No Oregon true freshman had started every game in two decades until Finney did it — and he did not just survive, earning All-Big Ten recognition and Orange Bowl Defensive MVP honors with three forced turnovers in that game alone, against a season line of 42 tackles, seven breakups, three picks and two forced fumbles. At 6-2, 203 he already owns boundary-corner size, and Bleacher Report calls him the nation's top sophomore corner with path-to-the-first-round language attached. The McDonogh pedigree (No. 40 national recruit) predicted this. However, he cannot enter a draft until 2028 and no board has slotted him yet, so the grade today is about distance, not doubt — decorated freshman corners still have two full seasons of receivers, coordinators and stock volatility between here and a green room. His own line that he is 'far from a finished product' is the correct read. The projection holds at 2029 with a profile trending far better than the number; revisit hard after 2026.