[2] Fineran attended Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia, where he served as the placekicker[1] on the Trojans' football team from 2014 to 2017.

[5] Entering his senior season, Fineran was named to the Preseason Georgia Class AAA All-State Team.

[7] In the 2017 Class AAA state championship game, Fineran was Peach County's lone scoring, converting 50-yard and 37-yard field goals, in a 10-6 loss to Calhoun High School.

[9] His 32 career field goals are tied for eighth-most all-time in Georgia state high school football history.

[7] He is one of only 14 kickers in Georgia high school football history to make multiple field goals of 52 yards or more.

[11] As a college recruit prospect, Fineran committed to attend and play football for the Samford Bulldogs over an offer from Army.

[14] Entering his sophomore season, Fineran was named to the Preseason All-SoCon First Team and the watch list for the Fred Mitchell Award, which recognizes the top placekicker in FCS, Division II, Division III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) who exemplifies continued community service.

[13][15] Continuing to serve as the Bulldogs primary placekicker, he started the 2019 season by making his first seven field goal attempts.

His 2019 performance earned him All-SoCon Second Team honors as well as selection to the 2019 Fred Mitchell Award Top 10 List.

On November 11, he tied a career-high for single-game points scored with 16, successfully converting all four field goal attempts and all four PATs, in Purdue's 40-29 upset win over No.

[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] In 2021, Fineran's 24 field goals made tied for the most in the Big Ten, third-most in the nation, and second-most in a single season in Purdue program history.

His 29 field goals attempted were the most in the Big Ten, tied for the fourth-most in the nation, and third-most in a single season in Purdue program history.

His four field goals made against Michigan State and Tennessee are tied for third-most in a single game in Purdue history.

[30][31][32] Fineran held a 4.0 grade point average as he pursued a Master's degree in technology leadership and innovation, representing the Highest GPA on the Purdue Football Team (2022).

[33][34][35] Fineran was named to the 2022 Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List in his second season with the Purdue football program, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.