Jacob Finley
Jacob Finley
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Fourth year in the Northern Illinois secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Massachusetts, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 57 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 36 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 33 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 130 | 88 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 19 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 19–17
vs Holy Cross
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -16 net (6 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #82
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Montre Miller’s 2022 season.
Matches Montre on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Harrison's senior season at Cincinnati (2025).
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