Walter Fletcher: RB · Ball State · #20.
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Walter Fletcher
Wins in space out of the backfield. One game to point at: 156 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Ohio — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
26.5% of carries overall (132/498) → 24.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/61) — 80.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (21.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ball State | 132 | 726 | 5.5 | 5 | 73 |
| Career | 132 | 726 | 5.5 | 5 | 73 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ball State | 26 | 306 | 11.8 | 2 | 45 |
| Career | 26 | 306 | 11.8 | 2 | 45 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-34vs Indiana | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-29vs Fordham | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41vs Florida Atlantic | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ NC State | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-20@ Northern Illinois | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-23@ Eastern Michigan | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-14vs Toledo | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Ohio | 14 | 156 | 11.1 | 1 | 73 | Season-high 156 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Western Michigan | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | L 44-45vs Central Michigan | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 0 | 49 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ Kent State | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-27vs Miami (OH) | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 132 | 726 | 5.5 | 5 | 73 |
Week 9 · 2019
L 21-34
vs Ohio
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%131 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 132 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 75.2 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 52.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 27.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 93.8 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
41.3%
372 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
75.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
132 carries and 26 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Ball State, 726 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
