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Ohio State Quarterback Justin Fields Has Similar First-Year Impact Potential As Clemson Superstar Trevor Lawrence

As members of the 2018 recruiting class, there were a lot of similarities between Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields.

Lawrence was the top-rated pro-style quarterback while Fields checked in as the highest ranked dual-threat. Lawrence edged Fields for the No. 1 overall ranking in the class, while Fields checked in at No. 2.

Lawrence's high school was in Cartersville, Georgia, a short 30 minute drive north from Fields' stomping grounds in Kennesaw, Georgia. The two were far and away the best prospects coming out of high school that year, and they proved that at the Elite 11 quarterback competition in 2017.