Ben Finley
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
Ben Finley
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Ben Finley has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt: 424 pass yds, 3 pass TD against Kent State — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Akron | 186 | 362 | 51.4% | 2,475 | 6.8 | 19 | 9 | 121.2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 211 | 387 | 54.5% | 2,581 | 6.7 | 16 | 9 | 119.5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | California | 54 | 94 | 57.4% | 575 | 6.1 | 3 | 4 | 110.9 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | NC State | 65 | 123 | 52.8% | 741 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 106.6 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | NC State | 5 | 9 | 55.6% | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 81.7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 521 | 975 | 53.4% | 6,400 | 6.6 | 41 | 25 | 117.3 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Akron | 69 | 130 | 1.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 80 | 51 | 0.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | California | 12 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | NC State | 6 | -8 | -1.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | NC State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 169 | 188 | 1.1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 51–7
vs Duquesne
219 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 22.7 · 13 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 44-point win at home against Duquesne.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Akron
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #132
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ben Finley’s 2024 season.
Matches Ben on
Differs from Ben on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Bailey Fisher’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Matches Bailey on
Player DNA
Players who play like Ben Finley
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+8739%
Up 8739% from first season to most-recent.