​STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA – NOVEMBER 15: Gunner Maldonado #3 of the Kansas State Wildcats heads off Rodney Fields Jr. #20 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys on a six-yard gain in the fourth quarter at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 15, 2025 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) | Getty Images #20 Rodney Fields Jr.Redshirt Sophomore* | 5-9 | 193 lbs. | Wright City, OklahomaPosition: Running BackPrevious College: Oklahoma State UniversityProjection: Second-StringRemaining Eligibility: 3 yearsStatus: On ScholarshipRodney Fields Jr. (b. Nov. 11, 2004) is young yet experienced running back who transferred from Oklahoma State and is majoring in sociology. He will be a key part of our three-man running back rotation this season and also may return kicks and punts, with special teams coordinator Stanton Weber saying he “has been a guy we’ve tried back there a little bit” back in May.Fields saw action in four games in 2024 as he retained his redshirt*, rushing 21 times for 99 yards — which included a 19-yard touchdown against Texas Tech — while he also hauled in two passes for 23 yards.He had a season-high eight carries for 38 yards at BYU, in addition to 29 yards against the Red Raiders, and his two receptions on the year came at Baylor.Last season, Fields saw action in nine games with eight starts, rushing for 614 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys while recording 276 receiving yards and another score on 28 receptions. (This production is especially notable as it came during Oklahoma State’s two worst seasons in recent memory.)His 614 rushing yards ranked sixth among Power 4 freshmen last year, while his 276 receiving yards and his 28 receptions both ranked third among Power 4 freshman running backs and the latter was the third most for the Cowboys in 2025. In all, Fields ranked sixth in the Big 12 Conference with 98.89 all-purpose yards per game.He rushed for a career-high 163 yards — including a career-long rush of 41 yards — to go along with a touchdown against Cincinnati. It was the fifth-highest single-game total for a freshman in OSU school history, while it was the eighth-highest rushing total among Power 4 freshmen in 2025.When adding in Fields’ 27 receiving yards, his 190 scrimmage and all-purpose yardage total were the most among Big 12 freshmen in 2025, while his rushing yardage ranked second. He tallied the first 100-yard rushing game of his career against Tulsa when he went for 113 yards, and he recorded 87 rushing yards at UCF.Fields opened the game’s scoring against Houston with a 63-yard touchdown reception, a career long, and he also had five catches for 75 yards against Baylor, four catches for 46 yards against K-State and six catches for 39 yards against Tulsa. (Watch his season highlights from the Big 12 here.) He also earned Academic All-Big 12 honors and was named to the 2025-26 College Sports CommunicatorsAcademic All-District Football team.In Stillwater, Fields played with fellow transfers a