Romeo Finley: LB · Miami · #30.
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Romeo Finley
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The four seasons at Miami span two head coaches: Mark Richt and Manny Diaz. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Virginia — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-24vs No. 8 Florida | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 25-28@ North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-12vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-42vs Virginia Tech | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-9vs No. 20 Virginia | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 16-12@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10@ Florida State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-30@ Florida International | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Duke | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 0-14vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 37 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups53 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
52.2%
436 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami, 94 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
