Player Dossier

2012-2016

Western Kentucky

Anthony Wales

RB • 5'10" • Louisville, KY, USA

Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency

Anthony Wales leans workhorse runner traits and 72.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Player Story

Anthony Wales built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 20, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Anthony Wales' career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8667

Louisville Central · Louisville, KY

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Anthony Wales, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Anthony Wales leans workhorse runner traits and 72.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,015
Rushing yards
3,342
Receiving yards
673
Touchdowns
47

Quick Answers

Anthony Wales quick answers

Latest team and position
Western Kentucky · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
4,015
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Top game
North Texas
Recruit profile
3-star · Louisville Central · Western Kentucky
High school pipeline
Louisville Central · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 20 · Class 2016
2016 Scrimmage yards rank
1,944 scrimmage yards · RB 7th (top 2%) · Conference USA 4th (top 2%) · National 8th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky00000-
2013 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky9110112-2218.7
2014 PostseasonWestern Kentucky111079512148
2014 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky11538423115448
2015 PostseasonWestern Kentucky1015410549273.2
2015 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky101,162986176973.2
2016 PostseasonWestern Kentucky1332924584385.1
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky131,6151,3762392685.1

Related Context

Anthony Wales played RB for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Anthony Wales recorded 3,342 rushing yards, 673 receiving yards, and 47 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Western Kentucky paired 1,944 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 72.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

149.5

Efficiency

72.9

Usage

35.2

Consistency

67.4

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 329. Rice: 102. Alabama: 43. Vanderbilt: 168. Houston Christian: 94. Louisiana Tech: 114. Middle Tennessee: 162. Old Dominion: 182. Florida Atlantic: 86. Florida International: 134. North Texas: 121. Marshall: 147. Louisiana Tech: 262

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 39 by 78.9. Rice: 19 by 46.5. Alabama: 12 by 39.9. Vanderbilt: 26 by 66.5. Houston Christian: 8 by 99. Louisiana Tech: 20 by 60.8. Middle Tennessee: 28 by 60.7. Old Dominion: 17 by 94.6. Florida Atlantic: 10 by 85.8. Florida International: 13 by 92.9. North Texas: 19 by 68.5. Marshall: 15 by 90.8. Louisiana Tech: 41 by 62.9

Split Comparison

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

Wins161.9 · Games = 10 · +53.6 vs Losses
Losses108.3 · Games = 3 · -53.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Memphis

Best efficiency game

99 vs Houston Christian

Result
Wed 12/21vs Memphis100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 51-3135245734848.4
Sat 12/3vs Louisiana Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 58-44362095.8045536.4
Sun 11/27@ Marshall100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 60-6131108.5022379.8
Sat 11/12vs North Texas100 rush yardsW 45-7181216.701106.4
Sat 11/5vs Florida International100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 49-21121119.30412310.3
Sat 10/29@ Florida Atlantic2+ TDW 52-310868.6028.6
Sat 10/22vs Old Dominion100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 59-241515710.50222510.7
Sat 10/15@ Middle Tennessee100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 44-43271585.903145.8
Fri 10/7@ Louisiana TechL 52-5514835.9016315.7
Sat 10/1vs Houston ChristianW 50-378712.4011711.8
Sat 9/24vs Vanderbilt100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 30-31241526.3022166.5
Sat 9/10@ AlabamaL 10-381144401-13.6
Fri 9/2vs Rice2+ TDW 46-1415583.9024445.4

Player Story

Anthony Wales story

Anthony Wales built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Louisville, KY wearing No. 20, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Anthony Wales' career was his backfield work: 3,342 rushing yards, 491 carries, 43 rushing touchdowns, and 673 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 673 receiving yards and 280 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Anthony Wales' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

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    Western Kentucky

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0
2013 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky11052.53.2110
2014 PostseasonWestern Kentucky64560.914.4535
2014 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky64560.914.40
2015 PostseasonWestern Kentucky1,31666.528.9671
2015 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1,31666.528.90
2016 PostseasonWestern Kentucky1,94472.935.2628
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1,94472.935.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ North Texas

Week 7 · W 55-28 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

259

Scrimmage Yards

97.2 takeover

259 scrimmage yards and 36.6 usage.

#2

vs Memphis

Week 1 · W 51-31 · Postseason

329

Scrimmage Yards

93 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

329 scrimmage yards and 57.4 usage.

#3

vs UAB

Week 6 · L 39-42 · Conference game

151

Scrimmage Yards

91.4 takeover

Loss with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

151 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#4

@ Old Dominion

Week 9 · W 55-30 · Conference game

198

Scrimmage Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

198 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.

#5

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 14 · W 58-44 · Conference game

262

Scrimmage Yards

80.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

262 scrimmage yards and 66.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky

1,944 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 35.2 usage

85.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

85.1

1,944 primary · 72.9 efficiency · 35.2 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Western Kentucky

73.2

1,316 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 28.9 usage

Milestones

16

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

13

2+ TD games