Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Western Michigan
Brian Fields
RB • 5'8" • New Castle, DE, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Brian Fields leans workhorse runner traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Brian Fields built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from New Castle, DE wearing No. 20, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Brian Fields' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Brian Fields, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Brian Fields leans workhorse runner traits and 38.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,970
- Rushing yards
- 1,568
- Receiving yards
- 402
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Brian Fields quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,970
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · William Penn · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- William Penn · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 696 scrimmage yards · RB 113th (top 22%) · Mid-American 24th (top 11%) · National 262nd (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 413 | 362 | 51 | 4 | 36.5 |
| 2011 Postseason | Western Michigan | 11 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 47.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 370 | 271 | 99 | 2 | 47.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 9 | 477 | 359 | 118 | 3 | 57.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 696 | 574 | 122 | 6 | 68.4 |
Related Context
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Brian Fields played RB for Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brian Fields recorded 1,568 rushing yards, 402 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 696 primary output with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nicholls
Loss with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
63.3
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
30
Consistency
49.4
Best Game by takeover score
Nicholls
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 24. Nicholls: 147. Northwestern: 79. Iowa: 115. Kent State: 106. Toledo: 10. Buffalo: 22. Massachusetts: 82. Eastern Michigan: 45. Central Michigan: 44. Northern Illinois: 22
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 12 by 20.8. Nicholls: 23 by 60.5. Northwestern: 13 by 63.3. Iowa: 20 by 48.1. Kent State: 19 by 58.1. Toledo: 8 by 13. Buffalo: 8 by 27.5. Massachusetts: 20 by 39.7. Eastern Michigan: 18 by 27. Central Michigan: 15 by 30.6. Northern Illinois: 7 by 32.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins82 · Games = 1 · +20.6 vs Losses
Losses61.4 · Games = 10 · -20.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nicholls
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/27 | @ Northern Illinois | L 14-33 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 0 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Central Michigan | L 22-27 | 15 | 44 | 2.90 | 1 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 32-35 | 17 | 45 | 2.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Massachusetts | W 31-30 | 18 | 65 | 3.60 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Buffalo | L 0-33 | 7 | 18 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Toledo | L 20-47 | 8 | 10 | 1.30 | 0 | — | — | 1.3 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Kent State100 rush yards | L 14-32 | 19 | 106 | 5.60 | 1 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Iowa | L 3-59 | 15 | 58 | 3.90 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 5.8 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Northwestern | L 17-38 | 13 | 79 | 6.10 | 0 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Nicholls100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 23-27 | 19 | 103 | 5.40 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 6.4 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Michigan State | L 13-26 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
Player Story
Brian Fields story
Brian Fields built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from New Castle, DE wearing No. 20, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Brian Fields' career was his backfield work: 1,568 rushing yards, 341 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 402 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 402 receiving yards and 816 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brian Fields' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 413 | 39 | 10.6 | 413 |
| 2011 Postseason | Western Michigan | 384 | 38.7 | 12.6 | -29 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 384 | 38.7 | 12.6 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 477 | 53.5 | 14.4 | 93 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 696 | 38.3 | 30 | 219 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 12 · W 38-3 · Conference game
Win with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
92.3 takeover
149 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 11 · W 45-30 · Conference game
127
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#3
vs Nicholls
Week 2 · L 23-27
147
Scrimmage Yards
85.7 takeover
Loss with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
147 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 7 · L 24-30 · Conference game
93
Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
Loss with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
93 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 5 · L 14-32 · Conference game
106
Scrimmage Yards
76.7 takeover
Loss with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
106 scrimmage yards and 44.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Western Michigan
696 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 30 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Western Michigan
57.5
477 primary · 53.5 efficiency · 14.4 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Western Michigan
47.6
384 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 12.6 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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