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, 2023Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LSU | 80 | 140 | 57.1 | 940 | 6.7 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | Auburn | 70 | 128 | 54.7 | 827 | 6.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | Auburn | 33 | 53 | 62.3 | 431 | 8.1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | Texas State | 279 | 414 | 67.4 | 3,439 | 8.3 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 48 | 75 | 64.0 | 490 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 127 | 201 | 63.2 | 1,244 | 6.2 | 6 | 7 |
| Career | 637 | 1,011 | 63.0 | 7,371 | 7.3 | 43 | 27 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LSU | 29 | 34 | 1.2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | Auburn | 20 | −36 | −1.8 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | Auburn | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | Texas State | 78 | 81 | 1.0 | 5 | 24 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 28 | −51 | −1.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 183 | 81 | 0.4 | 8 | 24 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LSU | 2 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Auburn | 2 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Auburn | 2 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Texas State | 2 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 2 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Georgia State | 2 | QB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LSU | 166 | 0.27 | 51st (n=116) | 0.27 | 45.3 | 43% | 0.35 | – |
| 2021 | Auburn | 149 | 0.08 | – | – | 12.5 | 24% | 0.23 | – |
| 2022 | Auburn | 66 | 0.26 | – | – | 17.0 | 26% | – | – |
| 2023 | Texas State | 478 | 0.42 | 71st (n=255) | 0.32 | 199.5 | 51% | 0.41 | 0.16 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 87 | 0.09 | – | – | 7.9 | 44% | – | – |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 210 | 0.15 | 23rd (n=314) | 0.24 | 32.6 | 42% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 39% | 8.4 yds | 5.0 yds | 8 of 59 | 38% |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 60% | 3.40 | 2.00 | 1.40 | 40% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 16–38 | 21 | 29 | 201 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 37–21 | 11 | 18 | 150 | 1 | 2 | −2 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 21–70 | 22 | 35 | 176 | 2 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 7–14 | 19 | 28 | 198 | 1 | 0 | −21 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 20–41 | 13 | 26 | 91 | 0 | 1 | −8 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 27–40 | 16 | 26 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 18–30 | 25 | 39 | 251 | 1 | 2 | −9 |
2024 Western Kentucky 3 games, 490 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 0–63 | 18 | 31 | 92 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 31–0 | 27 | 39 | 351 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 49–21 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
2023 Texas State 13 games, 3,439 passing yards, 24 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 42–31 | 22 | 30 | 298 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 13–20 | 16 | 30 | 211 | 0 | 0 | −28 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 77–34 | 17 | 21 | 251 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 35–24 | 25 | 31 | 295 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 50–36 | 19 | 24 | 338 | 2 | 0 | −2 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 30–34 | 30 | 40 | 326 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 21–20 | 24 | 46 | 222 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 13–31 | 24 | 38 | 262 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 45–24 | 25 | 31 | 301 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 23–31 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 31–77 | 37 | 55 | 366 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 52–44 | 19 | 28 | 368 | 3 | 1 | −9 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 45–21 | 15 | 29 | 152 | 0 | 0 | −11 |
2022 Auburn 4 games, 431 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 42–16 | 9 | 14 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 24–16 | 13 | 20 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 12–41 | 11 | 19 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 34–48 | – | – | – | – | – | −7 |
2021 Auburn 9 games, 827 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 60–10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 62–0 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 34–24 | 9 | 16 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 24–19 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 10–34 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 34–43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 17–21 | 17 | 32 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 22–24 | 17 | 26 | 137 | 2 | 1 | −42 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 13–17 | 19 | 37 | 227 | 1 | 0 | −7 |
2020 LSU 5 games, 940 passing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 52–24 | 17 | 21 | 265 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 11–48 | 13 | 24 | 143 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 27–24 | 27 | 42 | 271 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 7–20 | 9 | 25 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 17–55 | 14 | 28 | 143 | 1 | 0 | −12 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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