TJ Finley
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
TJ Finley
Operates within the system without forcing anything. TJ Finley has played for five head coaches across five seasons and four programs. One game to point at: 251 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Marshall — 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: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. 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
Dell McGee
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 127 | 201 | 63.2% | 1,244 | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 118.1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 48 | 75 | 64.0% | 490 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 117.9 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 279 | 414 | 67.4% | 3,439 | 8.3 | 24 | 8 | 152.4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Auburn | 33 | 53 | 62.3% | 431 | 8.1 | 1 | 4 | 121.7 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Auburn | 70 | 128 | 54.7% | 827 | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 122.9 | -- | -- |
| Career | 557 | 871 | 63.9% | 6,431 | 7.4 | 38 | 22 | 135.3 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 28 | -51 | -1.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas State | 78 | 81 | 1.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Auburn | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Auburn | 20 | -36 | -1.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 154 | 47 | 0.3 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 37–21
vs Murray State
150 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 18.5 · -2 rush yds (1 car)
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
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #84
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 Spencer Petras’s 2021 season.
Matches Spencer on
Differs from Spencer on
Through 6 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zac Thomas’s path through App State.
Zac Thomas
Matches Zac on
Player DNA
Players who play like TJ Finley
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025+50%
Up 50% from first season to most-recent.