| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 38 | |
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| Position | Kicker |
| Class | Sophomore |
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| Born: | League City, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | IMG Academy |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jayden Fielding is an American football kicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life and high school
Fielding was born in League City, Texas where he attended high school at Clear Creek High School and later transferred to IMG Academy. In Fielding's senior season, he had a long field goal of 50 yards, he also converted 91 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks.[1] Fielding would decide to commit to play college football at Ohio State University as a preferred walk-on.[2][3]
College career
In Fielding's first career season in 2022 as a true freshman, he handled kickoff duties in all 13 games for the Buckeyes.[4] Fielding would open the 2023 season as, Ohio State's starting kicker after previous starter Noah Ruggles graduated, and as he beat out Parker Lewis for the job.[5][6] In Fielding's first career start at kicker, he would go three for three on his field goal attempts and two for two on extra points, as he helped the Buckeyes beat Indiana.[7] In week six, Fielding would make all three of his field goal attempts, and all four of his extra point attempts in a win over Maryland.[8]
References
- ^ Lind, Andrew (14 December 2021). "IMG Academy Kicker Jayden Fielding Commits To Ohio State As PWO". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State kicker Jayden Fielding is better than your average specialist". The Columbus Dispatch. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Lind, Andrew (6 October 2022). "Ohio State Walk-On Kicker Jayden Fielding Loses Black Stripe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Backstrom, Andy (29 August 2023). "Jayden Fielding to handle place kicking, kickoffs for Ohio State". On3.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (29 August 2023). "Ohio State football names Jayden Fielding as starting kicker". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Hope, Dan; Anders, Andy (29 August 2023). "PRESS COVERAGE: OHIO STATE NAMES A STARTING QUARTERBACK AND KICKER, BUT NO STARTING FREE SAFETY YET". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Gillis, Andrew (7 September 2023). "Jayden Fielding's 'dream come true,' Ohio State's offensive line play and more: Buckeye Bits". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State football grades after OSU win over Maryland". The Columbus Dispatch. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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