Javier Fields

Javier Fields

No. 17     Retired
Quarterback
Personal information
Place of birth: Jackson, KY
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Breathitt County High School, Jackson, KY
College: Kentucky Wildcats
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 85
Debuted in 2015 for the Atlanta Falcons
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (2015-2016) Washington Redskins (2017-2020) Kansas City Chiefs (2021) Las Vegas Raiders (2022) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Retired
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl III Champion 2x NFC OPOTW
Career NFL statistics
Passing yards 20,705 Percentage 61.6 TD-INT 150-67

Javier Fields is a retired American football quarterback most known for playing with the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Kentucky. The Atlanta Falcons selected him in the fourth round of the 2015 NFLHC Draft.

College Career

Fields started one year for the Wildcats. He was redshirted his senior season by coach cmcgill in 2013 but became the team's starter the following season in 2014. Fields had an impressive arm and led the Wildcats had one of their best seasons, finishing 7-6. Fields favorite target, WR Austin Medina, was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year.

College Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Kentucky Wildcats
Season	Passing									Rushing
	GP	GS	Comp	Att	Yards	Pct.	TD	Int	QB Rating	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
2013	Redshirted
2014	13	13	276	393	3,397	70.2	28	8	162.3	0	0	0	0
NCAA Career Totals	13	13	276	393	3,397	70.2	28	8	162.3	0	0	0	0

Professional Career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 0 in	195 lb	5.03 s				9 ft 5 in	14 reps	N/A
All values from NFL Combine

Draft

The Atlanta Falcons drafted Fields with a late 4th round compensation pick. He was the 9th quarterback selected, after Aaron Kotar and Joshua Andrews.

Atlanta Falcons

Fields was the immediate starter for the Falcons after they lost Reggie Watkins in the 2015 NFLHC Expansion Draft. It was a rough start to his career, going 1-7 in the first 8 games but started to pull it together and went on a 6 game winning streak to finish the season at 7-7. This momentum carried into the 2016 season. The Falcons went 9-3 in the regular season and was the #1 seed in the NFC. The Falcons won Super Bowl III with Fields having a solid performance. The offense was led by rookie running back Akili Wallace and Fields was used more as a game manager, attempting less than 20 passes per game. In a controversial move, the Falcons traded Fields after winning the Super Bowl to the expansion Washington Redkins in a blockbuster trade that gave the Falcons the #2 pick, used on QB A.J. Jefferson and a 2nd round pick, used on OT Kelly Meier.

Washington Redskins

The trade was received positively by Redskins fans as they hoped Fields could lead them to the same success he saw in Atlanta. The Redskins used Fields very differently, allowing him to become a high volume passer instead of a game manager. Despite never taking the Redskins to the playoffs, they went 23-25 in the first three seasons and was competitive for the NFC East. Fields averaged over 4,000 yards and 30 TDs in these three seasons. However, in 2020, Fields began to struggle. He suffered a shoulder injury in the first week of the season but was able to return by week 3 but he never played the same. The Redskins would go 2-13-1 with Fields throwing 14 TDs and 14 INTs. The Redskins did not re-sign Fields after the season, instead selecting QB Tanner Bowman with the 2nd overall pick.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs signed Fields to a one year, $0.5 million deal as a "prove-it" contract. The Chiefs were marred by bad QB play by Erasmus McCready and Fields got his chance to play but did not impress, having a 57% completion percentage and 6 TDs to 5 INTs. The Chiefs did not re-sign him at the end of the season.

Las Vegas Raiders

Fields hit free agency again and signed a one year contract with the Raiders to be a backup to his draft classmate, Nick Hall. Fields got a chance to play in week 16 against rival Denver Broncos after Hall suffered a minor shoulder injury early in the game. Fields threw for 225 yards and a TD, leading to an important win for the Raiders. This would be Fields' last game as he retired at the end of the season.

Professional Statistics

Career Statistics (Regular Season) Year Team Games Starts Wins Passing Rushing Rating Comp Att Pct Yds YPA TD Int Att Yds Avg TD 2015 ATL 14 14 7 204 320 63.4 2,540 7.94 20 5 0 0 0 0 80 2016 ATL 12 12 9 149 234 63.7 1,944 8.31 15 6 0 0 0 0 83 2017 WAS 16 16 6 339 522 64.9 4,378 8.39 30 12 0 0 0 0 85 2018 WAS 16 16 9 334 533 62.7 4,344 8.15 34 14 0 0 0 0 87 2019 WAS 16 16 8 278 463 60.0 3,672 7.93 30 11 0 0 0 0 87 2020 WAS 14 14 2 229 377 60.7 2,676 7.10 14 14 0 0 0 0 88 2021 KC 6 6 3 82 143 57.3 926 6.48 6 5 0 0 0 0 87 2022 LV 1 0 1 24 49 49.0 225 4.59 1 0 0 0 0 0 86 Career 97 96 45 1,639 2,641 62.1 20,705 7.84 150 67 0 0 0 0

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2015 ATL 1st 3 9 1.5 1.5 Drafted 2016 ATL 2nd 1.5 1.5 2017 WAS 3rd 1.5 1.5 2018 WAS 1st 3 50 11.25 11.25 Extension Front-loaded 2019 WAS 2nd 7.5 7.5 2020 WAS 3rd 6.25 6.25 2021 KC 1st 1 0.5 0 0.5 Free Agent 2022 LV 1st 1 1 0.5 0.5 Free Agent Career 8 60.5 30 30.5

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2015	ATL	0	N/A
2016	ATL	0	N/A
2017	WAS	0	N/A
2018	WAS	0	N/A
2019	WAS	0	N/A
2020	WAS	2	Shoulder
2021	KC	0	N/A
2022	LV	0	N/A
Career		2