Ben Finneseth holds the SS · Backup spot in Colorado Buffaloes’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Ben Finneseth is a safety for Colorado at 6'2" and 205 pounds, a returning redshirt senior from Durango, Colorado. At the high school level, he played running back, receiver, and safety, recording 1,629 yards from scrimmage and 21 touchdowns on offense while adding 134 tackles, three interceptions, and six forced fumbles on defense. During the 2025 season, Finneseth played in the first 10 games with six starts, including the season opener against Georgia Tech, before missing the final two games due to injury. He finished with 27 total tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one quarterback hurry while contributing 182 special teams snaps across five units.