#20Rodney Fields Jr.

RB·Oklahoma State·2025

Rodney Fields Jr. is a Pass-Catching Back for Oklahoma State. Rodney's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 147 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays

22%

projected

band 15%'25 27%29%

Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.

2025 Production

Rushing

614 Rush yards1 Rush TD124 Carries5.0 Yards/carry

Receiving

28 Receptions276 Rec yards1 Rec TD9.9 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers

Player type

Pass-Catching Back

Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.

3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency18th %ile · below avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.11 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 0.60 EPA/play in Wk 8 vs Cincinnati (SP+ 5).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Car	Rush Yds	Avg	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	EPA/play
2	@Oregon	L3-69	25.9	10	30	3.0	0	—	—	—	-0.20
4	vsTulsa	L12-19	-10.0	17	113	6.6	0	6	39	0	-0.09
5	vsBaylor	L27-45	1.4	5	39	7.8	0	5	75	0	0.34
6	@Arizona	L13-41	12.0	9	31	3.4	0	3	11	0	-0.06
7	vsHouston	L17-39	7.4	14	44	3.1	0	2	63	1	0.51
8	vsCincinnati	L17-49	4.5	21	163	7.8	1	3	27	0	0.60
10	@Kansas	L21-38	4.1	15	56	3.7	0	3	3	0	-0.11
12	vsKansas State	L6-14	7.0	14	51	3.6	0	4	46	0	0.05
13	@UCF	L14-17	-1.2	19	87	4.6	0	2	12	0	-0.11

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

26.7%

Passing plays

11.1%

Rushing plays

42.4%

Standard downs

30.0%

Passing downs

20.6%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.06
Passing downs: 0.23
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.16 / 0.09

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).