Rodney Fields Jr.

#20 · RB · Kansas State5′9″ · 193 lb · Wright City, OK · Southeast

487 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 105 vs Washington State.
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Colorado · L 24-27

12 carries, 65 yards

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

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Fields against Kansas State’s best seasons, game by game

05001,0001,5002,000124681012144 to playGames playedVaughn ’22: 902 at game 8, 1,558 for the seasonBarnes ’18: 816 at game 8, 1,355 for the seasonGiddens ’24: 945 at game 8, 1,343 for the seasonVaughn ’22 1,558Barnes ’18 1,355Giddens ’24 1,343Fields 487
Through 8 games: 415 yards behind Deuce Vaughn in 2022 (902 at this point), whose season finished at 1,558. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Backs who run like Fields, and how their seasons went

05001,000124681012134 to playGames playedGilbert ’19 (Kansas State): 558 at game 8, 737 for the seasonGipson ’14 (New Mexico): 426 at game 8, 809 for the seasonFoster ’16 (Illinois): 450 at game 8, 720 for the seasonGipson ’14 809Gilbert ’19 737Foster ’16 720Fields 487
The closest match is James Gilbert of Kansas State in 2019: 558 yards at game 8, against 487 this season, and 737 for the season. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Fields against this year’s top backs, game by game

05001,0001,5001246810124 to playGames playedRiley (Boise State): 1,049 at game 8, 1,049 so farWhite (North Texas): 1,043 at game 8, 1,043 so farRoberts (Missouri): 1,005 at game 8, 1,005 so farRiley 1,049White 1,043Roberts 1,005Fields 487
Through 8 games: 562 yards behind Dylan Riley of Boise State (1,049 at this point). Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

The road ahead: 487 yards, 61 a game, 4 regular-season games left.

  • 614 yards, their own best season (2025): 127 to go, 32 a game.

This week

What’s being said

9 stories in the last 60 days, from 13 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 5Oct 8 to Oct 14: 1Oct 15 to Oct 21: 1W 34-7 vs Washington StateWW 31-20 vs TulaneWL 26-31 at CincinnatiLL 16-35 vs HoustonLW 35-24 vs KansasWL 17-28 at Arizona StateLL 24-27 at ColoradoLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 5
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 5Oct 8 to Oct 14: 1Oct 15 to Oct 21: 1W 34-7 vs Washington StateWW 31-20 vs TulaneWL 26-31 at CincinnatiLL 16-35 vs HoustonLW 35-24 vs KansasWL 17-28 at Arizona StateLL 24-27 at ColoradoLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 5
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

All 12 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Rodney Fields Jr. spent two seasons at Oklahoma State before this one.

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 1:15 · Kansas State down 11Rodney Fields Jr. runs 2 yards for a touchdownKansas State at Cincinnati, week 4Q4, 1:15 · Kansas State 26, Cincinnati 31▼21%Kansas State’s chance to win, 29% to 8%▼21%Kansas State’s chance to win, 29% to 8%R.Fields Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CIN00 touchdown A.Johnson pass attempt failedWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 5 of his plays on video

31% of the carries, 29% of the yards, 31% of the touchdowns

  • Carries31%93 of 296
  • Yards29%487 of 1,666
  • Touchdowns31%5 of 16

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Most of his carries go up the middle

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a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown

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.

RB · Kansas State · #20

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

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

7/17Inside-5 share

7 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (41.2%).

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.