Has played in 40 games (38 starts) in his four-year career (Chicago 2021-23)
Has completed 578 of 958 passes for 6,674 yards and 40 TDs while rushing for an additional 2,220 yards on 356 attempts with 14 TDs
Selected by the Bears with the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft
Chicago acquired the 11th overall selection after completing a trade with the N.Y. Giants
Third Ohio State quarterback in the common draft era to be selected in the first round of an NFL draft, joining Art Schlichter (No. 4 overall pick in 1982) and Dwayne Haskins (No. 15 overall pick in 2019)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (vs. L.A. Rams)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2021 (at Cleveland)
PRO CAREER
Has played in 40 games (38 starts) in his four-year career (Chicago 2021-23)
Has completed 578 of 958 passes for 6,674 yards and 40 TDs while rushing for an additional 2,220 yards on 356 attempts with 14 TDs
Selected by the Bears with the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft
Chicago acquired the 11th overall selection after completing a trade with the N.Y. Giants
Third Ohio State quarterback in the common draft era to be selected in the first round of an NFL draft, joining Art Schlichter (No. 4 overall pick in 1982) and Dwayne Haskins (No. 15 overall pick in 2019)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (vs. L.A. Rams)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2021 (at Cleveland)
2023 (BEARS)
Played in 13 regular-season games (13 starts) (missed four due to a right thumb injury)
Completed 227-of-370 passes on season for 2,562 yards with 16 TDs
Rushed 124 times for 657 yards (5.3 avg.) with four TDs
Led all rushers with 59 yards in Week 1 vs. Green Bay and surpassed former Bears QB Jim Harbaugh (1,609) for second on the franchise all-time QB rushing list
Completed 24-of-37 passes for 216 yards and one TD, including 10 passes in the first half for 96 yards, the sixth-most passing yards in a first-half in his career
Reached 400 career completions in Week 3 against Kansas City, becoming the fifth Bears quarterback to reach 400 career completions in his first 30 games
Finished Week 4 against Denver completing 28-of-35 passes for 335 yards and four TDs, marking career-highs in all three categories
His 132.7 passer rating also set a new career high
Completed 16-of-17 passes for 231 yards and three TDs in the first half in Week 4 vs. Denver
Since 2000, Fields' 16 straight completions to open the game was the most consecutive completions to start a game by any quarterback in franchise history
Eclipsed 40 total TDs and 30 passing TDs for his career with three in the first half
Finished the first half in Week 5 at Washington with three TD passes for the second straight game
First Bears quarterback since at least 1991 to pass for 3+ first-half TDs in consecutive weeks
Finished the game completing 15-of-29 passes for 282 yards and four TDs and also rushed 11 times for 57 yards
Fourth QB since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to have 5,000 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards within their first 30 QB starts
Went 16-of-23 for 169 yards with one TD in Week 11 at Detroit -- also rushed 18 times (matched career-high) for a season-high 104 yards
Marked his fifth career 100-yard rushing game and first of the season
Completed 27-of-37 passes for 217 yards and 12 rushes for 59 yards in Week 12 vs. Minnesota
In Week 14, eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards for his career
Second-fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach 2,000 rushing yards, needing only 36 games (Lamar Jackson, 33)
Second-fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach 5,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards (Jackson, 35 games)
Reached 2,000 passing yards on season in Week 16 against Cardinals
2022 SEASON (BEARS)
Started in 15 games during the 2022 season.
Helped lead the Bears to a Week 1 victory vs. San Francisco during Week 1, finishing the game with a pair of touchdowns and 121 yards on 8-of-17 passing, also adding 28 yards on the ground.
Completed a 51-yard pass to WR Dante Pettis to put Chicago on the board.
Dating back to 1920, it was the fourth-longest touchdown pass in a Bears season-opener and the first touchdown of 50-yards or more in Week 1 since 2011 when Matt Forte hauled in a 56-yard completion from Jay Cutler
Added to the scoring column with a second touchdown pass to Equanimeous St. Brown with 12:50 to go in the 4th quarter, marking the ninth passing touchdown of Fields' career
In Week 2 at Green Bay, Fields finished 7-of-11 with 70 yards in the air as well as eight rushes for 20 yards and a touchdown.
