Justin Fields
American football player (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Justin Fields?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Justin Skyler Fields (born March 5, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Georgia Bulldogs, he played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he was twice named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and appeared in the 2021 National Championship Game.
No. 2 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Born: | (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||
High school: | Harrison (Kennesaw) | ||||||||||||||||
College: |
| ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||||||||
Fields was selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, with whom he set the single-game regular season record for quarterback rushing yards and became the third quarterback ever to have a 1,000-yard rushing season. After three seasons with the Bears, Fields was traded to the Steelers in 2024.