On Tuesday, the North Carolina State Wolfpack lost a quarterback to the transfer portal for the third time this offseason as Ben Finley announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal.
Finley joins Zo Wallace and Devin Leary as quarterbacks to leave the program since the beginning of the offseason. While Wallace has yet to find a new destination, Leary will continue his collegiate career at Kentucky.
Finley finished up his third season with NC State this past fall where he completed 65-of-123 passing attempts for 741 yards and three touchdowns. Over his career, he’s played sparingly, appearing in eight games and passing for 912 total yards and four touchdowns.
A member of the 2020 recruiting class for NC State, Finley was a consensus three-star prospect and considered a top-25 quarterback in the country. He committed to the Wolfpack over Arizona, Arizona State, Iowa State, Colorado State, and Nevada.
Finley is the younger brother of NFL free-agent quarterback Ryan Finley who last played with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2019 and 2020. Ryan was a fourth-round draft pick by the Bengals in the 2019 NFL Draft after playing his college ball at both Boise State and NC State.
While the Wolfpack have lost three quarterbacks to the portal, they did bring in former Virginia signal-caller Brennan Armstrong to the program. Armstrong is expected to be the Wolfapack’s starting quarterback after passing for over 9,000 yards and 50 touchdowns in his first five seasons at Virginia. Last season, the Wolfpack went 8-5 including 4-4 in ACC play before losing to Maryland 16-12 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.