Ben Finneseth

Houston

Nov 13 (Fri)

8:15 PM

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Sixth Year
Hometown:
Durango, Colo.
High School:
Durango
Major:
Biomedical Engineering

AT COLORADO

CAREER: Has played in 34 games with six starts over five seasons and has 44 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

2026 (Sixth-Year): Has played in all six games. Has four tackles (three solo); has one kickoff return for 18 yards. Preseason: Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee; Wuerffel Trophy watch list.

Game by Game:

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): played.
vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 2 tackles (1 solo).
at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): 1 KR for 18 yards.
at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 1 tackle.
vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29): 1 tackle.
vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): played.

2025 (Fifth-Year): Played in the first 10 games with six starts, the first of his career in the season opener against Georgia Tech, before missing the final two games with an injury. Finished with 27 tackles (18 solo), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry, and played on five special-teams units (kickoff, kickoff return, punt, punt return and field goal block).

2024 (Fourth-Year): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams, where he was among the team leaders in snaps across the kickoff, kickoff-return, punt and punt-return units, and had 12 tackles (eight solo).

2023 (Third-Year): Played in the first two games, primarily on special teams, before a season-ending injury.

2022 (Second-Year): Played in three games on defense and had one tackle, and was named the special teams captain for the California game.

2021 (First-Year): Redshirted; dressed for three games and was the Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week for the Arizona game.

AT DURANGO HIGH SCHOOL

Played running back, receiver and safety for Durango teams that improved from 6-5 in his sophomore season to 8-4 as a junior and 8-0 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, winning league and state championships. Finished his career with 67 receptions for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns, 61 carries for 617 yards and nine touchdowns — 1,629 yards from scrimmage, 21 touchdowns and 12.7 yards per touch — and 134 tackles, three interceptions, six forced fumbles and a fumble recovery on defense. As a senior, was the MaxPreps Player of the Year on both offense and defense, all-state and all-conference at both positions and runner-up for the team’s player of the year, rushing 48 times for 556 yards and eight touchdowns, catching 18 passes for 227 yards and three scores and making 32 tackles with two interceptions and a sack. As a junior, was honorable mention all-state at receiver and first-team all-conference at receiver and safety with 49 catches for 785 yards and nine touchdowns and 54 tackles, six forced fumbles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery; as a sophomore, was all-conference at safety with 48 tackles and an interception and rushed nine times for 38 yards and a touchdown. Also hit .400 with 12 stolen bases in baseball and was first-team all-conference in wrestling with a 15-3 record.

PERSONAL

Born Jan. 20, 2003, in Litchfield, Minn. Son of Robert and Karyn Finneseth; his father was a three-time All-American wrestler at North Dakota State. Has an older brother, Alex, and two younger sisters, Anna and Brie. Hobbies include lifting, yard games, Jeeping, skiing, boating and hiking with friends.