2026
2026 season · WR · #88 · 1st season
Malachi Fields
Age 23 · 6'4" · 222 lb · Notre Dame; Virginia · Pick 74 overall (2026). Listed WR2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 75% across 7 games.
- How goodFields's +4.7 EPA is 67th of 99 wide receivers.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+11.7, 74th percentile per target).
- Fantasy4.4 standard points a game, WR66 of 171.5.5 half-PPR points a game, WR71 of 171.6.7 PPR points a game, WR71 of 171.
- How he's usedHe rarely moves before the snap: 23% of his targets come with motion (league 49%).
- LatelyTargets are steady: 5 a game over his last three against 4.3 for the season.
- This weekWeek 8 is the bye.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 13% | 72nd of 99 | 27th | |
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 13.8 | 22nd of 99 | 78th | |
| After the catchyards per reception | 6.1 | 11th of 99 | 89th | |
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 53% | 76th of 99 | 23rd | |
| EPA per target | +0.16 | 69th of 99 | 31st |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 37% | 55th of 99 | 45th | |
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 3% | 44th of 99 | 56th | |
| Yards per game | 35.4 | 65th of 99 | 35th | |
| Success rate | 47% | 66th of 99 | 34th | |
| Total EPA | +4.7 | 67th of 99 | 33rd |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Fields scores 4.4 standard points a game, WR66 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.9 and 7.2; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 5 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Eagles allow the 1st-most standard points to WRs, 26.6 a game.
Fields scores 5.5 half-PPR points a game, WR71 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.9 and 9.0; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 5 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Eagles allow the 2nd-most half-PPR points to WRs, 33.0 a game.
Fields scores 6.7 PPR points a game, WR71 of 171 WRs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.9 and 10.8; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 5 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Eagles allow the 2nd-most PPR points to WRs, 39.4 a game.
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the WR24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
He rarely moves before the snap: 23% of his targets come with motion (league 49%). He works the middle of the field: 30% of his targets come between the numbers (league 21%). His share of the team's targets is 13%: on third down it holds at 15%; inside the 20 it holds at 11%. Much of his damage comes after the catch: 40% of his yards (league 30%).
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying wide receivers; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Fields's +4.7 EPA is 67th of 99 wide receivers. The biggest share comes after the catch (+11.7, 74th percentile per target). Incompletions cost him more than most (-11.6, 21st percentile).
How this is measured
Every target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. The percentile is him among the qualifying wide receivers, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 15 targets.
His targets spread much like the league's: no spot with five or more runs 15% above the league's share.
How this is measured
Every target with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three targets show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
The game
at EaglesLincoln Financial Field
NYG −3.5 · O/U 40.5
The defense vs WR
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
First meeting this season
His status
Week 8 is the bye. A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Eagles rank 21st vs WR, allowing +0.32 EPA per target to wide receivers. He has averaged 20 yards a game against middle defenses this season.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs DAL W 28-2027th D | 27th vs WR | 72% | 4 | 2 | 25 | +0.5 | |
| 2 | at LA L 6-286th D | 6th vs WR | 81% | 6 | 2 | 30 | -5.1 | |
| 3 | vs TEN W 12-731st D | 31st vs WR | 69% | 2 | 2 | 19 | +0.5 | |
| 4 | vs ARI W 36-2432nd D | 32nd vs WR | 66% | 3 | 2 | 52 | 1 | +4.7 |
| 5 | at WAS T 27-2713th D | 13th vs WR | 72% | 2 | 2 | 20 | +1.8 | |
| 6 | vs NO L 27-3412th D | 12th vs WR | 94% | 8 | 2 | 19 | -5.8 | |
| 7 | at HOU W 27-2125th D | 25th vs WR | 74% | 5 | 4 | 83 | +8.1 | |
