Ami Finau: DL · Maryland · #54.
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Ami Finau
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three seasons in the Maryland defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Penn State — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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 31-10vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-21@ Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-27vs SMU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-34@ No. 4 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-13vs Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-31vs Purdue | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-33@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-30@ No. 14 Penn State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 2 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-0vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 19 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%5 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries29 tackles · 5 for loss.
3 seasons under Mike Locksley — 17-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
49.3%
446 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
69.6
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
486 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #161 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Locksley.
