NC State Football: Dave Doeren believes Ryan Finley could be best QB in college

In a recent interview, NC State football head coach believes Ryan Finley has a chance to be the best quarterback in college football.

The NC State football team is hoping to surprise some people this year and earn a trip to the ACC Championship Game. If they are going to make it for the first time in school history, quarterback Ryan Finley will likely be a big part of the team’s success.

Finley has been the starting quarterback for the Wolfpack the past two years and has had over 3,000 passing yards each season but has not had more than 20 touchdowns in a season. In his final season at the collegiate level, Finley could be in line for a breakout season.

One person who wouldn’t be surprised if Finley has an excellent season will be his head coach. In a recent interview on ‘Off the Bench’ podcast, Dave Doeren believes Finley has a chance to be the best quarterback in the country.

While some of the ownership will be on Finley to produce, there is no question that the supporting cast around him is one of the best in the ACC. As Doeren mentioned, Finley has some of the best pieces around him in the conference with a good offensive line and a number of talented wide receivers.

The trio of Kelvin Harmon, Jakobi Meyers and Jaylen Samuels combined for over 2,300 receiving yards and nine touchdowns last season. These are all numbers that should improve this year with all three back. During the ACC Kickoff, Finley spoke about this group and believe they are the best in the country.

"Q. You’ve had some big words to say about your receiving corps, just what you can say about them going into the season and how excited you are for the weapons that you have to go a little bit deeper into those weapons. RYAN FINLEY: Yeah, real excited about that group. Obviously led by Steph and Kelvin and Jakobi, in my opinion the best trio wide receiving corps in the country. Just can’t speak enough words about how hard they work and just kind of how they approach the game and the level of preparation they put into the game and obviously very talented. And then behind them with Emeka and CJ and Thayer, just kind of guys chomping at the bit to get in. The depth at that position is really special, and the talent from those guys and the experience and kind of the level of trust we’ve been able to kind of get with each other, and obviously Coach McDonald has done a great job with that group."

NC State football has a history of developing great quarterbacks from Philip Rivers to Russell Wilson. Will Ryan Finley be able to join this select group after the 2018 season? Only time will tell but he certainly appears set up for success this year.