Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
30.2% of carries overall (186/616) → 22.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/106) — 58.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Last confirmed: Georgia Southern, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Americus, GA · Americus Sumter County South
Wesley Fields: RB · Georgia Southern · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Wesley Fields
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons at Georgia Southern, three different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Tyson Summers and Chad Lunsford. A game that shows it: 151 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against Georgia State — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
30.2% of carries overall (186/616) → 22.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/106) — 58.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (46.2%). 8 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 200 | 1,050 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 173 | 811 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 94 | 492 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | 101 | 682 | 6.8 | 7 |
| Career | 568 | 3,035 | 5.3 | 24 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 237 | 23.7 | 1 |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 3 |
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 590 | 16.4 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-6vs South Carolina State | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-13vs Massachusetts | 21 | 141 | 6.7 | 0 | 43 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-38@ No. 2 Clemson | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-21vs Arkansas State | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 0 | 64 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-13vs South Alabama | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 2 | 27 | |
| Wk 7 | W 15-13@ Texas State | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-14vs No. 25 App State | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 2 | 32 | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-44@ UL Monroe | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs Troy | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-17@ Coastal Carolina | 20 | 148 | 7.4 | 2 | 31 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-14@ Georgia State | 16 | 151 | 9.4 | 1 | 63 | Season-high 151 yds |
Bowl | W 23-21@ Eastern Michigan | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 200 | 1050 | 5.2 | 9 | 64 |
Week 9 · 2018
W 34-14
vs App State
98 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD
With M. Bauerle — 37.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · S. Werts — 129 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · 57 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
37%164 carriesFumble rate
0.5%1 of 200 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.3 yds/carry on 200 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 77.8 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 98.4 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 80.4 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 97.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
15.6%
117 pass / 632 run
Plays / game
57.6
13 games
Team sack rate
12.9%
139 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2018
200 carries and 10 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia Southern, 3,035 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 47 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Fritz, Tyson Summers, and Chad Lunsford. Multi-era developmental context.