Can you feel it?
We’re just a few days away from the 2021 NFL draft, and the news on Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields keeps getting zanier and zanier by the day. The latest news has the San Francisco 49ers reportedly moving away from Fields and focusing on two other quarterbacks, Mac Jones of Alabama, and Trey Lance of North Dakota State.
Umm, OK.
But never fear Buckeye fans, Fields will get his day in the sun, and one way or another, he’s going to have an opportunity to shut down all the naysayers and criticism of his game. And yeah, we like his chances.
But just because there appears to be a free fall of Fields’ draft stock or whether it’s all a smokescreen to make other teams move off of him, he’s still one whale of a prospect in this class. In fact, according to USA TODAY’s top 50 NFL draft prospects (subscription required), he’s right up near the top. So, what does Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz say about the Buckeye QB?