A.J. Finley: S · Ole Miss · #21.
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A.J. Finley
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Ole Miss: Matt Luke and Lane Kiffin. On tape: 13 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Vanderbilt, Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-10vs Troy | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Central Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-0@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-27vs Tulsa | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 22-19vs No. 7 Kentucky | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-28@ Vanderbilt | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 48-34vs Auburn | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-45@ LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-28@ Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-30vs No. 10 Alabama | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-42@ Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 43 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Week 7 · 2022
W 48-34
vs Auburn
1 interception · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Edged out Auburn at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL71 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
39.0%
386 pass / 605 run
Plays / game
76.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2022
71 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Ole Miss, 239 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Luke → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
