2016 Football Roster
Fields, Shay
vs
TCU
Oct 4 (Sat)
5:30 p.m.
Jersey Number 1
Shay Fields
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bellflower, Calif.
- High School:
- St. John Bosco
Bio
AT COLORADO: Career—In Colorado history, he finished third in receptions (190), second in receiving yards (2,552), tied for third in in touchdown receptions (21) and 30th in scoring (132 points) … All those numbers ranked second among active leaders in the Pac-12 at the conclusion of his career … His 21 career touchdowns covered 740 yards, or 35.2 per score, second-highest in program history; he had 11 receptions of 50 or more yards, eight of which were scores … Overall, had 28 catches of 20-plus yards and 82 that covered 10 or more … He had three career two-TD passes games ... His seven 100-yard games were the seventh-most at Colorado … His 408 yards against Arizona were the second-most against one opponent (games of 94, 168, 108 and 38) … Earned 102 career first downs (98 receiving, three rushing, one passing) … Appeared in 50 career games with 46 starts.
2017 (Sr.)—Started all 12 games … Finished second across the board in receiving with 46 catches for 623 yards and four touchdowns … His 13.5 yards per catch was third-best He earned 24 first downs and had three 100-yard games … Those triple-digit games came against Arizona State (6-128, 1 TD), Texas State (5-110, 0 TD) and California (4-101, 1 TD) … His long play of the year was in the Cal game, when he hauled in a 65-yard TD reception, and had his next longest the following week at Arizona State (a 54-yard TD grab) … In the season opener against Colorado State, he had six catches for 78 yards and a touchdown, he becoming the sixth player at Colorado to reach 150 career receptions and the 10th to eclipse 2,000 in receiving yards … Had caught a pass in 23 straight games until be shutout in his career finale at Utah … Caught half of his passes on first down plays (23-323, 14.0 per) … Had seven catches for 20-plus yards and 23 for 10 or more … He was named to the Biletnikoff Award preseason official watch list (one of 45 players contending for the nation’s top receiver) … Lindy’s College Football ranked him as the 15th best wide receiver in the nation while Phil Steele’s College Football ranked him at No. 41… Athlon Sports selected him as a preseason first-team All-Pac-12 performer while Lindy’s College Football, Phil Steele’s College Football and collegefootballnews.com named him a preseason second-team performer.
2016 (Jr.)—He started all 13 games and the Alamo Bowl, garnering honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches (he was a third-team All-Pac-12 selection by Phil Steele’s College Football and was a second-team All-Colorado team pick by the NFF College Football Hall of Fame Colorado Chapter) ... Led Colorado in receiving yards with 845 and was second in receptions with 52, with his nine touchdowns the fourth-most in CU single-season history ... Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in receiving yards and tied for fifth in TD receptions ... His four receptions of over 50 yards on the year ranked in a tie for No. 16 for the most by any FBS player ... Recorded two 100-yard receiving games … Had a season/career-high of 169 yards on seven catches with three TDs in a win over Oregon State .... All three of his touchdown receptions against the Beavers came in the first half, setting a new CU record for TD catches in a half while tying the school record for most in a game ... He was named the NFF/Colorado Chapter State of Colorado Player of the Week for his performance against the Beavers …. He also had two TD catches in the win at Arizona, when he went for 108 yards receiving on six catches ... Opened the season with a three-catch, 79-yard performance against Colorado State that included a 60-yard reception ... At No. 4 Michigan he caught four passes for 99 yards and a touchdown, which was 70-yard scoring play (the second-longest play of the season for the Buffs) and gave CU a 28-24 lead in the third quarter ... He caught a TD pass for the second consecutive game in week four at Oregon when he finished with five receptions for 35 yards ... His sixth TD reception of the season was CU’s only touchdown in a 10-5 win at Stanford ... Posted four catches for 51 yards and the one 15-yard TD in the first quarter against the Cardinal ... In the regular season finale against No. 21 Utah, he caught seven passes for 78 yards, including a six-yard touchdown catch to end the third quarter that gave the Buffaloes a lead they would not surrender in a 27-22 win to clinch the Pac-12 South Division title ... He earned 31 first downs on the year (30 receiving, one rushing) and did much if his damage on first down, catching 19 passes for 420 yards (22.1 per).
