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Earnest Fields

Tennessee · Linebacker · 1988-91

TAK
69
COV
62
SPD
66

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Tennessee record book, Fields ranks No. 4 in career tackles.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 7th-highest linebacker rating at Tennessee since 1990 and No. 138 among all linebackers of the 1990-1994 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1990
    • Second-team all-conference

Tennessee Record Book

  • No. 4 in career tackles

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Tennessee Teammates

  1. 91Dale Carter1990-91CB
  2. 90Heath Shuler1991-93QB
  3. 80Carl Pickens1989-91WR
  4. 75Alvin Harper1990WR
  5. 74Tony Thompson1990RB
  6. 72Chris Mims1991EDGE
  7. 72Chuck Smith1991EDGE
  8. 72Cory Fleming1990-93WR
  9. 72Darryl Hardy1991LB
  10. 72James "Little Man" Stewart1991-94RB

Full Tennessee all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 1990-1994 Era

  1. 95Ray LewisMiami · 1993-95LB
  2. 91Dana HowardIllinois · 1991-94LB
  3. 91Derrick BrooksFlorida State · 1991-94LB
  4. 91Marvin JonesFlorida State · 1990-92LB
  5. 91Zach ThomasTexas Tech · 1992-95LB
  6. 90Alfred WilliamsColorado · 1987-90LB
  7. 90Kevin HardyIllinois · 1992-95LB
  8. 90Marcus BuckleyTexas A&M · 1990-92LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Earnest Fields) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.