Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Western Kentucky
Anthony Wales
RB • 5'10" • Louisville, KY, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Anthony Wales leans workhorse runner traits and 72.9 efficiency.
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
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- 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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 110 | 112 | -2 | 2 | 18.7 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 107 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 48 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 538 | 423 | 115 | 4 | 48 |
| 2015 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 154 | 105 | 49 | 2 | 73.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 1,162 | 986 | 176 | 9 | 73.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 329 | 245 | 84 | 3 | 85.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 1,615 | 1,376 | 239 | 26 | 85.1 |
Related Context
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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
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.5 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: North Texas
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
131.6
Efficiency
66.5
Usage
28.9
Consistency
76
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 154. Rice: 9. Middle Tennessee: 117. North Texas: 259. LSU: 59. Old Dominion: 198. Florida Atlantic: 140. Florida International: 118. Marshall: 156. Southern Miss: 106
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 19 by 80.6. Rice: 5 by 26.3. Middle Tennessee: 20 by 60.9. North Texas: 26 by 91.5. LSU: 15 by 44.5. Old Dominion: 17 by 98.5. Florida Atlantic: 18 by 81. Florida International: 18 by 70.3. Marshall: 27 by 58.2. Southern Miss: 17 by 53.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins139.7 · Games = 9 · +80.7 vs Losses
Losses59 · Games = 1 · -80.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
98.5 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/21 | @ South Florida100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-35 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 8.1 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Southern Miss | W 45-28 | 12 | 53 | 4.40 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 6.2 |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Marshall100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 49-28 | 24 | 131 | 5.50 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 5.8 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Florida International100 rush yards | W 63-7 | 16 | 110 | 6.90 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yards | W 35-19 | 18 | 140 | 7.80 | 0 | — | — | 7.8 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Old Dominion100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-30 | 16 | 185 | 11.60 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11.6 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ LSU | L 20-48 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Thu 10/15 | @ North Texas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-28 | 21 | 193 | 9.20 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 10.0 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Middle Tennessee100 rush yards | W 58-28 | 19 | 111 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Rice | W 49-10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.8 |
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
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Western Kentucky
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 110 | 52.5 | 3.2 | 110 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 645 | 60.9 | 14.4 | 535 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 645 | 60.9 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 1,316 | 66.5 | 28.9 | 671 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1,316 | 66.5 | 28.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 1,944 | 72.9 | 35.2 | 628 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1,944 | 72.9 | 35.2 | 0 |
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
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#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
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