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2025 NIU Football Roster

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3 Jacob Finley

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 184
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Cornerback
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • High School Hoover

Biography

2024
• Played in all 13 games and started the final five games of the season at cornerback.
• Tied with Nate Valcarcel for the team lead with eight pass breakups.
• Credited with a career high 36 tackles on the year, including 27 solo stops with 2.5 tackles for loss. 
• Made four tackles, three solo, in the Huskies’ win at No. 5 Notre Dame (9/7) and broke up a pass.
• Recorded a season-high seven tackles, five solo, at Ball State (10/26)
• His interception versus Central Michigan (11/30) in the regular season finale was the first of his Huskie career.  
• Also credited with half a sack and a pass break-up in the CMU game. 
• Broke up two passes in the season opener against Western Illinois (8/31).
• Contributed five solo tackles versus Toledo (10/19) and four solo stops with a tackle for loss versus Akron (11/13).
• Had a pair of tackles with one for loss against Buffalo (9/21). 
• Posted four stops and broke up a pass at Western Michigan (11/6). 
• Made a pair of solo tackles in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win over Fresno State (12/23). 

2023
  • Played in all 13 games at corner-back as a redshirt freshman in 2023 and started eight. 
  • Recorded at least one tackle in all 13 games to finish with 33, 24 solo.
  • Broke up three passes with a fumble recovery, a caused fumble and a tackle for loss. 
  • Scored a touchdown by forcing and recovering a fumble in the end zone on last play of the game at Kent State (11-25). 
  • Also posted two tackles, a tackle for loss and broke up a pass versus KSU.
  • Contributed three tackles in the Camellia Bowl win over Arkansas State (12-23).  
  • Made four solo stops and broke up a pass versus Western Michigan (11-14). 
  • Recorded two tackles at Central Michigan (10-31) and three at Toledo (9-30). 
  • Totaled a pair of solo tackles in win over Ohio (10-14). 
  • Credited with four tackles, three solo at Nebraska (9-16). 
  • Made a season high five stops, four solo, in the season-opening win at Boston College (9-2). 

2022
  • Played in four games as a true freshman with his first action versus Vanderbilt (9-17).
  • Called into action when injuries hit corner-back position and made his first career start at Ball State (10-1).
  • Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup versus the Cardinals.
  • Also saw action at Kentucky (9-24) and in the Huskies’ penultimate game versus Miami (11-16) on the punt return unit. 
  • Preserved a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Honors and Awards
  • All-State (2021)
  • All-County and All-Region (2021)
  • First team all-conference (2021)
  • Athlete of the month
  • Three-time player of the game
  • Three-year varsity letter-winner (2021, 2020, 2019)
  • Team captain (2021)
  • Team MVP (2021)
Team Stats
  • 2021: 12-1 (Hoover)
  • 2020: 11-2 (Hoover)
  • 2019: 10-2 (Gardendale)
PERSONAL
  • Born on June 15th
  • Son of Jamie and Darian Finley
  • An accountancy major.

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    CB
    6'0" 172 lbs
  • 20

    2022Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'11" 178 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'11" 176 lbs
    20
  • 3

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Cornerback
    5'11" 176 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Cornerback
    5'11" 184 lbs
    3