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49ers' Claim Texans DB

Brad Graham • March 3, 2021

John Lynch & Co. add secondary help via waivers.

The #49ers have claimed former Texans DB Mark Fields off waivers, per @FieldYates pic.twitter.com/G1gdhUu889
— TheSFNiners (@Thesfniners_) March 3, 2021

Who is Mark Fields?

Taking a look at the 49ers newest DB -- Mark Fields makes his way to his fourth team in the NFL after breaking into the league as an undrafted free agent with the Chiefs in 2019.

Fields was primarily a backup at Clemson during his 4 years there but shined when he entered the 2019 National Championship against arguably one of the better receiving cores in college history.

Fields was actually traded as a rookie prior to the start of the season for a 7th round pick.

Trade: The #Chiefs are sending CB Mark Fields to the #Vikings , source said.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 31, 2019

He didn't last very long with the Vikings and bounced around practice squads for the majority 2019-2020 before being claimed by the Texans in December 2020.

Fields had 2 tackles in week 17 for the Texans prior to being waived on March 2nd.

This appears to be a depth move to help supplement bodies in camp.

Mark Fields against Debo Samuels... #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/siogIakmMS
— ClemsonEditz (@ClemsonEditz_) January 23, 2019

Mark Fields throwin' down the second-fastest time of any DB at the 2019 NFL Combine 🏃‍♂️💨💨

4️⃣. 3️⃣7️⃣ 👀🐅 #ALLIN pic.twitter.com/cXr8X3hdeZ
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) March 4, 2019

Chiefs UDFA CB Mark Fields can play. He didn't get a ton of reps, but came in cold in the National Championship game and held his own.

Dig route from Irv Smith Jr against a much smaller Fields. Shuffle to stay on top of the route, reads the QB's shoulders and drives on the ball. pic.twitter.com/8DXzJEt2X1
— Craig Stout (@barleyhop) May 8, 2019