Dec. 20—Del City defensive back LaDainian Fields flipped his commitment from TCU to Oklahoma State hours before the early signing period opened Wednesday.
Fields is ranked the No. 95 defensive back in the nation and the 16th in Oklahoma by 247Sports. He committed to the Horned Frogs on Aug. 5 and received an offer from OSU on Dec. 12.
His cousin, Del City running back Rodney Fields, had been committed to OSU since January. Coach Mike Gundy said that relationship helped flip LaDainian Fields.
“He’s been interested in us for a while,” Gundy said. “So, as we just kind of pushed through it, there was a really good spot for him.”
At 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, Fields proved himself to be an explosive athlete in all three phases and in multiple sports. Defensively, he totaled 40 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery this season while also leading the Eagles in receiving yards (1,248), total touchdowns (19) and punt return yards (254).
Fields is also on the track and field team and ran the 100-meter dash in 11.32 seconds, the 200-meter dash in 23.31 seconds and had a long jump of 20-feet, 9-inches.
“We felt like he’s a guy that can come in and can help us in a variety of ways,” Gundy said. “He’s a little different from the standpoint of he’s a very successful offensive player. We think he has great defensive skills and also in the return game.”
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Publish date : 2023-12-21 04:59:00
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