Jayden Fielding is an American college football kicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 38 | |
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| Position | Kicker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | IMG Academy |
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Early life
editFielding attended Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, and later transferred to IMG Academy. As a senior, he converted 91 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks and had a long field goal of 50 yards.[1] Fielding committed to play college football at Ohio State University as a preferred walk-on.[2][3]
College career
editAs a freshman in 2022, Fielding handled kickoff duties in all 13 games for the Buckeyes.[4] He opened the 2023 season as Ohio State's starting kicker, beating out Parker Lewis for the job after the graduation of Noah Ruggles.[5] In his first career start at kicker, Fielding went three for three on his field goal attempts and two for two on extra points, as he helped the Buckeyes beat Indiana.[6] In week six, he made all three of his field goal attempts and all four of his extra point attempts in a win over Maryland.[7]
References
edit- ^ Lind, Andrew (December 14, 2021). "IMG Academy Kicker Jayden Fielding Commits To Ohio State As PWO". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State kicker Jayden Fielding is better than your average specialist". The Columbus Dispatch. September 21, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Lind, Andrew (October 6, 2022). "Ohio State Walk-On Kicker Jayden Fielding Loses Black Stripe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Backstrom, Andy (August 29, 2023). "Jayden Fielding to handle place kicking, kickoffs for Ohio State". On3.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (August 29, 2023). "Ohio State football names Jayden Fielding as starting kicker". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Gillis, Andrew (September 7, 2023). "Jayden Fielding's 'dream come true,' Ohio State's offensive line play and more: Buckeye Bits". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State football grades after OSU win over Maryland". The Columbus Dispatch. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.