Receiver, Notre Dame (from Virginia), 2021–25
Malachi Fields
Lettered 2021–24 at Virginia (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 223 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Charlottesville, VA
- Born
- Aug 26, 2003
Malachi Fields played receiver at Virginia (2021–24) and Notre Dame (2025). The New York Giants took Fields in round 3, No. 74 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, career highat Wake Forest, 2024148receiving yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Pittsburgh, 2025Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 0 | 51 |
| 2022 | Virginia | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | Virginia | 58 | 811 | 14.0 | 5 | 39 |
| 2024 | Virginia | 55 | 808 | 14.7 | 5 | 45 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 36 | 630 | 17.5 | 5 | 66 |
| Career | 165 | 2,479 | 15.0 | 16 | 66 | |
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 0 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Virginia | 0 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Virginia | 0 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Virginia | 0 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 0 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 223 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia | 14 | 0.55 | – | – | 7.7 | – |
| 2022 | Virginia | 7 | 1.24 | – | – | 8.7 | – |
| 2023 | Virginia | 89 | 0.66 | 32nd (n=681) | 0.80 | 58.6 | 11% |
| 2024 | Virginia | 60 | 1.24 | 85th (n=581) | 0.92 | 74.6 | 7% |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 63 | 0.63 | 78th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 39.7 | 8% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Notre Dame 12 games, 36 catches, 630 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 24–27 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 40–41 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 56–30 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 66 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | W 56–13 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 40 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 28–7 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 22 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 36–7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 34–24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 25–10 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 49–10 | 4 | 97 | 0 | 52 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 37–15 | 7 | 99 | 2 | 35 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 70–7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 49–20 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10 | – |
2024 Virginia 12 games, 55 catches, 808 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 34–13 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 41 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | W 31–30 | 11 | 148 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 13–27 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 43–24 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 24–14 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 20–24 | 9 | 129 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 31–48 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 14–41 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 24–19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | L 14–35 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 7–33 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–37 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 16 | – |
2023 Virginia 12 games, 58 catches, 811 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 13–49 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 35–36 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 14–42 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 16 | −6 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 21–24 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 24–27 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 27–13 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 31–27 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 26–29 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 17–45 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 24–31 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 30–27 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 17–55 | 6 | 89 | 2 | 38 | – |
2022 Virginia 1 game, 5 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 7–37 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 15 | – |
2021 Virginia 7 games, 11 catches, 172 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at | L 39–59 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 17–37 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 30–28 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 34–33 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 51 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 48–0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 38–48 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 24–29 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–9).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ | |
| Weight | 218 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 79″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.98 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 5 | 10 | 146 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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