His touchdown vs. the Packers wrapped up the Bears first drive of the game, a seven-play, 71-yard drive that gave Fields his first rushing score of the season.
In Week 3 vs. Houston, finished 8-of-17 with 106 yards while also rushing eight times for 47 yards, he also logged a 29-yard rush
Finished 11-of-22 with 174 passing yards in Week 4 at New York, while also rushing seven times for 52 yards.
Completed a 56-yard pass to wide receiver Darnell Mooney (1st, 5:00). Stands as the longest completion on the season for Fields and the second-longest of his career, trailing only a 64-yard completion to Mooney at Detroit last season (Oct. 3)
In Week 5 at Minnesota, finished the afternoon 15-of-21 passing for 208 yards and one touchdown, while also adding eight rushes for 47 yards on the ground. That translated to a career-best passer rating of 118.8 as well as a completion percentage of 71.4, which is also the highest he's recorded in a game in his career (min: 10 attempts)
His 208 passing yards are the fifth-most he's had in a game in his career.
Finished Week 6 against the Commanders 14-of-27 passing for 190 yards and a touchdown pass, while also rushing 12 times for 88 yards, the second-highest rushing yardage total of his career
He broke off a 39-yard run with 1:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, which stands as the longest rush of his career.
In the Week 7 win against the Patriots, he finished the night completing 13-of-21 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns (passing TD, rushing TD). Also recorded a game-high 82 rushing yards on 14 attempts
Was his second performance with both a rushing and passing TD in the same game (vs. SF, 10/31/21)
In his 17th career start, Fields becomes one of five Bears QBs since the start of the 2000 season to log multiple games with both a rushing and pass TD in the same game, joining Jay Cutler (6), Mitchell Trubisky (6), Cade McNown (3) and Rex Grossman (2)
Finished 17-of-23 with 151 passing yards and two touchdowns against Dallas in Week 8.
He also rushed eight times for 60 yards and a rushing touchdown
His performance yielded a passer rating of 120.0, which is the highest he's had in a game in his career
His three rushing touchdowns in 2022 are the most by a Bears quarterback since Jim Harbaugh rushed for four in 1993. He finishes Week 8 with 424 total rushing yards, which is the second-most among all NFL quarterbacks, and the second-most in franchise history by a Bears quarterback through the first eight games of the season, trailing only Bobby Douglass, who had 556 yards in 1972
Had one of the best performances of his career in Week 9 vs. Miami , completing 17-of-28 passes for 123 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing 15 times for 178 yards and a touchdown , finished with a passer rating of 106.7, which is the third highest of his career and his second straight game with a passer rating above 100
His rushing performance breaks Michael Vick's previous single-game record of 173 rushing yards and now stands as the highest rushing total by any NFL quarterback in a regular-season game in NFL history
He also passed Chicago's Bobby Douglass' 127-yard rushing performance on Dec. 17, 1972 to become the Bears' single-game franchise record-holder
He is the first player since at least 1950 to record 150+ rushing yards and 3+ passing touchdowns in a single game (@NFLResearch)
Fields joins Buffalo's Josh Allen, Cincinnati's Joe Burrow and Baltimore's Lamar Jackson as the only players entering Week 9 to record at least three touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown in the same game
Fields beat everyone to the endzone on the opening drive of the second half with a 61-yard scramble, the third Bears touchdown of the afternoon
That rushing touchdown was both the longest rush ever by a Bears quarterback (Vince Evans, 58-yard rush in 1980) and the longest touchdown run by a Bears quarterback (Bobby Douglass, 57-yard TD run in 1972)
Completed 11-of-15 pass attempts in the first half, which is tied for the most completions he's had in a first half in his career. It's also the fourth time in his career he's had 10+ completions going into the half
