Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Notre Dame
Malachi Fields
WR • 6'4" • 223 lbs • Charlottesville, VA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Malachi Fields reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia • Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Malachi Fields built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Charlottesville, VA, spending time with Notre Dame and Virginia. The clearest part of Malachi Fields' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 74
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Malachi Fields, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia. Malachi Fields reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,479
- Receptions
- 165
- Touchdowns
- 16
Quick Answers
Malachi Fields quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,479
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Monticello · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Monticello · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 3 · Pick 10 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 630 receiving yards · WR 134th (top 13%) · FBS Independents 3rd (top 9%) · National 138th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 7 | 11 | 172 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 1 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 70.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 58 | 811 | 5 | 89 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 55 | 808 | 5 | 80.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 36 | 630 | 5 | 72 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia to Notre Dame | P4 to G5/FCS | 87.7 | Dec 23, 2024 |
Malachi Fields played WR for Virginia and Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malachi Fields recorded 51 passing yards, -6 rushing yards, and 2,479 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Virginia paired 811 primary output with 88.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 84.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Notre Dame.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
67.3
Efficiency
84.9
Usage
21.7
Consistency
64.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Richmond: 100. Wake Forest: 148. Maryland: 36. Coastal Carolina: 65. Boston College: 63. Louisville: 129. Clemson: 65. North Carolina: 48. Pittsburgh: 11. Notre Dame: 81. SMU: 42. Virginia Tech: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Richmond: 5 by 100. Wake Forest: 11 by 89.7. Maryland: 4 by 60. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 100. Boston College: 4 by 100. Louisville: 9 by 95.6. Clemson: 3 by 100. North Carolina: 3 by 100. Pittsburgh: 2 by 36.7. Notre Dame: 4 by 100. SMU: 4 by 70. Virginia Tech: 2 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins77.4 · Games = 5 · +17.3 vs Losses
Losses60.1 · Games = 7 · -17.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ Virginia Tech | L 17-37 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs SMU | L 7-33 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Notre Dame | L 14-35 | — | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 0 | 38 |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Pittsburgh | W 24-19 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs North Carolina | L 14-41 | — | 3 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Clemson | L 31-48 | — | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 1 | 44 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Louisville100 receiving yards · High volume | L 20-24 | — | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Boston College | W 24-14 | — | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Coastal Carolina2+ TD | W 43-24 | — | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 2 | 37 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Maryland | L 13-27 | — | 4 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Wake Forest100 receiving yards · High volume | W 31-30 | — | 11 | 148 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 45 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Richmond100 receiving yards | W 34-13 | — | 5 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 41 |
Player Story
Malachi Fields story
Malachi Fields built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Charlottesville, VA, spending time with Notre Dame and Virginia. The clearest part of Malachi Fields' career was his receiving role: 165 catches, 2,479 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 51 passing yards and 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malachi Fields' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Notre Dame
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 172 | 88.5 | 5.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 58 | 77.3 | 29.4 | -114 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 811 | 88.7 | 23.8 | 753 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia | 808 | 84.9 | 21.7 | -3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 630 | 88 | 16.4 | -178 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 36 Pittsburgh
Week 12 · W 37-15
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.1 takeover
99 receiving yards with a 94.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 2 · W 31-30 · Conference game
148
Receiving Yards
96.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
148 receiving yards with a 89.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 7 · L 20-24 · Conference game
129
Receiving Yards
94.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.
#4
vs No. 46 Navy
Week 11 · W 49-10
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Receiving Yards
93.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Pittsburgh
Week 11 · L 7-37 · Conference game
58
Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 77.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Virginia
811 primary output · 88.7 efficiency · 23.8 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Virginia
80.4
808 primary · 84.9 efficiency · 21.7 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
72
630 primary · 88 efficiency · 16.4 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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