Jayden Fielding is an American

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for the

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Early life

Fielding attended Clear Creek High School in

League City, Texas League City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Galveston County, Texas, Galveston County, within the metropolitan area. The population was 114,392 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city of League City has a small portion ...

, and later transferred to

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. As a senior, he converted 91 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks and had a long field goal of 50 yards. Fielding committed to play

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as a preferred walk-on.

College career

As a

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in 2022, Fielding handled kickoff duties in all 13 games for the Buckeyes. He opened the 2023 season as the starting kicker, beating out Parker Lewis for the job after the graduation of Noah Ruggles. In his first start, Fielding went three for three on his field goals and two for two on extra points in a win over

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. In week 6, he made all three of his field goal attempts and all four of his extra point attempts in a win over

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. On January 20, 2025, Fielding kicked the game-sealing field goal in the 2025 College Football National Championship game, giving the Buckeyes a 34–23 win over Notre Dame.

References

External links

Ohio State Buckeyes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fielding, Jayden Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Players of American football from Galveston County, Texas People from League City, Texas American football placekickers IMG Academy alumni Ohio State Buckeyes football players