Followed up historic Week 9 performance with another great game against the Lions in Week 10, finishing with 147 yards on 13 rushes and two touchdowns while also completing 12-of-20 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns
He became the first quarterback in Bears franchise history to post back-to-back games with 100+ rushing yards, and he's the first Bears player to rush for 100+ yards in consecutive games since Jordan Howard did so on Dec. 24, 2016 and Jan. 1, 2017
His last two games have yielded a combined 325 rushing yards, which is the most total rushing yards in a two-game span by a quarterback in NFL history, surpassing Lamar Jackson's 268 combined yards which he recorded Oct. 13, 2019 through Oct. 20, 2019
Has rushed for 555 yards over his last five games played, which is the most by any quarterback in that span and the most by a quarterback in the Super Bowl era
His performance today stands as the highest rushing yardage total by a quarterback against the Lions in NFL history, surpassing Randall Cunningham, who recorded 110 rushing yards against Detroit on Nov. 11, 1986
Scored the fourth Bears touchdown of the afternoon on a 67-yard rush to give him his second rushing score of the game
His touchdown run breaks the franchise record for the longest rush ever by a Bears quarterback and the longest touchdown run by a Bears quarterback that he set just one week ago, when he rushed for a 61-yard touchdown against the Dolphins
He's also just the seventh offensive player to do so since 1994, the last player being Saquon Barkley on Dec. 22, 2019 and Dec. 29, 2019
In Week 11 at Atlanta, Fields led the team on the ground for the third straight game, finishing with 85 yards and a rushing touchdown on 18 attempts, while also going 14-of-21 for 153 yards and a passing touchdown
Against the Packers in Week 13, finished 20-of-25 passing for 254 yards in addition to seven rushes for 71 yards and a touchdown
His 80.0 completion percentage is a single-game career-best (min: 10 attempts), and his 254 passing yards are the third-most he's had in a game in his career
He broke off a 56-yard touchdown run with 3:10 remaining in the first quarter to put the Bears ahead 10-0
Now has eight rushing touchdowns on the season, tied with Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts for the most by a quarterback this season
Those eight touchdowns are also tied with Bobby Douglass (1972) and Vince Evans (1980) for the second-most rushing touchdowns by a Bears quarterback in a single season (Johnny Lujack, 11 TDs, 1950)
Dating back to the start of the 1925 NFL season, Fields is the first quarterback on record to record three or more rushing touchdowns of 50+ yards in a single season
The last players overall to log three rushing touchdowns of 50+ yards in a single season were running backs Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey, each doing so during the 2019 season The last Bears player to log three rushing touchdowns of 50+ yards was running back Neal Anderson, who did so during the 1988 season (Stats Research)
In Week 15, vs. Philadelphia, became the third quarterback in NFL history to rush for 1,000+ yards in a single season, joining Lamar Jackson and Michael Vick
Ended the afternoon 14-of-21 passing with 152 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing 15 times for 95 yards
He finished with a passer rating of 119.5, which is the second-best passer rating he's recorded in a single game in his career. It marks his fifth consecutive game with 70+ rushing yards, which is the longest streak by any QB since at least 1950 (@NFLResearch)
Finished Week 16 vs. Buffalo 15-of-23 for 119 yards and a touchdown pass, while also rushing seven times for 11 yards
His 132 rushing yards brings his season total to 1,143 on the season, which moves him ahead of four-time Pro Bowler Michael Vick (1,039 rushing yards in 2006) for the second-most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history, trailing only Lamar Jackson's 1,206 yards from 2019Finished the first quarter alone with 105 rushing yards, which is the most by any Bears player since the start of the 1991 season
In Detroit in Week 17, finished 7-of-21 for 75 yards, one TD pass and one INT, while also rushing 10 times for 132 yards.
