2015 Football Roster
Jersey Number 14
Eric Finney
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 220
- Position:
- STAR
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Centennial
2015 Senior
- Played in 11 games, including eight starts at STAR
- 35 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, three PBUs and one QB hurry on season
- Career-high six tackles (four solo) and 3.0 TFLs vs. Kent State
- Five tackles, 1.0 TFL, one PBU and one QB hurry vs. Nebraska
- Academic All-Big Ten
2014 Junior
- Played in all 13 games, tallying 19 tackles, 1.0 TFL and one PBU
- Recorded his first career PBU against WKU
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2013 Sophomore
- Played in 10 games and made the first start of his Illini career against Miami (Ohio)
- Totaled 16 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks
- Picked up his first half-sack at Penn State
- Recorded first career TFL against Nebraska
- Set career bests with six tackles and three solos against Washington, while also recovering the first fumble of his career
- Made season debut against Cincinnati and recorded one tackle
- Enrolled early at Illinois and participated in 2013 spring practices
Junior College
- Sat out the 2012 season due to injury
- Played in seven games in 2011, making 19 tackles with one TFL, one interception and one pass break-up
High School
- Played wide receiver in high school before switching to defense in college
Personal
- Son of Rick and LaShonn Finney
- Has one sister, Ashley
- Born April 24, 1993
- Majoring in human development and family studies: child & adolescent development
Career Highs
Tackles: 6, twice (last vs. Kent State, 9/5/15)
Solos: 4 vs. Kent State, 9/5/15
TFLs: 3.0 vs. Kent State, 9/5/15
Sacks: 0.5 at Penn State, 11/2/13
QB Hurries: 1 vs. Nebraska, 10/3/15
Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Washington, 9/14/13
PBUs: 1, three times (last vs. Nebraska, 10/3/15)
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