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Justin Fields puts on show for NFL scouts at Ohio State's pro day
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Before Ohio State’s pro day Tuesday, Justin Fields was considered a lock to go among the top 10 picks of the NFL Draft.
He only helped himself with his workout at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
Fields ran an unofficial time of 4.44 seconds in the 40-yard dash, the second-fastest time for a quarterback in 15 years, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Almost all of his throws to Ohio State receivers were right on target with plenty of zip, including a deep one to C.J. Saunders on a simulated rollout that drew oohs and ahs.
“It might have gone 75 yards,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said.
Justin Fields showing off today ?@JustnFields | @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/kJeNM9Mglj— NFL (@NFL) March 30, 2021
Fields is a level-headed guy by nature. He didn’t get carried away with his performance. His 40 time was slower than he wanted.
“I think overall I had a solid day,” Fields said. “I think everybody knows my goal in that 40-yard dash was to at least be in the 4.3s. I’m kind of mad about that. But other than that, I threw pretty well. I had a few missed throws, but that happens. Every throw is not going to be perfect.”
With the draft a month away, a pecking order has started to form. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is expected to go to Urban Meyer’s Jacksonville Jaguars with the first pick. The New York Jets are widely expected to select BYU’s Zach Wilson.
After that, it’s murky. San Francisco traded up a few days ago to get the third pick. Kyle Shanahan, the 49ers coach, attended Alabama’s pro day Tuesday, leading to speculation he is more interested in Crimson Tide quarterback Mac Jones. But Shanahan said Fields plans to have a second pro day and that he would attend that one.
Atlanta, Fields’ hometown team, at No. 4, and Carolina at No. 8 are also in the market for a quarterback.
It’s a rite of passage that quarterbacks are picked apart as the draft approaches for perceived flaws, and Fields has not escaped such criticism. The biggest directed at him centers on questions about whether Fields goes through his progressions as quickly as he’ll need to in the NFL.
Fields doesn’t put much stock in that criticism.
“There’s no issue because I know what I do on the field,” he said. “We have a lot of reads where the progressions are across the board, where I’m going from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4.”
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