Another NFL rookie QB to start

Bengals announce Finley will replace Dalton

Rookie quarterback Ryan Finley is replacing longtime starter Andy Dalton after a 0- 8 start to the 2019 season and is expected to see his first NFL action when the Bengals return from their upcoming bye week to face the Ravens on Nov. 10 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

Here are five things to know about Finley:

❚ 1. The Bengals traded up six spots – giving up a pair of sixth- round picks – to select Finley in the fourth round ( 104th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. It was the earliest the Bengals had drafted a quarterback since they took Dalton in the second round in 2011. But offensive coordinator Brian Callahan insisted a short time later that Dalton was the Bengals’ quarterback and that would not change at all with the addition of Finley.

❚ 2. When Finley was drafted, he said he had been compared to Rams quarterback Jared Goff, in part because both quarterbacks are 6- 4. Goff played for Zac Taylor when Taylor was the Rams’ quarterbacks coach before Taylor left to become the Bengals’ head coach this year.

❚ 3. Finley impressed at North Carolina State with his accuracy. Some scouts explained that he dropped to the fourth round in the draft because of concerns about his arm strength. As a senior, Finley completed 67.4% of his passes for 3,928 yards with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions and was a first- team all- Atlantic Coast Conference selection.

❚ 4. Finley is in his first year in the NFL, but he turns 25 in December. He started at Boise State University and redshirted once there before transferring to North Carolina State and redshirting as a junior.

❚ 5. Finley might not run much, maybe even less than Dalton. As a senior for the Wolfpack, Finley rushed 42 times for just 21 yards and a touchdown.

ALBERT CESARE/ USA TODAY SPORTS Bengals quarterback Ryan Finley prepares to hike the ball in the third quarter of a preseason game against the Giants.