2021 SEASON (BEARS)
Started in 10 of 12 games, throwing for 1,870 yards and seven TDs
Also recorded 420 rushing yards and two rushing TDs
Rushed for his first NFL touchdown in the third quarter of Week 1 at the Rams, in doing so he became the first Bears rookie quarterback to rush for a touchdown in his first career game since Johnny Lujack, who rushed for a TD against Green Bay in Week 2 of 1948
Recorded 31 rushing yards and 60 passing yards in the Bears home season-opening victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, entering the game in relief of starter Andy Dalton who left with an injury
Had his first NFL start in Week 3 vs. the Cleveland Browns
Started and completed 11 of 17 passes (64.7%) for 209 yards in the Week 4 win over the Lions; connected on a season-long 64-yard pass to Darnell Mooney
Completed his first-career touchdown pass, a two-yarder to tight end Jesper Horsted with 13:16 to go in the second quarter to put Chicago in front during the Week 5 victory at the Raiders
Registered a season-high 43 rushing yards along with a season-high 16 pass completions vs. the Packers in Week 6; he also recorded his second-career passing touchdown, a five-yard pass to Mooney
Rushed 10 times for a season-high 103 yards in Week 8 vs. SF, becoming the first Bears QB to rush for 100+ yards since Bobby Douglass in 1973 . also completed 19 of 27 passes for 175 yards and a TD, and in doing so he became the third rookie QB (Robert Griffin and Marcus Mariota) with 100+ rush yards, rush TD & pass TD in single game in NFL history
Completed 17-of-29 passes for a season-high 291 passing yards at the Steelers, his seven completions on balls 15+ yards downfield in Pittsburgh are tied for the most by a Bears QB over the past 15 seasons
Fields also averaged 15.6 air yards per attempt in Week 9, which is the second most by any quarterback in a game this season
Recorded 79 passing yards and 23 rushing yards Week 11 vs. the Ravens before exiting the game at the start of the third quarter due to injury
Inactive Weeks 12-13 due to injury
Recorded two passing TDs for the first time this season Week 14 at the Packers. His 54-yard TD pass to WR Damiere Byrd with 3:21 to go in the second quarter marked his longest to date
He also rushed for a team-high 74 yards on the ground
Completed 26 of 39 passes for 285 yards, one touchdown and a rating of 96.6, his highest of the season vs. the Vikings in Week 15.
His 285 yards marked his second highest total of season
Inactive Weeks 16-18.
COLLEGE
Posted a record of 20-2 as Ohio State's starting quarterback from 2019-20, including a 9-2 record against ranked opponents
Two-time (2019-20) Big Ten Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year; two-time (2019-20) First Team All-Big Ten (coaches and media); 2020 Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award winner
2019 Heisman Trophy finalist and Big Ten Football Championship Game MVP
2019 Second Team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, CBS Sports, Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association and Football Writers Association of America
Accounted for 78 touchdowns in his two seasons (63 passing, 15 rushing), throwing for 5,373 yards (10th at Ohio State); also threw for 63 touchdowns (second at Ohio State) and completed 68.4 pct. of his passes (second at Ohio State) with just nine interceptions; also rushed for 867 yards and 15 touchdowns
Had one of the greatest statistical seasons in the history of Ohio State football as a first-year starter in 2019 when he completed 67.2 percent of his passes for 3,273 yards while accounting for 51 touchdowns (41 passing, 10 rushing)
Became the first quarterback in Big Ten history with 40 passing TDs and 10 rushing TDs in the same season in 2019; his 41-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio was the best in the country; had a passer efficiency rating of 181.43, which was third-best nationally
Most Valuable Player of the 2019 Big Ten Championship Game after throwing for 299 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-21 come-from-behind victory over No. 8 Wisconsin
One week prior, threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-27 win at No. 10 Michigan
Had several impressive national rankings: finished No. 3 in touchdown passes (41), total touchdowns (51) and passer efficiency (181.43) and No. 11 in completion percentage (.672)
In six games against teams ranked in the final College Football Playoff poll, accounted for 17 touchdowns and averaged 280 yards per game of total offense
Accounted for multiple touchdowns in 13 of Ohio State's 14 games
Became just the third Ohio State quarterback in the last 50 years – Rex Kern and Craig Krenzel are the others – to win each of his first 13 games as the Buckeyes' starting QB
Enrolled at Ohio State in January of 2019 after spending his freshman season at the University of Georgia.
PERSONAL
A five-star prospect in the 2018 recruiting cycle by every major scouting service from Harrison High School under head coach Matt Dickmann
Rated as the No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2018 and the nation's top-ranked dual threat QB prospect
Awarded MVP of the 2017 Elite 11 Quarterback Competition
Totaled 4,187 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, 2,096 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns in two years as a starter for Harrison
Awarded 2018 Mr. Georgia Football by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta
Named the 2017 Class 6A offensive player of the year by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and the Associated Press, in addition to being named first-team all-state by both publications
Also played shortstop and second base for the Harrison varsity baseball team and was a highly-touted baseball prospect with MLB draft potential
Is the son of Gina Tobey, and Ivant "Pablo" and Jo Ann Claudrick Fields
Has two younger sisters: Jaiden, a softball player at the University of Georgia, and Jessica
Majored in consumer and family financial services at Ohio State.
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