BRANDON FIELDS

'Brandon David Fields' (born May 21, 1984 in Southfield, Michigan) is an American football punter who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (225th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Michigan State.

Contents
High school career
College career
2003
2004
2005
2006
Professional career
2007
Career transactions
External links

High school career

Fields attended St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy in Toledo, Ohio where he started on both the offensive and defensive lines in addition to punting. He was named to PrepStar’s All-Midwest Team and was Associated Press first-team All-Ohio (Division I) selection as the punter. As a senior in 2001, he averaged 41.7 yards per punt and 30 of his 35 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks.

College career

Fields played college football at Michigan State, where he as a four-year letterman (2003-06) and averaged 45.0 yards per punt in his career.

2003

After redshirting as a freshman in 2002, Fields punted for the Michigan State Spartans in all 13 games in 2003. He led the Big Ten Conference and finished second in the nation with a 46.4 average. It was also the second best single-season average in school history. He had 22 punts of 50 or more yards and had another 17 kicks downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors three times during the season, and set an Alamo Bowl record with a 62-yard punt against Nebraska.
Fields earned various accolades during and after the season. He was named second-team All-American by The Sporting News, an honorable mention All-America pick by Rivals.com, a first-team Freshman All-America selection by The Sporting News, a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the media, a second-team All-Big Ten choice by the coaches, a Midseason All-American by SI.com and an academic All-Big Ten selection. He was also featured on the Ray Guy Award Watch List, presented annually to the nation's top punter.

2004

As a sophomore in 2004, Fields led the nation in punting 12 weeks during the season, including the last 11 in a row. He led the NCAA in punting with a 47.9 average, with 23 punts 50 or more yards and 13 kicks downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He had a 62-yard punt against Ohio State that was downed at the OSU one-yard line, and had a season-long 65-yard punt against Indiana.
For his efforts in 2004, Fields earned first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Walter Camp, SI.com and Rivals.com. In addition, he was a Ray Guy Award finalist, first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league's media panel , second-team All-Big Ten pick by the league's coaches and named Academic All-Big Ten for the second year in a row.

2005

Field played in 11 games as a junior in 2005, ranking fourth in the Big Ten in punting with a 41.6-yard average. He had seven punts of 50 or more yards and had 11 downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Fields also handled kickoff duties for the first four games of the season and averaged 62.5 yards on 26 kickoffs, with 10 resulting in touchbacks. He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third straight year.

2006

As a senior in 2006, Fields played in all 12 games. He punted 57 times for 2,469 yards (43.3 avg.) with a long of 73 yards. He had six touchbacks and placed 16 punts inside the 20-yard line.

Professional career

2007

Fields was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. The pick used to select Fields was acquired from the St. Louis Rams during the offseason, when they signed former Dolphins punter Donnie Jones as a restricted free agent.
Fields won the starting job during preseason as his only opponant, Ryan Flinn was cut.

Career transactions

★ Drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (225th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft on April 29, 2007.

★ Signed four-year deal with the Dolphins on May 24, 2007.

External links

★ Miami Dolphins Bio

★ Michigan State Spartans Bio