| 8 | Bye week | |||||||
| 9 | at PHISun Nov 8 · next up | |||||||
| 10 | vs WASThu Nov 12 | |||||||
| 11 | vs JAXSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at INDSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | vs SFSun Dec 6 | |||||||
| 14 | at SEASun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | vs CLESun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | at DETMon Dec 28 | |||||||
| 17 | at DALSun Jan 3 | |||||||
| 18 | vs PHISun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 7 games | 75% | 30 | 16 | 248 | 1 | +4.7 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs DAL W 28-2027th D | 27th vs WR | 14% | 29% | 17.8 | 15 | +0.13 | 1 | |
| 2 | at LA L 6-286th D | 6th vs WR | 19% | 38% | 21.8 | 6 | -0.85 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | vs TEN W 12-731st D | 31st vs WR | 10% | 8% | 5.5 | 8 | +0.27 | 1 | |
| 4 | vs ARI W 36-2432nd D | 32nd vs WR | 10% | 19% | 21.0 | 4 | +1.55 | 2 | |
| 5 | at WAS T 27-2713th D | 13th vs WR | 4% | 1% | 1.5 | 17 | +0.89 | 1 | |
| 6 | vs NO L 27-3412th D | 12th vs WR | 19% | 14% | 7.5 | 9 | -0.72 | 1 | |
| 7 | at HOU W 27-2125th D | 25th vs WR | 19% | 28% | 14.8 | 39 | +1.62 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 9 | at PHISun Nov 8 · next up | ||||||||
| 10 | vs WASThu Nov 12 | ||||||||
| 11 | vs JAXSun Nov 22 | ||||||||
| 12 | at INDSun Nov 29 | ||||||||
| 13 | vs SFSun Dec 6 | ||||||||
| 14 | at SEASun Dec 13 | ||||||||
| 15 | vs CLESun Dec 20 | ||||||||
| 16 | at DETMon Dec 28 | ||||||||
| 17 | at DALSun Jan 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | vs PHISun Jan 10 | ||||||||
| 7 games | 13% | 20% | 13.8 | 98 | +0.16 | 11 | 1 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs DAL W 28-2027th D | 27th vs WR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | ||
| 2 | at LA L 6-286th D | 6th vs WR | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | ||
| 3 | vs TEN W 12-731st D | 31st vs WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | ||
| 4 | vs ARI W 36-2432nd D | 32nd vs WR | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | at WAS T 27-2713th D | 13th vs WR | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | ||
| 6 | vs NO L 27-3412th D | 12th vs WR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | ||
| 7 | at HOU W 27-2125th D | 25th vs WR | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 2 | |
| 8 | Bye week | ||||||
| 9 | at PHISun Nov 8 · next up | ||||||
| 10 | vs WASThu Nov 12 | ||||||
| 11 | vs JAXSun Nov 22 | ||||||
| 12 | at INDSun Nov 29 | ||||||
| 13 | vs SFSun Dec 6 | ||||||
| 14 | at SEASun Dec 13 | ||||||
| 15 | vs CLESun Dec 20 | ||||||
| 16 | at DETMon Dec 28 | ||||||
| 17 | at DALSun Jan 3 | ||||||
| 18 | vs PHISun Jan 10 | ||||||
| 7 games | 16 | 248 | 15.5 | 1 | 3 |
Targets are steady: 5 a game over his last three against 4.3 for the season. At or above a starter's median in yards in 2 of 7 games. Week 7 was his season high in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 30th-toughest slate vs WR: his opponents rank 20.9 of 32 on average (league middle 16.4). Ahead: 1 of his next 10 is top-10 vs WR and 2 are bottom-10, starting with the Eagles (21st, away) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Tgt/g | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 1 | 6.0 | 30 | -0.85 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 2 | 5.0 | 20 | -0.40 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 4 | 3.5 | 45 | +0.99 |
| All games | 7 | 4.3 | 35 | +0.16 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.33); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
First season: 7 games in, 248 receiving yards, a 17-game pace of 602.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYG | 7 | 30 | 16 | 248 | 1 | 15.5 | 35.4 | +0.16 |
| Career | 1 tm | 7 | 30 | 16 | 248 | 1 | 15.5 | 35.4 | +0.16 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- WR2 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 1 on 30 targets
- Broken tackles
- 1
- Passer rating when targeted
- 80.5
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cam SkatteboRB | 111 | 494 · 2 TD | -9.3 |
 Malik NabersWR | 70 | 605 · 2 TD | +16.4 |
 Isaiah LikelyTE | 63 | 395 · 5 TD | +14.3 |
 Najee HarrisRB | 32 | 104 | -11.2 |
 Devin SingletaryRB | 27 | 135 · 2 TD | +1.8 |
 Tyrone Tracy Jr.RB | 26 | 109 · 3 TD | -0.1 |
 Darnell MooneyWR | 25 | 145 | +4.7 |
 Jameis WinstonQB | 16 | 50 · 1 TD | +11.1 |