Adam Finley

Positives...Conventional punter who can also handle placement, field goal and kickoff duties in an emergency...Natural two-step punter who gets good trajectory and distance behind his attempts...Has solid hands to field the high snap...Shows explosiveness on contact with the ball...Displays a natural motion through his delivery towards the pigskin (average 1.32 seconds touch-to-toe)...Also shows effective hang time (4.5 second average) on his boots...Adept at kicking the "pooch" punt...Keeps his calm under pressure and playing in Michigan during the fall, he's proven that he can kick in poor weather conditions...Also shows willingness to support the coverage unit with his wrapup tackling ability. Negatives...Needs to increase the speed of his touch-to-toe mechanics, as he runs the danger of having his attempts blocked due to the long time it takes for him to get the ball off, at times... Needs to show more extension and lift with his leg on his attempts (some hang very low to the ground).

utah...booted seven punts for a career-high 284 yards (40.6 avg), including a 50-yarder and had two punts that ended up inside the 20-yard line.

Illinois...Had five punts for 213 yards (42.6 avg), including one that was downed inside the 20-yard line.

washington...punted five times for a 45-yard average.

Notre Dame...Had five punts for a 47-yard average and also recorded two tackles.

san diego state...hit five punts for a 40.8-yard average as only three were returned for a total of 3 yards.

Iowa...Kicked six times for 276 yards (46.0 avg), including a 54-yarder and had two attempts returned for 24 yards.

purdue...punted five times for 216 yards (43.2 avg.) including a 52-yarder.

Iowa...Booted eight punts for 343 yards (42.9) and connected on his first ever field goal attempt from 40 yards.

notre dame...added four extra points, a 24-yard field goal and two punts for 50 yards (25.0 avg).

Oregon...Two of his seven punts were returned for touchdowns as he averaged 38.3 yards.

michigan...had five punts for 199 yards and made seven pats.

Minnesota...Connected on two field goals with a long of 24 and made five PATs...Also had three punts for 142 yards (47.3).

indiana...gained 88 yards on two kicks with one returned for minus 4 yards.

Minnesota...Totaled 184 yards on five tries (36.8 avg) with two kicks downed inside the 20-yard line, including a 54-yarder.

illinois...averaged 38.0 yards on three punts with two resulting in touchbacks.

Purdue...Kicked seven times for 316 yards (45.1 avg) with a long of 52 that was downed inside the 20-yard line.

miami (oh.)...boomed six punts for a 45.2 yard average, including a 56-yarder, as fibe of his kicks were returned for 158 yards.

Notre Dame...Punted seven times for 307 yards (43.9 avg).

wisconsin...made three pats and had six punts for 226 yards (37.7).

Ohio State...Successful on all three of his field goal attempts from 36, 35 and 22 yards out and punted four times for 170 yards (42.5), earning Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the Buckeyes.

ohio state...amassed 331 yards on seven kicks (47.3 avg), but four were returned for 123 yards and a score.

Texas (Rose Bowl)...Closed out his career with five attempts for 210 yards (42.0 avg) and two punts that were downed inside the 20-yard line...The Longhorns would gain only 9 yards on four returns.

ohio state...punted six times for 247 yards (41.2 avg) with four kicks being downed inside the 20-yard line, earning big ten co-player of the week honors.

Southern California (Rose Bowl)...Totaled 176 yards on four kicks (44.0 avg) with a 48-yarder that was downed inside the 20-yard line and held the Trojans to 4 yards on two returns.

central michigan...had a 50-yard punt, a 30-yard field goal and a pair of pats.

Houston...Averaged 41.8 yards on five punts with only one returned for 3 yards.

michigan state...had another seven punts for a 44.0-yard average, a long of 68 yards that was downed inside the 20-yard line and four kicks returned for 35 yards.

Northwestern...None of his four punts were returned, as he totaled 142 yards (35.5 avg) with one boot downed inside the 20-yard line.

iowa...punted five times for 213 yards (42.6 avg) with a 46-yarder that was downed inside the 20-yard line.

Purdue...Four of his seven punts were downed inside the 20-yard line...Averaged 43.7 yards.

No injuries reported.

CAMPUS: 4.99 in the 40-yard dash

235-pound bench press

30 ¾-inch arm length

9 ½-inch hands

22 Wonderlic score.

Attended Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) High School, playing football for coach Eric Moore

Member of the National Honor Society

Selected for Indiana's All-State football team as a kicker during junior and senior years

Listed as No. 2 punter/kicker in the Midwest region by Prep Star

First-team all-county, all-city, all-state, All-State 5A, and All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference his final two years

Bloomington Times and Indianapolis Star/News Super Team kicker his junior year

Invited to the Indiana North-South All-Star game

Set school and county records for longest field goal (52 yards) and most points scored (181)

Punted 103 times for 4,012 yards during his career (39.0 avg)

Connected on 21-of-33 career field goal attempts, 118-of-132 career PATs and notched a career-long 52-yard field goal

Averaged 41 yards per punt, connected on four-of-six field goals and hit 32-of-34 PATs as a senior

Hit 9-of-16 field goal attempts, including a career-best 52-yarder in his junior season

Successfully made 33-of-37 PATs as a junior

Knocked 52-of-63 kickoffs into the end zone as a junior

Hit 4-of-6 field goals, notched 27-of-32 PATs and punted 31 times for a 38.1-yard average as a sophomore

Three-year varsity baseball player

Had a .469 batting average his junior year, including a .929 slugging percentage

Led the county in home runs (9), doubles (18) and RBIs (49)

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