| Ohio State Buckeyes–No. 38 | |
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| Position | Kicker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | IMG Academy |
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Jayden Fielding is an American college football kicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Fielding attended Clear Creek High School in League City, Texas, and later transferred to IMG Academy. As a senior, he converted 91 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks and had a long field goal of 50 yards. [1] Fielding committed to play college football at Ohio State University as a preferred walk-on. [2]
As a freshman in 2022, Fielding handled kickoff duties in all 13 games for the Buckeyes. [3] He opened the 2023 season as the starting kicker, beating out Parker Lewis for the job after the graduation of Noah Ruggles. [4] In his first start, Fielding went three for three on his field goals and two for two on extra points in a win over Indiana. [5] In week 6, he made all three of his field goal attempts and all four of his extra point attempts in a win over Maryland. [6] 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.