Usage / Role
28%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Ball State
Derek Fields
DB • 6'1" • 191 lbs • Saint Charles, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derek Fields shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Derek Fields built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Saint Charles, MO wearing No. 15, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Derek Fields' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Derek Fields, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. Derek Fields shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 40
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Derek Fields quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 40
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Chaminade · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Chaminade · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DB 295th (top 31%) · Mid-American 127th (top 22%) · National 1,318th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 6 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 31 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 42.6 |
Related Context
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Derek Fields played DB for Ball State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Derek Fields recorded 40 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Ball State paired 3 primary output with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
4.6
Consistency
12.5
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 1. Auburn: 0. UConn: 1. Ohio: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Akron: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 2 by 18.3. Auburn: 6 by 25. UConn: 6 by 35. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 5 by 30.8. Akron: 3 by 12.5. Northern Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
35 vs UConn
Player Story
Derek Fields story
Derek Fields built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Saint Charles, MO wearing No. 15, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Derek Fields' career was his defensive production: 40 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 2 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Derek Fields' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ball State | 3 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 78 Western Michigan
Week 7 · L 0-42 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 53 UConn
Week 4 · L 25-31
1
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 90 Purdue
Week 1 · L 0-31
1
Havoc Plays
45 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 29 Auburn
Week 2 · L 3-42
0
Havoc Plays
23.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 23.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 128 Northern Illinois
Week 9 · L 7-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
15.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Ball State
3 primary output · 19.9 efficiency · 4.6 usage
42.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
37.9
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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