Devonte Fields is a Canadian football defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He previously played college football for TCU, Trinity Valley Community College, and Louisville.
| No. 91 – Edmonton Elks | |
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| Position: | Defensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 23, 1993 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Louisville |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | International |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years edit
Fields attended Arlington Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. As a senior, he had 73 tackles, 13 sacks and two interceptions. He committed to Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college football.
College career edit
As a freshman at TCU in 2012, Fields started all 13 games and had 53 tackles, 10 sacks and an interception. He was named the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year.[1][2] He played in only three games as a sophomore in 2013 due to injury and suspension.[3][4] In August 2014 he was removed from TCU over numerous incidents that had occurred over the previous months.[5]
Fields attended Trinity Valley Community College in 2014.[6] He played in 12 games and had 61 tackles and 6.5 sacks.[7] He transferred to the University of Louisville in 2015.[8] During his first year at Louisville, Fields started all 13 games, recording 64 tackles and 11 sacks.[9]
Professional career edit
Fields was signed to the Edmonton Eskimos' practice squad on July 31, 2017, and is listed as a defensive lineman.[10][11]
References edit
- ^ "TCU's Devonte Fields ready to seize more accolades in 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ Michigan State football preparing to face Big 12's most decorated freshman
- ^ TCU's DE Devonte Fields, 2012 Big 12 defensive player of year, will miss rest of season with foot injury
- ^ TCU bans Devonte Fields 2 games
- ^ Devonte Fields, TCU part ways
- ^ Former TCU DE Devonte Fields has found a new home
- ^ Fields thankful for 2nd chance at U of L
- ^ Ex-TCU star DeVonte Fields commits to U of L
- ^ In good shape on Day 1, Fields ready to roll
- ^ "DEVONTE FIELDS". esks.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "CFL TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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External links edit
- Louisville Cardinals bio
- TCU Horned Frogs bio Archived 2017-01-02 at the Wayback Machine