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Tony Fields II 2021 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Position<\/b>: Linebacker
\n<\/span>Height: <\/b>6\u2019-1\u201d
\n<\/span>Weight: <\/b>220 pounds
\n<\/span>School<\/b>: West Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tony Fields II 2021 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n

From Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tony Fields II started his journey to the NFL Draft as a three-star recruit with offers from solid Division I programs, such as Northwestern, Arizona, and Arizona State. The eighth-ranked player in Nevada for his class, Fields ultimately chose to play for Rich Rodriguez and the Arizona Wildcats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a true freshman for the Wildcats, Fields had an unbelievable season. In the PAC-12, Fields had 104 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and five sacks in 13 games played, which in and of itself is incredibly rare for a true freshman. Out of these 13 games, Fields had at least ten tackles in seven of them, including in a bowl game against Purdue. To add on, Fields also intercepted a pass and added a pass defended to his resume. Fields primarily played the WILL linebacker spot as a freshman despite his size, at under 220 pounds. Former Arizona defensive coordinator Marcel Yates had high praise for Fields as a freshman, \u201che flies to the ball and plays with that effort that we want. He\u2019s a guy that I call a \u2018hitter and a runner.\u2019 He wants to hit and he runs to the ball.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fields continued to be \u201chitter and a runner\u201d over the next two seasons for the Arizona Wildcats, under Kevin Sumlin. Despite being undersized, Fields remained aggressive at filling gaps, yet disciplined in the run game as evident by 89 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss as a sophomore. In his junior season, Fields continued his solid tackling and displayed awareness in coverage, notching an interception, three passes defended, and a forced fumble.\u00a0 In the run game, Fields remained stout with 94 tackles and five tackles for loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After graduating in 2019, Fields entered the transfer portal. As a graduate transfer, he had his sights set on Morgantown and joined the West Virginia Mountaineers. At West Virginia, Fields also took on a bigger part of the defense, transitioning to the MIKE position. Again, Fields was remarkably consistent for the Mountaineers, posting 88 tackles and four tackles for loss, while intercepting one pass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a whole, one word that comes to mind about Fields\u2019 college career is consistency. Whether that be through his stout and reliable tackling in the running game or awareness in zone coverage, Fields played his role on the defense at both Arizona and West Virginia. While he is undersized, Fields was incredibly disciplined and decisive against misdirection plays, highlighting his discipline on defense. Finally, Fields II enters as a late-round draft prospect in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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