Quarterback, Georgia State (from LSU, Auburn, Texas State, Western Kentucky), 2020–⁠25

T.J. Finley

Number
No. 2
Height
6′7″
Weight
238 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Ponchatoula, LA
Born
Mar 25, 2002, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

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T.J. Finley played quarterback at LSU (2020), Auburn (2021–⁠22), Texas State (2023), Western Kentucky (2024) and Georgia State (2025).

Career highs

368passing yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20233touchdown passes, career highfive times; last vs. South Alabama, 20232rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Georgia Southern, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020LSU8014057.19406.755
2021Auburn7012854.78276.561
2022Auburn335362.34318.114
2023Texas State27941467.43,4398.3248
2024Western Kentucky487564.04906.512
2025Georgia State12720163.21,2446.267
Career6371,01163.07,3717.34327

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020LSU29341.2110
2021Auburn20−36−1.8116
2022Auburn17331.9118
2023Texas State78811.0524
2024Western Kentucky11201.808
2025Georgia State28−51−1.8015
Career183810.4824

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020LSU2QBYr 1
2021Auburn2QBYr 2
2022Auburn2QBYr 3
2023Texas State2QBYr 4
2024Western Kentucky2QBYr 5
2025Georgia State2QBJr. (Yr 6)6′7″238

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
2020LSU1660.2751st (n=116)0.2745.343%0.35–
2021Auburn1490.08––12.524%0.23–
2022Auburn660.26––17.026%––
2023Texas State4780.4271st (n=255)0.32199.551%0.410.16
2024Western Kentucky870.09––7.944%––
2025Georgia State2100.1523rd (n=314)0.2432.642%0.10–

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Georgia State39%8.4 yds5.0 yds8 of 5938%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Georgia State60%3.402.001.4040%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Georgia State 7 games, 1,244 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.MemphisL 16–⁠38212920101−9
Sep 13vs.Murray StateW 37–⁠21111815012−2
Sep 20atVanderbiltL 21–⁠70223517620−6
Oct 4vs.James MadisonL 7–⁠14192819810−21
Oct 11vs.App StateL 20–⁠4113269101−8
Nov 8atCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠401626177114
Nov 15vs.MarshallL 18–⁠30253925112−9
2024 Western Kentucky 3 games, 490 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠631831920217
Sep 7vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠027393511013
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeW 49–⁠21354700−10
2023 Texas State 13 games, 3,439 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atBaylorW 42–⁠3122302983018
Sep 9atUTSAL 13–⁠20163021100−28
Sep 16vs.Jackson StateW 77–⁠3417212513020
Sep 23vs.NevadaW 35–⁠2425312952122
Sep 30atSouthern MissW 50–⁠36192433820−2
Oct 7atLouisianaL 30–⁠34304032621–
Oct 14vs.UL MonroeW 21–⁠2024462222113
Oct 28vs.TroyL 13–⁠312438262127
Nov 4vs.Georgia SouthernW 45–⁠2425313013018
Nov 11atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠3161149006
Nov 18atArkansas StateL 31–⁠7737553663227
Nov 25vs.South AlabamaW 52–⁠44192836831−9
Dec 26 ✦vs.RiceW 45–⁠21152915200−11
2022 Auburn 4 games, 431 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.MercerW 42–⁠16914112121
Sep 10vs.San José StateW 24–⁠1613201670118
Sep 17vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠4111191520121
Oct 15atOle MissL 34–⁠48–––––−7
2021 Auburn 9 games, 827 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.AkronW 60–⁠102522001
Sep 11vs.Alabama StateW 62–⁠0226610–
Sep 25vs.Georgia StateW 34–⁠24916971015
Oct 2atLSUW 24–⁠19143500–
Oct 9vs.GeorgiaL 10–⁠34355500–
Nov 13vs.Mississippi StateL 34–⁠4301000−10
Nov 20atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠211732188107
Nov 27vs.AlabamaL 22–⁠24172613721−42
Dec 28 ✦vs.HoustonL 13–⁠17193722710−7
2020 LSU 5 games, 940 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 24vs.South CarolinaW 52–⁠2417212652124
Oct 31atAuburnL 11–⁠48132414302−2
Nov 21atArkansasW 27–⁠2427422712015
Nov 28atTexas A&ML 7–⁠20925118029
Dec 5vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠55142814310−12

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

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