Florida StateW 47–⁠282127240307
Nov 8vs.Wake ForestL 23–⁠27355137410−3
Nov 24atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠281628200013
Dec 1vs.East CarolinaW 58–⁠3324440931−9
Dec 31 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠52193213912−4
2017 NC State 13 games, 3,514 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.South CarolinaL 28–⁠35456441520−22
Sep 9vs.MarshallW 37–⁠2029363413042
Sep 16vs.FurmanW 49–⁠16222723110−6
Sep 23atFlorida StateW 27–⁠21223223020–
Sep 30vs.SyracuseW 33–⁠2520331861037
Oct 5vs.LouisvilleW 39–⁠2520313671019
Oct 14atPittsburghW 35–⁠1714251981010
Oct 28atNotre DameL 14–⁠35173721311−21
Nov 4vs.ClemsonL 31–⁠3831503383235
Nov 11atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠1413321460139
Nov 18atWake ForestL 24–⁠3034523271135
Nov 25vs.North CarolinaW 33–⁠2120302040127
Dec 29 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 52–⁠31242931810−1
2016 NC State 13 games, 3,055 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.William & MaryW 48–⁠141721174206
Sep 10atEast CarolinaL 30–⁠3320312591020
Sep 17vs.Old DominionW 49–⁠222428281300
Oct 1vs.Wake ForestW 33–⁠1623363003017
Oct 8vs.Notre DameW 10–⁠35122700−17
Oct 15atClemsonL 17–⁠2420402310224
Oct 22atLouisvilleL 13–⁠54163123622−2
Oct 29vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠21234130722−17
Nov 5vs.Florida StateL 20–⁠2425413041120
Nov 12atSyracuseW 35–⁠20202934010−11
Nov 19vs.MiamiL 13–⁠2720442100123
Nov 25atNorth CarolinaW 28–⁠211118151007
Dec 26 ✦vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠1719302353024
2015 Boise State 3 games, 485 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.WashingtonW 16–⁠1316261290130
Sep 12atBYUL 24–⁠352538297135
Sep 18vs.Idaho StateW 52–⁠05659007
2014 Boise State 4 games, 161 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 27atAir ForceL 14–⁠28122516121−5
Oct 24vs.BYUW 55–⁠30–––––21
Nov 22atWyomingW 63–⁠14–––––15
Nov 29vs.Utah StateW 50–⁠1902000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠24).

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′4″
Weight213 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.73 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′8″
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2019Cincinnati Bengals341874742277
2020Cincinnati Bengals417321641266
NFL career75811963834143

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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