Senior defensive lineman for Minnesota. 2025: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 11 tackles.
6′3″ · 255 lb · Sussex, WI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sack · 2025
2 TFL · 11 tackles
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Wisconsin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Minnesota. 2025: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 11 tackles.
Lucas Finnessy
Wins his gap play after play. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Minnesota. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 sacks against Wisconsin — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 25-14 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (6th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-10vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-20vs Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-42@ Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-7vs Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Bowl | W 20-17vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Minnesota
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jessie Evans’s 2023 season.
Matches Jessie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alfred Bryant's junior season at Indiana (2022).
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Player DNA