Player Dossier

2009-2013

Ohio State

Chris Fields

WR • 6'1" • Painesville, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Chris Fields reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

7%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

53

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

63

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

61

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Player Story

Chris Fields built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Painesville, OH wearing No. 80, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Chris Fields' career was his receiving role: 31...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.9176

Harvey · Painesville, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Chris Fields, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Ohio State. Chris Fields reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
384
Receptions
31
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Chris Fields quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
384
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 18 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · Ohio State
Top game
Purdue
Recruit profile
4-star · Harvey · Ohio State
High school pipeline
Harvey · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 80 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
193 receiving yards · WR 452nd (top 49%) · Big Ten 57th (top 34%) · National 588th (top 32%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonOhio State0-00-
2010 Regular SeasonOhio State3322037.8
2011 PostseasonOhio State6113054.5
2011 Regular SeasonOhio State67101154.5
2012 Regular SeasonOhio State2455155.9
2013 Regular SeasonOhio State716193664.5

Related Context

Chris Fields played WR for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Fields recorded 2 rushing yards, 384 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Ohio State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Ohio State paired 193 primary output with 69.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69.9 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: Buffalo

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2013 Regular Season · Ohio State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

27.6

Efficiency

69.9

Usage

13.8

Consistency

42.1

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 53. California: 14. Florida A&M: 15. Penn State: 35. Purdue: 6. Illinois: 58. Michigan: 12

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 3 by 100. California: 3 by 31.1. Florida A&M: 1 by 100. Penn State: 4 by 58.3. Purdue: 2 by 20. Illinois: 2 by 100. Michigan: 1 by 80

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half29.3 · Games = 4 · +3.9 vs Second Half
Second Half25.3 · Games = 3 · -3.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Buffalo

Best efficiency game

100 vs Illinois

Result
Sat 11/30@ MichiganW 42-411121212012
Sat 11/16@ IllinoisW 60-352582929047
Sat 11/2@ PurdueW 56-0263315
Sun 10/27vs Penn StateW 63-144358.88.80116
Sat 9/21vs Florida A&MW 76-01151515115
Sat 9/14@ CaliforniaW 52-343144.74.7019
Sat 8/31vs Buffalo2+ TDW 40-2035317.717.70225

Player Story

Chris Fields story

Chris Fields built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Painesville, OH wearing No. 80, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Chris Fields' career was his receiving role: 31 catches, 384 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 2 rushing yards across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 134 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.

The arc is straightforward: Chris Fields moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2010 Regular SeasonOhio State2248.94.822
2011 PostseasonOhio State11473.412.192
2011 Regular SeasonOhio State11473.412.10
2012 Regular SeasonOhio State5585.613.9-59
2013 Regular SeasonOhio State19369.913.8138

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Purdue

Week 8 · W 29-22 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44

Receiving Yards

88.2 takeover

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs Michigan State

Week 5 · L 7-10 · Conference game

45

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Buffalo

Week 1 · W 40-20

53

Receiving Yards

84.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 12 · W 60-35 · Conference game

58

Receiving Yards

83.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

58 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Indiana

Week 10 · W 34-20 · Conference game

26

Receiving Yards

74.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

26 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · Ohio State

193 primary output · 69.9 efficiency · 13.8 usage

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#2

2012 Regular Season · Ohio State

55.9

55 primary · 85.6 efficiency · 13.9 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Ohio State

54.5

114 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games