2015 (Soph.)—He played in 12 games (10 starts, missing one to an injury) and finished second on the team in receptions (42) and receiving yards (598) while tying for the team lead in touchdowns (4) … He had the long play of the year when he caught a 72-yard TD pass from Sefo Liufau against Arizona, and overall, 19 of his catches went for 10 or more yards and seven for 20 yards or longer ... He earned 23 first downs (22 receiving, one rushing, the latter on his long run of his career, a 17-yard dash against Colorado State) ... He was just starting to get on a roll with back-to-back 100-yard games when he suffered a high ankle sprain late against Arizona; he had five catches for 103 yards at Arizona State and then made eight grabs for 168 yards and two touchdowns against UA (the TDs covered 72 and 30 yards, and he suffered the injury when tackled in the end zone on the latter) ... He missed the next game at Oregon State and returned at UCLA, but just wasn’t the same after the sprain: he had just 10 receptions for 94 yards the last five games of the year ... He did his most damage on third downs, when he caught 10 passes for 167 yards, seven earning first downs ... He had two rushes on the year for 17 yards, and returned two punts for a yard.
2014 (Fr.)—He worked his way into the lineup from the get-go, playing in all 12 games including 10 starts; in fact, he became just the fifth true freshman to start a season opener on offense at Colorado, and only the second to do so at receiver ... In earning the CU’s Freshman Male Athlete of the Year Award (all sports) and the team’s Lee Willard Award as the outstanding freshman on offense, he set five frosh records, most notably the record for season receptions with 50; he gained 486 yards and scored four touchdowns in averaging 9.7 yards per catch ... He also tied the CU record for the most receptions in a first game of a career (eight versus Colorado State) as well as in the first two games (14); his 21 catches over his first three games did set the school mark ... He had 46 yards against CSU, also a first game freshman high, and his 75-yard reception from Sefo Liufau for a touchdown to open the Arizona game was the second longest catch by a freshman in CU history (and also was the quickest-ever score by CU in a game: only 11 seconds in) ... Top games came against Arizona (five catches for 94 yards, one touchdown), Massachusetts (6-93, 1 TD), Utah (4-69) and Oregon State (4-44); his other touchdowns came against Arizona State and USC ... He also had four rushes for 24 yards and returned six punts for 27 more, giving him 537 all-purpose yards for the year ... He completed a pass for 21 yards (to D.D. Goodson against UCLA), and earned 24 first downs on the year (22 receiving, one rushing, one passing).
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All-State (Division I) honors from MaxPreps (second-team by Cal-Hi Sports), in addition to garnering All-CIF Southern Section, Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team, Wave Newspapers All-East Region and All-Trinity League accolades ... He was the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Offensive Player of the Year and played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Game (in Carson, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2014, where he had three receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown) … He was also named as one of nine wide receivers on the Tacoma News-Tribune’s Western 100 List, and Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 44 receiver in the nation ... As a senior, he caught 82 passes for 1,617 yards and 18 touchdowns, averaging 19.7 yards per catch with a long reception of 95 yards; he had seven 100-yard games in catching at least three balls in all 16 games ... His junior year, he had 25 catches for 576 yards, or 23.0 per reception, with four touchdowns and a long play of 57; he also rushed five times for 84 yards with a long run of 50 ... He was also explosive as a kickoff return man, with eight career returns for 244 yards, or 30.5 per … Played some spot defensive back at times when called up, both at corner and safety (five tackles as a junior, one as a senior) ... Top games as a senior: in a 69-24 win over Agoura, he had four receptions for 224 yards, averaging 56.0 yards per with all four going for touchdowns (covering 78, 72, 44 and 30 yards); the 224 yards tied a 39-year old school record ... Scored four times in a 75-35 win over Crenshaw, when he had six receptions for 145 yards … Top effort as a junior came in a 39-13 win over Servite, when he had five catches for 139 yards and a score ... Under coach Jason Negro, St. John Bosco was 16-0 his senior year, claiming the No. 1 ranking in the state as well as by many for the nation in winning the state open division, CIF Southern Section and Trinity League titles ... The Braves were 8-5 his junior year when it was also the Trinity League champ ... He lettered four times in track (sprints and relays); he had career-bests of 10.77 in the 100-meter dash (league champion as a junior, third as a senior) and 21.9 in the 200.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado … He owned a grade point average of a shade over 3.0 in high school, making the Honor Roll as a senior.
