Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/31Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (12.9%).
Dequan Finn
Dequan Finn is a quarterback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Miami (OH).
Finn extends plays on the move until something opens up. Played for three head coaches at three programs in seven seasons: Jason Candle, Dave Aranda and Chuck Martin. MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 260 passing yards and 52 rushing yards against Western Michigan — Week 9, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 106 | 181 | 58.6% | 1,451 | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 135.7 | 64 |
| 2024 | Baylor | 23 | 43 | 53.5% | 307 | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 127.2 | 47 |
| 2023 | Toledo | 201 | 317 | 63.4% | 2,651 | 8.4 | 22 | 9 | 150.9 | 73 |
| 2022 | Toledo | 189 | 316 | 59.8% | 2,265 | 7.2 | 23 | 12 | 136.4 | 46 |
| 2021 | Toledo | 144 | 250 | 57.6% | 2,067 | 8.3 | 18 | 2 | 149.2 | 41 |
| 2020 | Toledo | -- | 1 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Toledo | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 86 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 110.2 | -- |
| Career | 669 | 1,120 | 59.7% | 8,827 | 7.9 | 75 | 31 | 142.5 | 55 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-17@ Wisconsin | 9/18 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 4.6 | 12.1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45@ Rutgers | 14/23 | 251 | 0 | 1 | 10.9 | 65.9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-41vs UNLV | 7/12 | 131 | 2 | 1 | 10.9 | 63.4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-14@ Northern Illinois | 14/26 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 51.1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-7@ Akron | 14/25 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 8.1 | 58.0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-30vs Eastern Michigan | 13/22 | 159 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 82.2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 26-17vs Western Michigan | 18/30 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 | 76.0 | Season-high 260 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 17/25 | 194 | 2 | 1 | 7.8 | 49.3 | |
| Total | 106/181 | 1451 | 9 | 6 | 8.0 | — |
Highs and lows
| Best by our grade | Western Michigan | W 26-17 · Graded great · 260 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 11 for 52, 1 TD · Sacked 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest by our grade | at Wisconsin | L 0-17 · Graded rough · 83 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT · Rush 12 for 13 · Sacked 3 |
| Best play | at Ohio | Completion for 4 yards, touchdown, Q4 13:29 · Win chance 36% to 71% |
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
174 of 181 attempts matched to play-by-play
49 of 174 attempts charted for true throw depth
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 174 passing plays (102 completions) against the box score's 181 attempts (106 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
6.8573 of 206 QBsSack rate
5.2%122 of 206 QBsSacked on 5.2% of dropbacks (122 of 206) — and still 73 of 206 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
12% of attempts (6)
83%comp
Air -2.8 · YAC 6.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
47% of attempts (23)
65%comp1 INT
Air 4.5 · YAC 4.3 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
22% of attempts (11)
55%comp
Air 14.9 · YAC 0.5 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
18% of attempts (9)
44%comp
Air 30.8 · YAC 1.8 avg
Overall 58.6% completion on 181 attempts · 44% completion on 9 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Teams and coaches
2019Toledo6-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-heavy
2020Toledo4-2HC: Jason Candle · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 183 | 1.7 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 180 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 168 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 204 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.4%
367 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
60.4
14 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
181 pass attempts and 89 carries in 8 games
About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
44 · #81 of 146 QBs · 2025
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #6 of 12 Mid-American QBs
How the All-MAC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Seven seasons, three schools
- 2025 Miami (OH) MartinYear 7 · 8 games
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalBaylor to Miami (OH)
- 2024 Baylor ArandaYear 6 · 3 games
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalToledo to Baylor
- 2023 Toledo CandleYear 5 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- 2022 Toledo CandleYear 4 · 12 gamesAll-conference
- 2021 Toledo CandleYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 Toledo CandleYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 Toledo CandleYear 1 · 3 games
Moves
- Transferred from Toledo to Baylor, Dec 5, 2023.
- Transferred from Baylor to Miami (OH), Jan 5, 2025.
Played for three programs.
2022 12 games
- All-MACsecond
2023 13 games
- MAC Vern Smith Leadership Awardwinner
- All-MACfirst
2024 3 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to Baylorfrom Toledo
2025 8 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Miami (OH)from Baylor
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jason Candle, Dave Aranda and Chuck Martin.