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Kansas State · 2026

Rodney Fields Jr.

RBJunior5' 9", 193 lbsWright City, OK
Kansas State Wildcats4-2 · TDC #37
Snap share
42%
5 of 6 started · likely 33–52%
Rush yards
386
96th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.4
89th of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
5
56th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
7
789th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.20
76th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

78 plays · +15.6 total EPA · 76th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.20
Passing+0.24
Rushing+0.20
1st down+0.26
2nd down-0.05
3rd down+0.71
Standard downs+0.26
Passing downs-0.24
Jr.RB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays18%
Pass plays4%
Run plays31%
1st down19%
2nd down21%
3rd down11%
Standard downs22%
Passing downs7%
Jr.RB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries63—
Success rate54.0%42nd / 321
Explosive run rate14.3%137th / 321
Stuffed at the line12.7%119th / 321
First downs23—
Red-zone carries12—
Goal-line carries6—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share5.8%—
Catch rate85.7%—
Success rate per target57.1%—
Yards per target7.4—
Explosive catches14.3%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
6 caught (86%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.7
64 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-12
of 52 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

86% comp-1.3 avg. depth10.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 30 yds, 30.0 per target1100% · 30yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 22 yds, 11.0 per target2100% · 22yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (43%), 3 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target3100% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction71 carries

Left
21%
9.8 YPC · 40% succ.
Middle
63%
4.2 YPC · 40% succ.
Right
15%
4.5 YPC · 27% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Oklahoma State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Jr.’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
13
9 caught (69%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.0
90 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-29
of 61 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

78% comp-2.6 avg. depth10.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (23%), 3 caught (100%), 41 yds, 13.7 per target3100% · 41yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 14 yds, 7.0 per target250% · 14yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 7 targets (54%), 5 caught (71%), 6 yds, 0.9 per target771% · 6yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction48 carries

Left
21%
4.2 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
58%
4.1 YPC · 32% succ.
Right
21%
3.8 YPC · 30% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farKansas State#37 · 4-2642%713865.4554.0%75505.8%
2025Oklahoma State#124 · 1-11943%1246145.0141.2%28276114.5%
2024Oklahoma State#100 · 3-948%21994.7147.1%22304.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Rodney Fields Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Rodney Fields Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 7.6 vs Washington State (Week 2)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1NichollsW 71–37.3141017.2126·····
2Washington StateW 34–77.6131058.1175133.003
3TulaneW 31–202.810181.804100.000
4@CincinnatiL 26–316.812504.2219210.507
6HoustonL 16–356.414463.30823618.0030
7KansasW 35–247.38668.312311515.0015
2026 · 6 games6.4713865.45757557.9030

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries71—
Yards38696th / 1456
Yards / carry5.489th / 325
Touchdowns556th / 631
Long75—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7789th / 1995
Yards55995th / 1981
Yards / catch7.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long30—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Nicholls✓ RB71~27 (18–35)1438%
Wk 2 · Washington State✓ RB74~27 (18–35)1336%
Wk 3 · Tulane✓ RB65~29 (20–38)1145%
Wk 4 · Cincinnati✓ RB79~37 (25–48)1547%
Wk 6 · Houston—59~36 (25–47)1661%
Wk 7 · Kansas✓ RB75~22 (15–29)929%
Season5 GS423178 (141–220)7842%

Position Room

5 RBs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
20Rodney Fields Jr.RBJR713865.457+0.20
4Joe JacksonRBSR683545.2214+0.20
9Jay HarrisRBSR14886.33—+0.41
31Monterrio Elston Jr.RBSO67612.71—+0.80
21LJ McGheeRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Kansas State depth chart →