RIDERS SIGNED THE ROUGHRIDER HAVE SIGNED AMERICAN DEFENSIVE BACK DaMarcus fields
2021 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Returned the Red Raiders to a bowl game as part of strong final season in scarlet and black … once again ranked among the Big 12’s top defensive backs, especially in coverage … appeared in 12 of 13 games overall, missing only the West Virginia win early in Big 12 play … made 11 starts overall, giving him a team-leading 49 over his Red Raider career … was second on the team for career starts among players who played at more than one university … totaled 50 tackles (41 solo) from his cornerback position, including 4.0 that went for a loss … also recorded a fumble recovery and a team-leading 11 pass breakups … his 41 solo tackles marked the most in his career … matched his career high for passes defended with 11 … credited with at least two tackles in 10 games and five or more tackles five times … broke up at least one pass in nine of his 12 games overall … ranked third on the team after playing in 774 snaps on the season, trailing only fellow corner Rayshad Williams (836) and linebacker Colin Schooler (825), both of whom played in all 13 games … CAREER NUMBERS: ended his Red Raider career with 224 tackles (182 solo), 13.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, four fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and 45 passes defended … ranked second among FBS players at the end of the season for career passes defended … his 45 passes defended marked the most for a Red Raider over his career dating back to 2000 … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: opened the season with four tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in the come-from-behind win over Houston (9/4) … followed with a season-high nine stops the next week against Stephen F. Austin (9/11), adding two pass breakups in the process … also had two pass breakups later in the year against Oklahoma State (11/20) … closed non-conference play with a tackle and pass breakup versus Florida International (9/18) … posted two tackles in each of his first two Big 12 contests at Texas (9/25) and against TCU) … missed the West Virginia game (10/2) in between those due to injury … combined for 10 tackles against the Sunflower State schools, notching three stops at Kansas (10/16) and then seven against Kansas State (10/23) … had a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in both of those games as well … came close to his season high with eight stops at Oklahoma (10/30) … had at least one pass breakup in each of his final four games, starting with one in the win over Iowa State (11/13) to go along with six tackles … closed the regular season with five tackles at Baylor (11/27) … had three tackles, including one for a loss, to go along with a key fumble recovery in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl win over Mississippi State (12/28) … AWARDS AND HONORS: recognized on the All-Big 12 second team, marking the fourth-consecutive season to be named at least an honorable mention selection … was his first time to be named to the second team … selected to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl following the season … 2022 NFL DRAFT: one of three Red Raiders to receive invitations to the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
2020 SEAS0N (SENIOR)
Put together another strong season for the Red Raiders in 2020 … among national leaders in passes defended, a category he led in the Big 12 … appeared in eight games overall with six starts at cornerback, giving him 38 now for his career … will enter his final season as a Red Raider in 2021 with the most career starts on the team … closed the 2020 campaign tied with Jack Anderson for the most career starts among active players … totaled 31 tackles (28 solo) on the year, including one that went for a loss, to go along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a team-leading 11 pass breakups … ranked third among defensive backs in total tackles … had two or more tackles in five games overall and at least five tackles three times … broke up two or more passes in four different games as well, matching his total from his three previous seasons combined … IN NCAA RANKINGS: closed the season ranked fourth in the FBS for passes defended per game (1.4) … trailed only the totals of Maryland’s Tarheeb Still (2.0), Michigan’s Germon Green and Appalachian State’s Shemar Jean-Charles (1.42) … among that group, only Jean-Charles played in eight or more games (like Fields) on the season … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: was the Big 12 leader in passes defended per game and also ranked tied for 11th in fumble recoveries … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: missed the first two games of the season against Houston Baptist (9/12) and Texas (9/26) … made his season debut at Kansas State (10/3), recording one tackle while breaking up a pass … followed with seven tackles and two pass breakups the next week at Iowa State (10/10) … snapped his career high with three pass breakups to go along with five tackles in the win over West Virginia (10/24) … limited to just one tackle the following week against Oklahoma (10/31) … combined for seven tackles the next two games with three at TCU (11/7) and four in the win over Baylor (11/14) … also had a pair of key pass breakups against the Horned Frogs … came close to reaching double digits for tackles for the second time in his career at Oklahoma State (11/28) before finishing with a season-high nine stops and two pass breakups … forced a fumble versus the Cowboys as well, the fourth of his career, while recovering another late in the second quarter … fumble recovery came on a Colin Schooler strip tackle and helped the Red Raiders cut the deficit to 21-17 with a Jonathan Garibay 44-yard field goal … his forced fumble came on first Oklahoma State play of second half but it was quickly recovered by the Cowboys … closed the season with a tackle and pass breakup in the win over Kansas (12/5) … AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches … tabbed a fourth team All-Big 12 honoree by Phil Steele Magazine … SENIOR DECISION: elected to return to Texas Tech for one final season of eligibility as granted by the NCAA.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Appeared in 10 games with nine starts at cornerback as a junior … finished fifth on the team with 54 tackles (46 solo) … led the team with five pass breakups and ranked second with three interceptions, all of which came during Big 12 play … found his way in the backfield as well with 6.0 tackles for a loss, including one solo sack … recorded at least two tackles in all 10 appearances on the season … had five or more tackles in five of those games as well, including the final four contests of the season … led the team with five tackles on special teams, all of which came on kickoff coverage … missed the UTEP (9/7) and Kansas State (11/23) games due to injury … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began the year with two tackles, including one for a loss, against Montana State (8/31) …returned from injury to record two tackles at Arizona (9/14) … performance also included only his second career sack, which resulted in a nine-yard loss … continued to impress against Oklahoma (9/28) with three tackles and a pass breakup … garnered his first takeaway of the season with an interception as well as two tackles in victory over Oklahoma State (10/5) … interception, which came on Oklahoma State’s first drive of the second quarter, was one of five takeaways on the afternoon for the Red Raiders … had another strong showing at Baylor (10/12), tallying seven tackles (five solo) and a tackle for loss … carried the momentum into the next game against Iowa State (10/19) where he had two tackles and collected his second interception of the season … picked off a Brock Purdy pass on Iowa State’s first drive of the fourth quarter … came close to reaching double-digits in tackles over back-to-back weeks with nine against both Kansas (10/26) and West Virginia (11/9) … also snapped his career high with two tackles for a loss against the Mountaineers … recorded his final interception of the season as well late in the third quarter … interception stopped a West Virginia drive that had the Mountaineers inside the red zone … notched five tackles against TCU (11/16) in his final home game of the year … snapped his career high with 13 tackles (11 solo) in the season finale at Texas … AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the conference coaches.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Solidified his spot in the secondary, starting in all 12 games at cornerback as a sophomore … racked up 38 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, to go along with an impressive 11 pass breakups … ranked second on the team in pass breakups, trailing only the 13 from Adrian Frye … shared the team lead with two forced fumbles … recorded three or more tackles in seven games … broke up a pair of passes in three games as well … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: began his year with three tackles against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston … added a tackle for a loss and a career-high two pass breakups in a blowout win against Lamar (9/8) … notched three tackles, including an assisted tackle for a loss, a quarterback hurry and another two pass breakups a week later against Houston (9/15) … tallied four tackles and a pass breakup in a road win against Oklahoma State (9/22) … recorded a career-high 10 tackles and another pass breakup at home against West Virginia (9/29) … tackled two opponents against TCU (10/11) … forced a fumble, sacked the quarterback and added two tackles to his tally at home against Kansas (10/20) … recorded three more tackles and a pass breakup at Iowa State (10/27) … had four tackles and two pass breakups at home against Oklahoma (11/3) … posted two tackles and a pass breakup against Texas (11/10) … finished his year with a tackle at Kansas State (11/17) and another three tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against Baylor (11/24) in Arlington … AWARDS AND HONORS: honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by conference coaches.
