James Finley IV
Illinois Fighting Illini
70
Average

James Finley IV

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
LCBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Northern Illinois
2nd String / Backup

Is James Finley IV starting?

James Finley IV is listed 2nd string at LCB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

James Finley IV is listed LCB #2 for Illinois at 70 OVR.

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Depth at LCB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1570Jakwon MorrisStarter
  2. 22970James Finley IVYou
  3. 3265RJ Jones III
  4. 43261Tywan Cox

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Andrean, ranked #828 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 15 tackles, 2 INT, 2 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #828 NatlTeam Share3%
Portage, IN
Jersey
#29
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
190 lbs
Transfer
Northern Illinois

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—1522

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8736
National Rank
#828
High School
Andrean
Hometown
Merrillville, IN

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 72th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.76 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 70. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 32% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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James Finley IV's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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70
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Team Role

15 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement38%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.