Damarcus Fields: DB · Texas Tech · #23.
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Damarcus Fields
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The five seasons at Texas Tech span two head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury and Matt Wells. The first one came in 2021: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 10 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 48 | 40 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 31 | 28 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 54 | 46 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 38 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 50 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career | 221 | 181 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 45 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Houston | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-22vs Stephen F. Austin | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-21vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-70@ Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-14@ Kansas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25vs Kansas State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ No. 4 Oklahoma | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 41-38vs Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-23vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ No. 9 Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 37 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 10 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
23%11 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL48 tackles · 4 for loss · 11 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
47.1%
384 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #271 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas Tech, 221 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, and Sonny Cumbie. Multi-era developmental context.
