The Day 2 receiver run continued when the Giants selected Malachi Fields with the No. 74 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Let's look at the fantasy football outlook for Fields in New York, both for seasonal leagues and Dynasty formats.
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Malachi Fields Fantasy Value With the New York Giants
Even with Malik Nabers atop the depth chart, the Giants were heavily linked with a wide receiver in the first round.
That did not happen, but New York added to that room by selecting Fields in the third round.
Fields is joining something of a crowded depth chart, though every piece of that depth comes with questions.
Darius Slayton has been reliable but has failed to top 600 yards in each of the last two seasons.
Darnell Mooney is coming off a lost season with the Falcons.
Calvin Austin has never topped 550 yards in a season.
That should mean Fields has a real chance to earn a rookie role, but it is fair to wonder if he has the athletic talent to be a real contributor in the NFL.
More on that below.
Malachi Fields' Fantasy Scouting Report
Rich Hribar wrote a comprehensive fantasy profile for Fields before the 2026 NFL Draft:
Fields picked up a lot of steam at the Senior Bowl, which is propping up his draft capital, but his top-down profile is lacking compared to everyone we have covered to this point.
He is another big-bodied banger, but he did not win in that role consistently as some of the others in the same archetype.
Out of all of the vertical downfield X receivers we have covered so far, Fields has the shakiest profile.
In 2023 in Virginia, Fields caught 58 passes for 811 yards and 5 touchdowns.
He followed that up with 55 catches for 808 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Transferring to Notre Dame in 2025, he then only grabbed 36 passes for 630 yards and 5 touchdowns.
He ended his career as a strictly downfield target earner.
His 16.4 air yards per target were third in this class.
37.1% of his targets came on throws of 20 or more yards downfield, the highest rate in this class.
His deployment resulted in a class-high 37.1% of his targets being contested catches.
He only converted 47.8% (WR27).
Despite his target depth and hulking size (6-foot-4 and 218 pounds), only 9.7% of his career receptions were touchdowns, 32nd in this class.
A full diet of vertical targets with lowered success rates is a tough way to live.
26.6% of his targets were also uncatchable, the fourth-highest rate in the class.
In the small sample where Fields drew man coverage, he struggled to separate.
47.1% of his targets against man coverage were contested (4th highest).
In the small sample that Fields moved into the slot (only 26 routes), he had 1.38 yards per route run (33rd).
For as large as Fields is, his wingspan does fit this profile.
His 32-inch arms and 9-inch hands give him the third-lowest catch radius adjusted for size, which could be a contributing factor to some of those issues in converting the types of targets he was drawing.
Fields also did not alleviate concerns about his short-area quickness and his need to ramp up for long speed.
He ran a 4.61 forty, giving him a 39th percentile speed score.