Devonte Fields

Devonte Fields (September 23, 1993) is an American former college and professional football player. He played college football for TCU, Trinity Valley Community College, and Louisville as a linebacker.

Devonte Fields

Personal information
Born:	(1993-09-23) September 23, 1993 (age 31) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College:	Louisville
Position:	Defensive lineman
NFL draft:	2017: undrafted
Career history
Edmonton Eskimos (2017)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (2016) First-team All-Big 12 (2012) Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (2012)

Early life

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

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

Fields was signed to the Edmonton Eskimos' practice squad on July 31, 2017, and was listed as a defensive lineman.^[10][11] He re-signed with the team on February 6, 2018.^[12] He was released on May 1, 2018.^[13]