West Virginia University Athletics

2020 (Sr.)

• Invited to participate in the NFL Combine in March 2021
• Played in the Reese’s Senior Bowl in January 2021
• Started all nine games in which he played
• Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (Coaches, AP, Heartland)
• Reese’s Senior Bowl All-America First Team
• All-Big 12 First Team (Coaches, AP, Heartland)
• All-Big 12 Second Team (Phil Steele)
• Finished No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 27 nationally in tackles per game (9.8)
• Ranked No. 16 in the Big 12 in solo tackles (34)
• Logged nine tackles - six solos - at Iowa State, including a tackle for loss
• WVU Defensive Player of the Week: TCU
• His fifth 10-plus tackle game, including his third in a row, came in a 14-tackle performance against TCU
• Logged a season-best eight solo tackles vs. the Horned Frogs
• Recorded his fourth 10-plus tackle performance of the season, including his second straight, with 12 at Texas
• Also tallied a TFL against the Longhorns
• Tallied a season-best 15 tackles against Kansas State, the most by a Mountaineer since David Long Jr. on Sept. 29, 2018, at Texas Tech (15)
• Also was credited with a pass breakup vs. the Wildcats
• Assisted on three tackles at Texas Tech
• Finished with six tackles against Kansas
• Reese’s Senior Bowl Co-Senior Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 5)
• Logged his second 10-plus tackle performance against Baylor, finishing with 10 tackles, a sack, two TFLs and a pass breakup
• Registered nine tackles and recorded his first WVU interception at Oklahoma State
• WVU Defensive Player of the Week: Eastern Kentucky
• Totaled 10 tackles in his West Virginia debut against EKU
• Graduate transfer who enrolled at WVU in summer 2020

2019 (Jr.) - Arizona

• Played for coach Kevin Sumlin at Arizona for three years
• Started all 37 games for Arizona
• Posted 287 tackles, 8.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss
• In 2019, second on the team with 94 total tackles, including 58 unassisted stops, 1.5 sacks, five tackles for loss, three pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble
• Tied his season high 11 tackles against Utah
• Had double-digit tackles at USC with 10 tackles, including assisting on a tackle for loss, and forcing a fumble
• Set a new season high with 11 tackles, including 10 solo stops at Colorado and had a pass breakup
• Had double- digit tackles for the first time for his junior season in win over UCLA with 10 total tackles, and a pass breakup

2018 (So.) - Arizona

• Started all 12 games as a sophomore
• Second on the squad with 89 tackles, two sacks and 4.5 tackles-for-loss
• Recorded double- digit tackles in four contests and had at least eight tackles in four other contests, including four of last five games
• Finished season with eight tackles, including one for loss against  Arizona State
• Tallied 10 tackles and a sack against Colorado
• Finished with 10 tackles in road contest at Houston
• Registered 11 tackles, including eight solo, in opener against BYU

2017 (Fr.) - Arizona

• Started all 13 games at will linebacker as a freshman
• Earned freshman All-America honors by ESPN.com and 247Sports
• Led team with 104 total tackles, most for a UA freshman in more than 20 years
• Second-leading freshman tackler in FBS
• Totaled seven double-digit tackle performances, including in five of the final seven contests
• Ranked second on team with five sacks and third on squad with 7.5 tackles for loss
• Added one interception and one pas breakup on the year
• Collected a game-high and personal season-high 13 tackles, including a sack, against Purdue in Foster Farms Bowl
• Had 10 tackles, 1.5 for loss, with a sack against Arizona State
• Collected 11 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, in road contest at USC
• Recorded 11 tackles, including 10 solo stops, while intercepting first career pass in upset of No. 15 Washington State
• Posted 10 tackles, including 0.5 for loss, in road win at California
• Turned in first 10-tackle game of career against Houston

High School

• Played for coach Tico Rodriguez at Desert Pines High
• An All-State First-Team selection as a linebacker his senior season
• All-Sunset League First-Team offense and defense
• Totaled 110 tackles as a senior with two interceptions
• Team captain and team’s MVP playing wide receiver and linebacker as a senior
• Three-time all-conference and all-city

Personal

• Son of Tony and Lemisha Fields
• One of two children
• Graduated from Arizona with a bachelor's degree in literacy, learning and leadership