Running back, Utah State (from BYU), 2018–⁠23

Sione Finau

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Kearns, UT

Sione Finau played running back at BYU (2018–⁠21) and Utah State (2023).

Career highs

102rushing yards, career highvs. Idaho State, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019BYU593596.1246
2020BYU12484.0014
Career714075.7246

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018BYU22RBYr 1
2019BYU22RBYr 2
2020BYU22RBYr 3
2021BYU22RBYr 4
2023Utah State22RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″185

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. rush
2019BYU650.0422nd (n=287)0.132.617%0.02
2020BYU15-0.09––-1.4––

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

2020 BYU 4 games, 48 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 24vs.Texas StateW 52–⁠145210911
Oct 31vs.Western KentuckyW 41–⁠1032901417
Nov 6atBoise StateW 51–⁠172−600––
Nov 21vs.North AlabamaW 66–⁠142403––
2019 BYU 5 games, 359 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 12atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠27727012––
Oct 19vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠25118914613
Nov 2atUtah StateW 42–⁠141572028––
Nov 9vs.LibertyW 31–⁠24106901614
Nov 16vs.Idaho StateW 42–⁠1016102116222
2018 BYU 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 13vs.Hawai’iW 49–⁠23––––––
Nov 3atBoise StateL 16–⁠21––––––

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

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