11-21-2019, 01:23 AM
2. JUSTIN FIELDS, OHIO STATE
If his elite grades on his 173 snaps during his freshman season at Georgia didn't tell us enough, Fields has surpassed what even the loftiest expectations could have been for him this season as he's rattled off seven game grades of 80.0 or higher and elite passing grades in seven as well. Shedding the potential label of dual-threat that he may have been slapped with coming out of high school, Fields is a legit downfield passer and currently the third-highest-graded passer on throws to the intermediate range of the field and third-highest on all throws at least 10 yards downfield. He's completed 69-of-113 attempts on throws 10 or more yards downfield for 1,423 yards and 24 touchdowns compared to just one interception. His passer rating of 140.9 is by far the highest among all quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts downfield. Combine that with the fact that he's gained 494 yards on the ground and 10 more scores and Fields possesses the most legit chance to take down Burrow for the Heisman if he were to falter down the stretch.
If his elite grades on his 173 snaps during his freshman season at Georgia didn't tell us enough, Fields has surpassed what even the loftiest expectations could have been for him this season as he's rattled off seven game grades of 80.0 or higher and elite passing grades in seven as well. Shedding the potential label of dual-threat that he may have been slapped with coming out of high school, Fields is a legit downfield passer and currently the third-highest-graded passer on throws to the intermediate range of the field and third-highest on all throws at least 10 yards downfield. He's completed 69-of-113 attempts on throws 10 or more yards downfield for 1,423 yards and 24 touchdowns compared to just one interception. His passer rating of 140.9 is by far the highest among all quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts downfield. Combine that with the fact that he's gained 494 yards on the ground and 10 more scores and Fields possesses the most legit chance to take down Burrow for the Heisman if he were to falter down the stretch.
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