At least five NFL teams, including three teams with draft selections in the top four overall picks, are reportedly set to attend Justin Fields' second pro day at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center tomorrow.
Per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, the New York Jets (who hold the No. 2 overall pick), San Francisco 49ers (No. 3 overall pick), Atlanta Falcons (No. 4 overall), Detroit Lions (No. 7 overall), Carolina Panthers (No. 8 overall), Denver Broncos (No. 9 overall) and New England Patriots (No. 15 overall) will all be in Columbus on Wednesday to watch Fields throw for a second time.
Source: The Falcons will join the Patriots and 49ers tomorrow at Ohio State QB Justin Fields second pro day. Atlanta plans to have the full allotment of three staffers in Columbus.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 13, 2021
The Jets and Broncos will be represented at Justin Fields second pro day tomorrow in Columbus, per sources. Both had GMs at his first pro day last week.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 13, 2021
Worth noting that CB Shaun Wade will be working out as well.
I'm told the Lions, picking seventh, are also sending a couple guys down to see Fields throw. So picks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 15 repped.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 14, 2021
Group has swelled the last couple days. https://t.co/vSLrgCCSDE
The Jets are widely expected to draft BYU quarterback Zach Wilson, but they'll at least be getting another look at Fields. The 49ers are expected to draft a quarterback – either Fields, Alabama's Mac Jones or North Dakota State's Trey Lance – after trading up for the third pick, while the Falcons have also done their due diligence on all of the top quarterback prospects in this year's draft.
If those three teams don't select him, the Patriots are viewed as a candidate to trade up for the former Ohio State quarterback, as ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. projected Tuesday in his new mock draft. The Broncos could also be a candidate to trade up for Fields or hope he falls into their laps at the ninth pick. The Lions and Panthers probably aren't as likely to trade up, as both teams already acquired quarterbacks through trades (Jared Goff to the Lions and Sam Darnold to the Panthers) this offseason, but they could still consider drafting Fields if he is available when they're on the clock.
According to Breer, Wednesday's workout will be run by the NFL teams themselves rather than Fields' throwing coach, John Beck, who scripted Fields' first pro day throwing session.
Former Buckeye cornerback Shaun Wade will also be participating in Wednesday's pro day after he sat out Ohio State's primary pro day with a turf toe injury. Wednesday's second pro day will be closed to the media and will not be televised.
