Malachi Fields
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Also worth knowing:
Malachi Fields
Beats you over the top. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-ACC. The receipt on tape: 99 rec yds, 7 receptions against Pittsburgh, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Notre Dame, 2,479 receiving yards — drafted at #74 overall by New York.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New York2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 36 | 630 | 17.5 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | 55 | 808 | 14.7 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | 58 | 811 | 14.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 165 | 2,479 | 15.0 | 16 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | 1 | -6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -6 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 34–24
vs USC
1 rec · 9 yds
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Neyor’s 2024 season.
Matches Isaiah on
Differs from Isaiah on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Nick Williams’s path through UNLV.
Joshua Derry
Blayne Taylor
Matches Nick on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Lake McRee's graduate season at USC (2025).
Matches Lake on
Differs from Lake on
Player DNA
Players who play like Malachi Fields
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #165
Peaked at #165 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+266%
Up 266% from first season to most-recent.