Dequan Finn
Dequan Finn (born April 21, 2001[1]) is an American football quarterback for the Toledo Rockets.
| Toledo Rockets – No. 7 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Redshirt |
| Major | Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 21, 2001 Detroit, Michigan |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Martin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan) |
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High school career
Finn attended Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan. As a senior, Finn threw for 25 touchdowns and 2,104 yards while also having 21 rushing touchdowns and 1,264 yards rushing.[2] He would lead Martin Luther King to a state championship, while being named the 2018 Mr. Football Michigan.[3][4] A three-star recruit, Finn was originally committed to Central Michigan but he would flip to Toledo after Central Michigan fired head coach John Banamego.[5][6]
College career
Finn played sparingly in his first two years with Toledo, as he red-shirted in his freshman season.[7] In 2021, Finn's production increased as he threw for 18 touchdowns and just two interceptions while rushing for nine touchdowns.[8] Entering the 2022 season, Finn was named to the preseason Maxwell Award watch list.[9] On October 15, 2022, he tied a school record, throwing six touchdowns in a 52–31 comeback win against Kent State[10] and set the school record for most touchdowns in a game (7) by adding one rushing score.[11] In 2022, Finn led the Rockets to their first MAC West championship since the 2017 season.[12] In the 2022 MAC Championship Game Finn was named the offensive MVP. Finn also won the offensive MVP in the 2022 Boca Raton Bowl.[13]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Toledo Rockets | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 86 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 110.2 | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 | 4–4 | 144 | 250 | 57.6 | 2,067 | 8.3 | 18 | 2 | 149.2 | 112 | 502 | 4.5 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 188 | 315 | 59.7 | 2,260 | 7.2 | 23 | 12 | 136.4 | 130 | 631 | 4.9 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 7–1 | 119 | 188 | 63.3 | 1,425 | 7.5 | 14 | 5 | 147.2 | 82 | 472 | 4.3 | 5 | |
| Career | 40 | 28 | 19−9 | 458 | 767 | 59.2 | 5,838 | 7.6 | 55 | 19 | 142.0 | 349 | 1,746 | 4.7 | 23 | |
Personal life
On August 18, 2022, Finn signed an NIL deal with the Detroit Sports Commission, becoming an ambassador for the 17th Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic.[14]
References
- Goricki, David. "Detroit King QB Dequan Finn commits to Central Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- Farrell, Perry A. "Detroit King's Dequan Finn flips to Toledo after Central Michigan firing". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- "King's Dequan Finn wins Mr. Football". The Michigan Chronicle. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- Goricki, David. "Detroit King QB Dequan Finn named Mr. Football". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- Purcell, Jared (2018-11-30). "King QB Dequan Finn flips commitment from Central Michigan to Toledo". mlive. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- "Detroit King QB Dequan Finn flips from Central Michigan to Toledo". The Detroit News. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- "Toledo QB Finn embraces summer of hard knocks". The Blade. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- Sports, Athlon. "Toledo Football: 2022 Rockets Season Preview and Prediction". AthlonSports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- "College Football Poll.com". www.collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- "MAC notes: Former King QB Dequan Finn has record-setting performance for Toledo". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- "Finn with 7 TDs; Toledo rolls in 2nd half, beats Kent State". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- "With Northern Illinois victory over Western Michigan, Toledo clinches MAC West title". The Blade. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- Shomo, Evan (December 21, 2022). "Toledo Rockets Win Ninth Annual Roofclaim.Com Boca Raton Bowl". Boca Raton Bowl. Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- Garcia, Tony. "Former Michigan high school stars named brand ambassadors for Xenith Prep Kickoff Classic". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-08-19.