The class of wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft is an interesting one. That’s potentially good news for the New York Giants, who likely need to add at least one impact receiver this year.
There are, of course, talented players at the top of the class who will get plenty of discussion over the course of the process. There’s also a sizeable “middle class” of receivers who could be valuable pieces to the right team as rotational or role players.
That’s where Notre Dame receiver Malachi Fields comes in.
Fields is a big, powerful receiver with a skill set that allows him to help a team without the ball in his hands. Could that make him a value piece for the receiver-needy Giants?
Prospect: Malachi Fields (0)
Games Watched: vs. Miami (2025) vs. Texas A&M (2025), vs. Arkansas (2025)
Red Flags: Foot (broken bone, 2022)
Measurables
Height: 6-foot-4 (unofficial)
Weight: 222 pounds (unofficial)
Strengths
Best traits
- Size
- Play strength
- Blocking
- Catch radius
Malachi Fields is a big, powerful receiver prospect. He has a prototypical frame for an outside receiver at 6-foot-4, 222 pounds and appears to have long arms to fit his height.
Fields typically shows a solid understanding of his role within the offense and knows how to run his routes to find voids in coverage or use his frame to create traffic if he isn’t the primary receiver in a route concept.
He also has a clear understanding of how to use his size and power to his advantage as a receiver. He’s able to play through contact and is also able to extend and high-point the ball. Fields has solid ball skills, locating and tracking the ball in the air and has enough body control to adjust and make tough catches.
Fields is also a willing and competitive blocker. His size allows him to overwhelm defensive backs on the perimeter and even lose slowly against off-ball linebackers in condensed formations. He typically blocks with good technique and shows solid competitive toughness in sustaining his blocks.
Weaknesses
Worst traits
- Long speed
- Agility
- Explosiveness
Fields’ greatest weakness is an overall lack of athleticism. He has adequate short-area quickness to get into his breaks, but lacks explosiveness out of his breaks or agility when changing direction. He also isn’t particularly fast over a distance and labors somewhat as a runner.
As a result, he struggles to generate separation, even if initially beating a corner, and needs to rely on his size to make contested catches. Likewise, while he can find voids in zone coverage, he’s slower to exploit them and they can shrink by the time he gets there.
Game Tape
(Fields is the Notre Dame receiver wearing number 0)
Projection
Malachi Fields projects as a useful rotational piece for an offense that uses a high rate of screen passes and runs, and is also in need of a possession receiver.
Fields has the potential to be a reliable depth player on offense as well as a consistent presence on special teams. He might not have the consistent Big Play threat to have universal appeal, but he should have good value to the right team on Day 3.
Does he fit the Giants?
Yes, as a depth piece and special teams contributor.
Final Word: A good Day 3 Value
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