My family started me early on football. I was four years old when I started playing. I never wanted to leave football and they would never let me out of it. The age group I was playing in was five, so I had to play with the older kids. I don’t remember a lot from that time, just running around and falling down.

Growing up my favorite player was Adrian Peterson because I played running back. I loved football ever since. When I was in sixth grade I had five touchdowns in one game. Everybody thought it was amazing, but I just thought it was fun running around there. So, that’s when I thought that I could play football for a while.

I started playing on the freshman team in high school and then they moved me up to varsity after two games. It was a big upgrade from junior high. My freshman year is when I started playing defensive back. I liked playing defense better too because I loved to hit and get interceptions.

I went to a Rivals camp after my freshman year and that’s when I really started getting my name out there. On film, the teams that we played didn’t pass the ball a lot. So mostly people just saw me hitting or stopping the run. At camp that’s where my man coverage showed. That’s why I signed up for the Rivals camp, to showcase my man coverage against the best receivers. That’s what I really like to do, is to cover receivers.

My sophomore year I started to train with Clay Mac and that’s when I really got the upper hand on other defensive backs. I trained with guys like Steven Parker, Jamal Adams, and Justin Brolies and that took my game to a whole other level. That’s where I worked on my speed and being versatile playing all four (defensive back) positions. Being fast and being able to hit, that’s what makes you a good defensive back.

I got to spend ten years with my dad before he passed away. He was a great husband, father, and person. He was a minister and always helped people. He left a good impact on me. He showed me everything about football and always talked to me about going to college and going to the NFL. I want to make him proud and one day be a good husband and minister people through Christ like he did.

It’s been tough since he passed away because we were very close. One of my coaches, coach Thomas, I met him my freshman year and we just clicked. I’d go over to his house and I’d have a room there. That’s a person that gave me a chance and was a father figure. Without him, I wouldn’t be where I am now. It was hard because it was just me, my mom and my sister. He taught me a lot of things that a dad would teach you, like how to fix your car and just being the man of the house. He taught me all those things only a dad could teach you. He’s had a big impact on my life.

My family has always been on me to do well in school, but I knew I was going to school to learn and I just wanted to take advantage of it. I never went there to mess around, I went there to get my work done. That’s how I look at it (Fields carries a 3.9 GPA). Recruiting really started getting crazy my senior year but coach Thomas and my family helped me stay focused.

When I meet a college coach for the first time in person, I look to see how comfortable I am with them. When I met coach Patterson and coach T.J. (Rushing) I felt like I knew them my entire life. I could tell they were genuine, and that they will take care of me. The hardest thing for a mom was knowing that I would be far from home. But my family always felt that this (ASU) was going to be the best decision for me. The distance was never a factor to me. It never mattered if the school was one hour away or 20 hours away. I just looked at ASU being the best football opportunity.

We had multiple meetings about all the pros and cons of each of the schools. There weren’t a lot of people involved in the decision, but we did talk a lot about all the schools I was looking at. They all helped me figure out what the best school for would be.

When I officially visited ASU, I had a good feeling about the school. There weren’t really any schools that could get me away from ASU besides maybe Florida, Kansas State and Oregon. But I was really set with ASU. I’m 100 percent glad that I picked them. They were on me early and always made me feel like I was a priority.

ASU felt like home and that’s the biggest memory I have from the visit. Meeting the players – everybody was so nice. They treated you like a player, not a recruit. Everybody was so chill and laid back and I liked that.

I got my (ASU) workout plan last Friday, and I go Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. I adjusted my sleeping schedule so I go to sleep at 9:45-10 and wake up at 6. I’m at school at 6:45 and make sure I finish my workout before school starts. This is the schedule I’ll have the whole school year. It’s not just getting your body ready for college but also getting used to having that schedule. I have a speed trainer I go to every day and I will also run track in the 100m, 200m, and long jump. But once I get to ASU it’s going to be all football.

I graduate around Memorial Day so I will be there at ASU in early June. Mentally the adjustment from high school to college will be the toughest thing for me. I think I can be successful as a freshman because I’m already physical developed, I’m 6-1.5 and 190 lbs. With my size and athletic ability, my 4.47 speed I know I’m already there.