Nick Fields

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Place Kicker
Height:
5-9
Weight:
211
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Laura, Ohio
High School:
Milton Union

2017: Played in all 12 games for the Falcons as the team’s kickoff specialist … Kicked off 63 times with 18 touchbacks and an average of 56.4 yards per kickoff … Averaged a season-best 61.2 yards with three touchbacks on four kickoffs against Northern Illinois … Had four touchbacks at Miami and at home against Ohio.

2016: Kickoff specialist who played in all 12 games … Kicked off 61 times for an average of 53.3 yards per kick … Had 15 touchbacks and only kicked out of bounds once … All 15 touchbacks came over the course of the final eight games of the season.

2015: Played in five games as a kickoff specialist for the Falcons … had six kickoffs for 271 yards (45.2 avg) against Akron (Oct. 17) … had three kickoffs for 142 yards (47.3 avg) against Western Michigan … also kicked off at Kent State (Oct. 24), at Ball State (Nov. 24) and against Georgia Southern in the GoDaddy Bowl.

2014: Did not play.

2013: Redshirted.

High School: Is a 2013 graduate of Milton Union High School ... coached by Bret Pearce ... earned 2012 All-Southwest District and was his team special teams player of the year.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Ronald Fields ... born Oct. 24, 1994 ... son of Joseph and Wendy Fields ... majoring in construction management and technology.