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  Cortland Finnegan

Cortland Finnegan

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Milton, Fla.

High School:
Milton

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 195

Position:
Defensive Back

Birthdate:
02/02/1984

Experience:
3L

**2004 First-Team All-Conference Defensive Back
**2003 OVC Defensive Player of the Year
**2003 First-Team All-Conference Defensive Back, Third-Team All-Conference Kick Returner
**2003 Don Hansen Second-Team All-America Defensive Back
**2003 Sports Network Third-Team All-America Defensive Back
**2002 Sports Network Third-Team All-America Kick Returner
**2002 Don Hansen First-Team All-America Kick Returner
**2002 I-AA All-Independent First-Team Defense/Special Teams
**2002 I-AA All-Independent Special Teams Player of the Year

2004: Led the team with 86 tackles, including 37 solo stops . . . intercepted two passes in the season opener against West Alabama . . . had 16 tackles, nine solo, at Georgia Tech . . . registered eight tackles against Furman . . . had 13 tackles, 11 solo, at Southeast Missouri . . . had 14 tackles against Eastern Kentucky . . . registered eight tackles against Tennessee Tech . . . registered 15 tackles against Eastern Illinois.

2003: Named the Ohio Valley Conference's Defensive Player of the Year . . . led the OVC, averaging 9.8 tackles per game . . . named third-team Sports Network All-American . . . named to the All-Conference team as both a defensive back and kick returner . . returned 21 kicks for an average of 27.4 yards per return . . . intercepted three passes for 56 yards and a touchdown . . . recorded 11 tackles and returned four kicks for 203 yards, including one for an 89-yard touchdown against West Alabama . . . had 15 tackles, including 12 solo stops at San Diego State . . . also returned a fumble 51 yards for a touchdown at San Diego State . . . had nine tackles, including one for a loss, and returned three kicks for 60 yards against Southeast Missouri . . . recorded a career-high 20 tackles, including 14 solo tackles at Eastern Kentucky . . . had seven tackles and two interceptions at Murray State . . . returned two kicks for 51 yards against Tennessee State . . . had 13 tackles at Tennessee Tech . . . registered 15 tackles and a fumble recovery against Jacksonville State . . . had seven tackles and one kick return for 33 yards at Eastern Illinois.

2002: Saw action in all 11 games, starting the last seven games . . . finished the season with 46 tackles, 35 solo and 11 assisted . . . led the defense with nine pass break-ups and finished third on the team with two interceptions . . . first career interception came at Morris Brown . . . posted a season and career-high nine tackles against Alcorn State . . . on special teams, returned 23 kickoffs for 741 yards, averaging 32.2 yards per return with two touchdowns . . . named I-AA Independent special teams Player of the Week after returning six kicks for 263 yards, including a pair of 95- yarders for touchdowns . . . returned four kicks for 133 yards against Nicholls State and three kicks for 109 yards at Youngstown State.

High School: Played at Milton High School . . . earned first-team All-State, All-Northwest Florida and 3A District Player of the Year honors . . . was Milton's team captain and 2001 Most Valuable Player . . . caught 22 passes for 403 yards as a receiver . . . also averaged 6.4 yards per rush and scored 11 touchdowns rushing . . . averaged 14 yards per punt return and scored twice on returns . . . recorded 115 tackles and intercepted five passes in 2001.

Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1984 . . . son of Robert Grant and Linda Finnegan . . . majoring in family studies.



 

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