No. 2 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. | March 5, 1999||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Harrison (Kennesaw) | ||||||||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 1 / pick: 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Skyler Fields (born March 5, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Georgia Bulldogs, he played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he was twice named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and appeared in the 2021 National Championship Game.
Fields was selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, with whom he set the single-game regular season record for quarterback rushing yards and became the third NFL quarterback ever to have a 1,000-yard rushing season. After three seasons with the Bears, Fields was traded to the Steelers in 2024.