Speedy tackling machine that seems to have a naturally ability to play the linebacker position. Not the tallest linebacker around, but he fights off blockers and fills the hole incredibly well. He doesn’t just bump you with his shoulder like a lot of these defensive players do these days, but he wraps you up and you don’t break through his tackles. When you watch a Uconn game you hear his name called over and over, he seemingly is in on almost every tackle. Not heavily recruited out of high school, Fincher, a 6-foot-1, 240-pound linebacker from the Boston suburb of Norwood, didn't get an offer from any other I-A schools. "I was looking at Boston College and Syracuse," Fincher said. "They didn't think I was good enough." Fincher is a major sleeper and very experienced, entering the 2004 season He had already appeared in 23 games with 11 starts, made 102 career tackles (65 solo) with 12.5 tackles for loss.
2008 Draft Review
