Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (41.2%).

Dashed line: 100 yards.
Fields against Kansas State’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Fields, and how their seasons went
Fields against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 487 yards, 61 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
9 stories in the last 60 days, from 13 outlets.
Avery Johnson and Rodney Fields Jr. lead Kansas State over Washington State 34-7
KSHB 41 Kansas City +3 Sep 12
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 22, middle 55, right 16. His longest went for 75 yards.
Rodney Fields Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Collin Klein. One game to point at: 105 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Washington State — Week 2, 2026.
487 rushing yards · 5 rushing TD · 93 carries
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (41.2%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 13 outlets
Avery Johnson and Rodney Fields Jr. lead Kansas State over Washington State 34-7
KSHB 41 Kansas City +3 Sep 12 · 4 outlets
from 15 outlets
Avery Johnson and Rodney Fields Jr. lead Kansas State over Washington State 34-7
KSHB 41 Kansas City +3 Sep 12 · 4 outlets
Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Kansas State12 stories2026 to nowMost about: starting job and depth chart, profile and feature, performance and stat line.
Oklahoma State2024 to 2025not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Rodney Fields Jr. vs Tulane.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 93 | 487 | 5.2 | 5 | 75 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 124 | 614 | 5.0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 1 | 22 |
| Career | 238 | 1,200 | 5.0 | 7 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 28 | 276 | 9.9 | 1 | 63 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 38 | 360 | 9.5 | 1 | 63 |
Last game (Wk 9): 65 rushing yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 1 | 75 | Season-high 105 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 93 | 487 | 5.2 | 5 | 75 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-27 at Colorado, play by play
12 carries for 65 yards.
16-yard run. Third quarter, tied 7-7.
6-yard run on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 21-14.
10 carries for 36 yards.
31-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 7-7.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 carries for 66 yards and a touchdown.
23-yard run. Third quarter, down 24-18.
9-yard run on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, down 24-18. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
14 carries for 46 yards.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
30-yard catch. Third quarter, down 28-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
12 carries for 50 yards and 2 touchdowns.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
19-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 10-0.
1-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, down 24-17. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 carries for 18 yards.
4-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
13 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown, his most this season.
4-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
75-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 24-7.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
14 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown.
26-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 29-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 4 · 2026
L 26-31
at Cincinnati
50 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD
With A. Johnson — 292 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.3 · 38 rush yds (6 car) · S. McClannan — 50 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
82nd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%93 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.2 yds/carry on 93 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 67.2 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 50.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 64.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 50.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
93 carries and 8 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham and Collin Klein.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State