Name: Justin Fields
Number: 1
Position: QB
Class: Junior
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 228 lbs
Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
High School: Harrison High School, Kennesaw, GA
2019-2020 Stats:
| GP | COMP/ATT | % | Pass YDs | Pass TD | INT | EFF | Pass YPG | Rush YDs | Rush ATTs | Rush TDs | Rush YPA |
| 14 | 238/354 | 67.2 | 3273 | 41 | 3 | 181.42 | 233.8 | 484 | 137 | 10 | 3.5 |
Overview:
Fields received a waiver to play immediately in his first season in Columbus (he transferred from Georgia after losing out on the starting job to Jake Fromm). As the 2019 season showed, that was likely a mistake by Georgia. Fields excelled in Ohio State’s powerful offense, while Fromm and the Bulldogs stagnated throughout the year.
Fields showed no struggled adjusting to Ohio State and had zero problems integrating into the offense. He very quickly found a rapport with the entire Ohio State receiving corps, most notably sophomore Chris Olave. That connection–painful as the one miss at the end of the Fiesta Bowl was–was a major factor in Ohio State’s success all season.
Fields is not particularly known as a dual-threat or running quarterback, but that’s a mistake. He’s very mobile and can just as easily run the read-option as he can a pass-first game. He struggled with a bit of a knee injury towards the end of the season, which limited him as a runner a bit. Still, even while hobbled he was mobile enough to avoid sacks, and his ability to throw on the run makes him just more dangerous.
Fields also did an excellent job avoiding mistakes in 2019, as the 41:3 touchdown-to-interception ratio will show. If Fields just stays at his same level from last season–let alone improves–the Heisman finalist will be a major threat when he next suits up in an Ohio State uniform.
Highlights
Miss any of Fields’ touchdowns during the last season? Don’t worry. This highlight real shows you every single one of them.