PERSONAL—He was born June 22, 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Hobbies include working out, playing video games and spending time with his sisters – eight of them (he is one of nine children and is the only boy) ... His father (Shay, Sr.) played cornerback and safety at Whittier College; his mother, Chiohko Owens, is a healthcare professional ... He has participated often in his school’s community service days ... Full name is Leonsha.
2017 (Sr.)—Started all 12 games … Finished second across the board in receiving with 46 catches for 623 yards and four touchdowns … His 13.5 yards per catch was third-best He earned 24 first downs and had three 100-yard games … Those triple-digit games came against Arizona State (6-128, 1 TD), Texas State (5-110, 0 TD) and California (4-101, 1 TD) … His long play of the year was in the Cal game, when he hauled in a 65-yard TD reception, and had his next longest the following week at Arizona State (a 54-yard TD grab) … In the season opener against Colorado State, he had six catches for 78 yards and a touchdown, he becoming the sixth player at Colorado to reach 150 career receptions and the 10th to eclipse 2,000 in receiving yards … Had caught a pass in 23 straight games until be shutout in his career finale at Utah … Caught half of his passes on first down plays (23-323, 14.0 per) … Had seven catches for 20-plus yards and 23 for 10 or more … He was named to the Biletnikoff Award preseason official watch list (one of 45 players contending for the nation’s top receiver) … Lindy’s College Football ranked him as the 15th best wide receiver in the nation while Phil Steele’s College Football ranked him at No. 41… Athlon Sports selected him as a preseason first-team All-Pac-12 performer while Lindy’s College Football, Phil Steele’s College Football and collegefootballnews.com named him a preseason second-team performer.
2016 (Jr.)—He started all 13 games and the Alamo Bowl, garnering honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches (he was a third-team All-Pac-12 selection by Phil Steele’s College Football and was a second-team All-Colorado team pick by the NFF College Football Hall of Fame Colorado Chapter) ... Led Colorado in receiving yards with 845 and was second in receptions with 52, with his nine touchdowns the fourth-most in CU single-season history ... Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in receiving yards and tied for fifth in TD receptions ... His four receptions of over 50 yards on the year ranked in a tie for No. 16 for the most by any FBS player ... Recorded two 100-yard receiving games … Had a season/career-high of 169 yards on seven catches with three TDs in a win over Oregon State .... All three of his touchdown receptions against the Beavers came in the first half, setting a new CU record for TD catches in a half while tying the school record for most in a game ... He was named the NFF/Colorado Chapter State of Colorado Player of the Week for his performance against the Beavers …. He also had two TD catches in the win at Arizona, when he went for 108 yards receiving on six catches ... Opened the season with a three-catch, 79-yard performance against Colorado State that included a 60-yard reception ... At No. 4 Michigan he caught four passes for 99 yards and a touchdown, which was 70-yard scoring play (the second-longest play of the season for the Buffs) and gave CU a 28-24 lead in the third quarter ... He caught a TD pass for the second consecutive game in week four at Oregon when he finished with five receptions for 35 yards ... His sixth TD reception of the season was CU’s only touchdown in a 10-5 win at Stanford ... Posted four catches for 51 yards and the one 15-yard TD in the first quarter against the Cardinal ... In the regular season finale against No. 21 Utah, he caught seven passes for 78 yards, including a six-yard touchdown catch to end the third quarter that gave the Buffaloes a lead they would not surrender in a 27-22 win to clinch the Pac-12 South Division title ... He earned 31 first downs on the year (30 receiving, one rushing) and did much if his damage on first down, catching 19 passes for 420 yards (22.1 per).
