Finton Connolly: DT · Arizona · #91.
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Finton Connolly
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Arizona: Rich Rodriguez and Kevin Sumlin. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Colorado — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 65-41vs Northern Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-14vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17vs UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-30@ Colorado | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 14-41@ USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-56vs Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-35vs No. 7 Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-24@ Arizona State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries17 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Pass share
48.6%
422 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
72.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
460 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona, 56 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Kevin Sumlin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
