James Finney
No. 96 Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
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| Defensive End | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: November 11, 1996 (age 22) | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Logansport, IN | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Logansport High School, Logansport, OH | |||||||||
| College: Ball State | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2019 for the Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2019 | |||||||||
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James Finney is an American football Defensive End for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Ball State. The Minnesota Vikings selected him with the 138th overall pick in the 2019 NFLHC Draft.
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Recruiting
Finney was one of the founding players for the Ball State Cardinals football team in their first season in 2016.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| James Finney DE |
Logansport, IN | Logansport HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 293 lb (133 kg) | Error: Invalid time. | |
Skill: Potential:
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College Career
Finney attended Ball State for three years. He was the team's starting defensive end during all of his seasons spent on campus.
College Statistics
| Season | Defense | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tackles | Int | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | |||||
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 36 | 36 | 56 | 0 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Professional Career
Pre-draft
Finney was not invited to participate in the 2019 NFLHC Combine.
Draft
Finney was selected with the 138th pick of the 2019 NFLHC Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
Regular season
Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating Tackles Sacks FF FR INT TD Safeties 2019 SF 4 4 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 75 Career 4 4 13 1 0 0 2 0 0
