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

Best season
811
Receiving yards, 2023 (Virginia, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 74
Round 3, 2026 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

11catches, career highat Wake Forest, 2024148receiving yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Pittsburgh, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Virginia1117215.6051
2022Virginia55811.6115
2023Virginia5881114.0539
2024Virginia5580814.7545
2025Notre Dame3663017.5566
Career1652,47915.01666

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Virginia110000
2023Virginia220000
2024Virginia330000
Career660000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Virginia0WRYr 1
2022Virginia0WRYr 2
2023Virginia0WRYr 3
2024Virginia0WRYr 4
2025Notre Dame0WRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Virginia140.55––7.7–
2022Virginia71.24––8.7–
2023Virginia890.6632nd (n=681)0.8058.611%
2024Virginia601.2485th (n=581)0.9274.67%
2025Notre Dame630.6378th (n=1040)0.4639.78%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atMiamiL 24–⁠27348026–
Sep 13vs.Texas A&ML 40–⁠41577027–
Sep 20vs.PurdueW 56–⁠30278166–
Sep 27atArkansasW 56–⁠13372040–
Oct 4vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠7444122–
Oct 11vs.NC StateW 36–⁠7120020–
Oct 18vs.USCW 34–⁠241909–
Nov 1atBoston CollegeW 25–⁠10252140–
Nov 8vs.NavyW 49–⁠10497052–
Nov 15atPittsburghW 37–⁠15799235–
Nov 22vs.SyracuseW 70–⁠7112012–
Nov 29atStanfordW 49–⁠20322010–
2024 Virginia 12 games, 55 catches, 808 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.RichmondW 34–⁠135100041–
Sep 7atWake ForestW 31–⁠3011148045–
Sep 14vs.MarylandL 13–⁠27436015–
Sep 21atCoastal CarolinaW 43–⁠24465237–
Oct 5vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠14463130–
Oct 12vs.LouisvilleL 20–⁠249129028–
Oct 19atClemsonL 31–⁠48365144–
Oct 26vs.North CarolinaL 14–⁠41348034–
Nov 9atPittsburghW 24–⁠1921106–
Nov 16atNotre DameL 14–⁠35481038–
Nov 23vs.SMUL 7–⁠33442115–
Nov 30atVirginia TechL 17–⁠37220016–
2023 Virginia 12 games, 58 catches, 811 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠49463030–
Sep 9vs.James MadisonL 35–⁠36874015–
Sep 15atMarylandL 14–⁠42770016−6
Sep 22vs.NC StateL 21–⁠24360029–
Sep 30atBoston CollegeL 24–⁠27588139–
Oct 7vs.William & MaryW 27–⁠13463126–
Oct 21atNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠27113013–
Oct 28atMiamiL 26–⁠29767018–
Nov 4vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠45565028–
Nov 9atLouisvilleL 24–⁠31485039–
Nov 18vs.DukeW 30–⁠27474129–
Nov 25vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠55689238–
2022 Virginia 1 game, 5 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 12vs.PittsburghL 7–⁠37558115–
2021 Virginia 7 games, 11 catches, 172 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 18atNorth CarolinaL 39–⁠591808–
Sep 24vs.Wake ForestL 17–⁠37335012–
Sep 30atMiamiW 30–⁠28–––––
Oct 9atLouisvilleW 34–⁠33360051–
Oct 16vs.DukeW 48–⁠0119019–
Nov 20atPittsburghL 38–⁠48232021–
Nov 27vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠29118018–

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).

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′4½″
Weight218 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9″
Wingspan79″
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.98 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)New York Giants5101461

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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