Congrats to TSYSG FAM member Demetrius Fields for finishing up a stella career at Northwestern University with a 
TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL Championship. The South Oak Cliff High School Grad was a big play reciever for the Wildcats with 36 straight starts. A Great Player.....and YES, a even Greater Young Man and Role Model. 
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Demetrius Fields
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Dallas, Texas
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 | High School: South Oak Cliff
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 | Height / Weight: 6-0 / 210
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 | Position: WR
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The 2012 Scouting Report: One of NU's key returning 
wideouts ... Runs good routes and catches the ball well ... Can use his 
good build to his advantage on the field ... Showed off his big-play 
ability down the stretch of last season ... Also a well-respected leader
 on the team and a mentor to NU's young batch of receivers.
2012: Fifth-year senior ... Veteran in an otherwise young 
receiving corps and member of NU's 12-player Leadership Council ... 
Team's leading receiver with 26 receptions this season ... Caught eight 
passes at Syracuse for a career-best 83 yards, including a 9-yard 
game-winning touchdown reception with 44 seconds remaining ... Named 
NU's co-offensive big playmaker in the win over SU ... Two catches for 
four yards vs. Vanderbilt ... Set a career high with nine catches 
against Boston College, totaling a team-best 77 yards ... Caught two 
balls for 14 yards against South Dakota ... Three catches for 21 yards 
at Penn State ... Had one 12-yard catch at Minnesota ... One reception 
for five yards vs. Iowa ... Notched one 21-yard reception at Michigan 
... Caught three passes for 21 yards against Michigan State ... Has made
 36 career starts.
2011: Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts ... NU's 
fourth-leading receiver with 32 catches for 382 yards ... Closed his 
junior season with his top single-game performance in the Meineke Car 
Care Bowl of Texas: seven receptions for 73 yards ... Totaled two 
receptions for 27 yards in season-opening win at Boston College ... 
Shared team's offensive big playmaker of the game vs. Boston College, 
largely for his outstanding downfield blocking ... Led NU with three 
catches for 41 yards vs. Eastern Illinois ... Two receptions for 9 yards
 at Army ... One catch for 5 yards at Illinois ... Registered three 
receptions for 40 yards, which included a season-long 26-yard grab, at 
Iowa ... Two catches for 26 yards vs. Penn State ... Caught three passes
 for 23 yards against Indiana ... Had a three-yard grab at Nebraska ... 
Snared two passes for 65 yards vs. Rice ... One of his two catches vs. 
the Owls went for a career-long 50 yards ... Versus Minnesota, caught 
two passes for 34 yards, including a 28-yarder that went for his second 
TD of the season ... Caught a TD pass in his third straight game vs. 
Michigan State ... Finished with four catches for 36 yards against the 
Spartans.
2010: Started all 13 games at wide receiver ... 25 catches for
 291 yards ... Three catches for 31 yards in TicketCity Bowl ... Saw his
 streak of 13 games with at least one reception come to an end vs. 
Illinois ... Caught the game-winning touchdown with 1:22 remaining 
against Iowa and finished with 28 receiving yards on two catches ... 
Named NU's Offensive Big Playmaker against the Hawkeyes ... One catch 
for 14 yards at Penn State ... Made a spectacular one-handed catch for 
23 yards at Indiana ... Two receptions for 17 yards vs. Michigan State 
... Totaled 15 yards on two catches against Purdue ... One catch for 11 
yards at Minnesota ... Four receptions for 65 yards vs. Central Michigan
 ... Set career highs with five catches and 55 receiving yards at Rice 
... One catch for nine yards vs. Illinois State ... Caught two passes 
for 23 yards at Vanderbilt. 
2009: Played in all 13 games with four starts ... 24
 catches for 225 yards (9.4 ypc) ... Had a season-long 26-yard grab vs. 
Auburn ... One catch for 14 yards vs. Wisconsin ... Caught two passes 
for 14 yards at Illinois ... One grab for seven yards against Penn State
 ... One catch for eight yards vs. Indiana ... Member of the starting 
lineup at Michigan State ... Caught one pass for eight yards vs. Miami 
... One catch for 11 yards at Purdue ... Four catches for 43 yards 
against Minnesota ... Scored his first career touchdown in the fourth 
quarter at Syracuse and finished with 39 yards on five catches ... 
Caught a team-high four passes totaling 25 yards against Eastern 
Michigan ... Three receptions for 30 yards -- including a long of 14 
yards -- in his collegiate debut against Towson.
2008: Did not see action ... Named team's special teams practice player of the week vs. Duke.
High School: Two-time All-District 14-4A wide 
receiver (first-team selection in 2006, second-team selection in 2007) 
... Helped lead the Golden Bears to a 9-4 record in 2007, which included
 a perfect 5-0 league record in District 14-4A ... Played wide receiver 
and free safety for SOC ... Team captain ... In the team's final game 
vs. Hillcrest, the third round of the 4A playoffs, recorded two 
interceptions and a fumble recovery ... Totaled 17 receptions for 350 
yards and three TD's as a senior ... SOC was a regional semifinalist in 
2007 ... Missed part of his senior season with an injury ... Ranked 
81st-best safety nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... Also plays guard 
for the Golden Bears' powerhouse basketball team, which won three 
straight Texas 4A state title ... Honorable mention all-district 
basketball selection (2006-07) ... Honor Roll ... Class salutatorian and
 vice president ... Coached by Christopher Gilbert.
 Personal: Born Demetrius Duran Fields ... Son of 
Darrell and Marcella Fields ... Brother, Dexton, was a star receiver for
 Kansas (had seven receptions for 101 yards in KU's 2008 Orange Bowl win
 over Virginia Tech, and for the season, 63 receptions for 834 yards and
 six TD's) ... Sociology major.