2015 (Soph.)—He played in 12 games (10 starts, missing one to an injury) and finished second on the team in receptions (42) and receiving yards (598) while tying for the team lead in touchdowns (4) … He had the long play of the year when he caught a 72-yard TD pass from Sefo Liufau against Arizona, and overall, 19 of his catches went for 10 or more yards and seven for 20 yards or longer ... He earned 23 first downs (22 receiving, one rushing, the latter on his long run of his career, a 17-yard dash against Colorado State) ... He was just starting to get on a roll with back-to-back 100-yard games when he suffered a high ankle sprain late against Arizona; he had five catches for 103 yards at Arizona State and then made eight grabs for 168 yards and two touchdowns against UA (the TDs covered 72 and 30 yards, and he suffered the injury when tackled in the end zone on the latter) ... He missed the next game at Oregon State and returned at UCLA, but just wasn’t the same after the sprain: he had just 10 receptions for 94 yards the last five games of the year ... He did his most damage on third downs, when he caught 10 passes for 167 yards, seven earning first downs ... He had two rushes on the year for 17 yards, and returned two punts for a yard.
2014 (Fr.)—He worked his way into the lineup from the get-go, playing in all 12 games including 10 starts; in fact, he became just the fifth true freshman to start a season opener on offense at Colorado, and only the second to do so at receiver ... In earning the CU’s Freshman Male Athlete of the Year Award (all sports) and the team’s Lee Willard Award as the outstanding freshman on offense, he set five frosh records, most notably the record for season receptions with 50; he gained 486 yards and scored four touchdowns in averaging 9.7 yards per catch ... He also tied the CU record for the most receptions in a first game of a career (eight versus Colorado State) as well as in the first two games (14); his 21 catches over his first three games did set the school mark ... He had 46 yards against CSU, also a first game freshman high, and his 75-yard reception from Sefo Liufau for a touchdown to open the Arizona game was the second longest catch by a freshman in CU history (and also was the quickest-ever score by CU in a game: only 11 seconds in) ... Top games came against Arizona (five catches for 94 yards, one touchdown), Massachusetts (6-93, 1 TD), Utah (4-69) and Oregon State (4-44); his other touchdowns came against Arizona State and USC ... He also had four rushes for 24 yards and returned six punts for 27 more, giving him 537 all-purpose yards for the year ... He completed a pass for 21 yards (to D.D. Goodson against UCLA), and earned 24 first downs on the year (22 receiving, one rushing, one passing).
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All-State (Division I) honors from MaxPreps (second-team by Cal-Hi Sports), in addition to garnering All-CIF Southern Section, Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team, Wave Newspapers All-East Region and All-Trinity League accolades ... He was the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Offensive Player of the Year and played in the Semper Fidelis All-American Game (in Carson, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2014, where he had three receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown) … He was also named as one of nine wide receivers on the Tacoma News-Tribune’s Western 100 List, and Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 44 receiver in the nation ... As a senior, he caught 82 passes for 1,617 yards and 18 touchdowns, averaging 19.7 yards per catch with a long reception of 95 yards; he had seven 100-yard games in catching at least three balls in all 16 games ... His junior year, he had 25 catches for 576 yards, or 23.0 per reception, with four touchdowns and a long play of 57; he also rushed five times for 84 yards with a long run of 50 ... He was also explosive as a kickoff return man, with eight career returns for 244 yards, or 30.5 per … Played some spot defensive back at times when called up, both at corner and safety (five tackles as a junior, one as a senior) ... Top games as a senior: in a 69-24 win over Agoura, he had four receptions for 224 yards, averaging 56.0 yards per with all four going for touchdowns (covering 78, 72, 44 and 30 yards); the 224 yards tied a 39-year old school record ... Scored four times in a 75-35 win over Crenshaw, when he had six receptions for 145 yards … Top effort as a junior came in a 39-13 win over Servite, when he had five catches for 139 yards and a score ... Under coach Jason Negro, St. John Bosco was 16-0 his senior year, claiming the No. 1 ranking in the state as well as by many for the nation in winning the state open division, CIF Southern Section and Trinity League titles ... The Braves were 8-5 his junior year when it was also the Trinity League champ ... He lettered four times in track (sprints and relays); he had career-bests of 10.77 in the 100-meter dash (league champion as a junior, third as a senior) and 21.9 in the 200.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado … He owned a grade point average of a shade over 3.0 in high school, making the Honor Roll as a senior.
PERSONAL—He was born June 22, 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Hobbies include working out, playing video games and spending time with his sisters – eight of them (he is one of nine children and is the only boy) ... His father (Shay, Sr.) played cornerback and safety at Whittier College; his mother, Chiohko Owens, is a healthcare professional ... He has participated often in his school’s community service days ... Full name is Leonsha.
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