IDP Focus: Cortland Finnegan

Cortland Temujin Finnegan

Cortland Finnegan
Position:LCB
Height: 5-9 Weight: 177 lbs.
Age: 26
Born: February 2, 1984 in Fayetteville, NC
College: Samford
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro
Drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 7th round (215th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Career Stats

<th align="left" onmouseover="Tip('* Selected to Pro Bowl
+ First-Team All-Pro’)”>Year

<th align="center" onmouseover="Tip('Fumbles recovered by a Player or Team
Original fumble by either team’)”>FR

<th align="center" onmouseover="Tip('Tackles
Before 1994: unofficial and inconsistently recorded from team to team. For amusement only.
1994-2001: unofficial but consistently recorded.
2001-now: official.’)”>Tkl

<th align="center" onmouseover="Tip('Assists on tackles
Before 1994: combined with solo tackles
1994-2001: unofficial, but consistently recorded
2001-now: official’)”>Ast

Tm	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	Yds	TD
2006	TEN	16	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	2	92	1	55	15
2007	TEN	16	16	1.0	1	14	0	14	13	1	0	0	0	0	79	16
2008*+	TEN	16	16	1.0	5	100	1	99	17	0	0	0	0	0	58	12
2009	TEN	13	13	0	5	194	1	80	11	0	1	1	0	0	56	7
Career		61	47	4.0	11	308	2	99	48	2	1	3	92	1	248	50

Current Team: Tennessee Titans
Defensive Scheme: 4-3
2009 Fantasy Positional Finish (My Scoring System): DB23 (only played 13 games)
ADP (Junkyard Jake): DB25
My Current Ranking: DB23

2010 Outlook: Finnegan has proved to be one of the more reliable tackle-producing cornerbacks in fantasy football since entering the league in 2006. The 7th round pick out of Samford has established himself as the Titans best cornerback and one of the more solid cover corners in the league. He will move from RCB to LCB this season. The left side of the field generally sees more action and Finnegan should see more balls thrown his way. And he’s reportedly been working out with Darrelle Revis in the off-season.

Finnegan not only produces nice tackle numbers, he’s managed 10 interceptions in the last two seasons. Not too shabby. He had 63 total tackles and 5 INTs last year in only 13 games. I look for him to increase his tackle numbers while his interception totals remain the same. He finished 23rd in my scoring system and a top 15 finish is in reach if he plays a full season.

He’s currently being drafted at DB25 which is pretty good value. I have him ranked at DB23, but I wouldn’t hesitate to grab him in the late teens. He’s a solid player with nice upside this season. There isn’t a ton of risk with this pick either. He’s a top 5 fantasy cornerback in my book.

2010 Projected Stats: 73 solo tackles, 14 assists, 5 INTs

Last Updated: July 17, 2010