#15

Ryan Finley

Former quarterback at NC State. 2018: 3,612 passing yards, 21 TD, 10 INT.

QB · NC State · Sr. · #15

6′4″ · 212 lb · Phoenix, AZ

Cincinnati — drafted 2019, Rd 4, Pick 2, #104 overall

The story

Former quarterback at NC State. 2018: 3,612 passing yards, 21 TD, 10 INT.

Drafted round 4 by the Cincinnati in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at NC State, 10,827 passing yards — drafted at #104 overall by Cincinnati.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Drafted by Cincinnatiround 4, pick 104

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2014–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #104

Cincinnati · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2014–2018

1 coach

2014–2018

Dave Doeren

NC State

Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CincinnatiEntering 8th NFL season

#104Rd 4 · Pick 2

CincinnatiEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Boise State12-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning

2015Boise State9-4HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, fast tempo

2016NC State7-6HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2017NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2018NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass yards (93rd percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (92nd percentile). Concern: interceptions (18th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#12 / 169 · 93rd pct

3612

Fumbles lost#1 / 159 · 92nd pct

Completion %#15 / 169 · 91st pct

67.1%

Yards / att#35 / 169 · 78th pct

8.1

Pass TDs#39 / 169 · 77th pct

Rush TDs#106 / 169 · 28th pct

Rush yards#125 / 169 · 26th pct

Interceptions#131 / 169 · 18th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	324	2.3	8.5	0.6
Road5g	269	1.0	7.2	1.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	293	1.8	8.0	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	309	1.7	8.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	NC State	300	447	67.1%	3,612	8.1	21	10	146.0	--	--	--
2017	NC State	311	478	65.1%	3,514	7.4	17	6	136.0	--	--	--
2016	NC State	243	402	60.4%	3,055	7.6	18	8	135.1	--	--	--
2015	Boise State	46	70	65.7%	485	6.9	1	4	117.2	--	--	--
2014	Boise State	12	27	44.4%	161	6.0	2	1	111.6	--	--	--
Career		912	1,424	64.0%	10,827	7.6	59	29	137.5	--	--	--

Season	Team
2018	NC State	40	20	0.5	1	--
2017	NC State	69	194	2.8	3	--
2016	NC State	74	94	1.3	1	--
2015	Boise State	22	42	1.9	0	--
2014	Boise State	7	31	4.4	0	--
Career		212	381	1.8	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2018

W 35–21

vs Virginia

257 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 7 rush yds (3 car)

With A. Cole III — 41 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 45 LONG · R. Person Jr. — 108 rush yds (14 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week