Malachi Fields: WR · Notre Dame.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Malachi Fields
Beats you over the top. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott and Marcus Freeman. First career honor, 2024: All-ACC. On tape: 99 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Pittsburgh, Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Money down
11 of 17 caught on third down (64.7%) — EPA/target 1.21 vs 0.42 elsewhere (9 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 36 | 630 | 17.5 | 5 | 66 |
| 2024 | Virginia | 55 | 808 | 14.7 | 5 | 45 |
| 2023 | Virginia | 58 | 811 | 14.0 | 5 | 39 |
| 2022 | Virginia | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 0 | 51 |
| Career | 165 | 2,479 | 15.0 | 16 | 66 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | 1 | −6 |
| 2022 | Virginia | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | −6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-27@ No. 10 Miami | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 3 | L 40-41vs No. 16 Texas A&M | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-30vs Purdue | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 1 | 66 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-13@ Arkansas | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-7vs Boise State | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-7vs NC State | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24vs No. 20 USC | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-10@ Boston College | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-10vs Navy | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 0 | 52 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-15@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 2 | 35 | Season-high 99 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 70-7vs Syracuse | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-20@ Stanford | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 36 | 630 | 17.5 | 5 | 66 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 37-15
at Pittsburgh
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
6321% of team targetsCatch rate
56%35 of 63 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
56% catch rate on 63 targets · 21% of the team's targets · 38% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 48.1 | 18.7 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 58.6 | 17.5 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 56.5 | 20.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 48.5 | 15.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
44.0%
321 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #167 at the position.
The No. 1,763 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the FBS Independents as a senior.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Virginia and Notre Dame, 2,479 receiving yards — drafted at #74 overall by the New York Giants.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott and Marcus Freeman.
Next stop · NFL
New York Giants2026 NFL rookie season
New York Giants2026 NFL rookie season
