Mountaineers in the Pros

2021 NFL Draft Profile: WVU Linebacker Tony Fields II

Published

3 years ago

April 28, 2021

Tony Fields II was a three-year starter at Arizona before transferring to West Virginia prior to the 2020 season. In three years with the Wildcats, Fields racked up 287 total tackles, finishing first or second in stops on the team each year. He transitioned to will linebacker in WVU’s defense and did not miss a step. In just nine games, Fields led the Mountaineers with 88 total tackles, with one sack and an interception.

Fields was named First-Team All-Big 12 following the season and won the Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year award. Fields attended the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl but did not play in the game.

Pro Day Results

Height: 6-foot
Weight: 222
40: 4.5 seconds
Bench: 17
3-Cone: 7.06 seconds
Broad Jump: 9-foot, 6-inches
Vertical: 34 inches

Draft Projection

Analysts have Fields as a day-three pick in this week’s draft. Most have him being selected in the final three rounds but some have him being undrafted.

NFL.com lists Fields’s strengths as having good patience, anticipating cut-back lanes, sidestepping blocks and being a capable blitzer. His weaknesses are a lack of size, below-average strength, inconsistent play off the block and losing track of coverage responsibilities.