Malachi Fields
Overview
Board Oct 12Week 5 rest-of-season review, Oct 12, 2026. The three reads are where our backtested model, the betting market and his 2026 production each place him at WR; our board rank is the call.
Where his stats say he could finish from here: WR74 to WR100. Our rank stays the call.
2026 so far5 games
- target share down from 14.6% to 6.2% (last 2 games vs the three before)
- share of NYG's air yards down from 29% to 8% (last 2 games vs the three before)
Ranked among 103 qualified WRs this season.
80% range 2.2–6.9 half-PPR points a game. Biggest inputs: final college season +0.7, college seasons -0.3, power-conference college +0.3, college production -0.3. The model informs the rank; it does not set it.
Week 6
Lines Oct 14NYG
NOUpdated Oct 14, 2026, built on a NYG team total of 22. Rank is among every WR we project this week.
Allowed to WRs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Amon-Ra St. Brown (W1, 28.7 PPR, 10/14 67 yds); Rashod Bateman (W2, 21.8 PPR, 7/9 88 yds); Justin Jefferson (W5, 18.8 PPR, 6/7 79 yds).
EPA ranks entering Week 6: #29 against the pass, #27 against the run (1 = best defense).
Big number: receiving fantasy points NO allows a game to WRs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Malachi Fields's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.
2-20 rec on 2 tgt
Game log
2026 · through W5Every gametap a game for the detail
NYG +3 (closing) · total 47.5 · 80°F, wind 7 mph · 7 days rest · prime time · division game
Projected 5.7 (WR73) · NYG +6.5 (closing) · total 47.5 · indoors · 8 days rest · prime time
Projected 6.5 (WR62) · NYG -2.5 (closing) · total 37.5 · 62°F, wind 10 mph · 6 days rest
Projected 5.3 (WR74) · NYG +2.5 (closing) · total 44.5 · 63°F, wind 9 mph · 7 days rest
Projected 4.9 (WR73) · NYG +3.5 (closing) · total 41.5 · 7 days rest · division game
D# = the opponent's rank against WRs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at WR that week.
Usage
What changedlast 3 full games vs. before
| W1, W2 | W3, W4, W5 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap share | 76.5% | 69.0% | −7.5 |
| Target share | 16.3% | 7.9% | −8.4 |
| Air-yard share | 33.7% | 29.0% | −4.7 |
| Targets a game | 5.0 | 2.3 | −2.7 |
Games he left injured are left out of both sides.
NYG target treeshare of team targets, 2026
Season to date, games each player played.
Role details2026, through Week 5
Advanced
Percentile against the WRs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 5. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.
Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play
1 TDs on 0.84 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›
Leaderboardstop 10 among WRs, 2026
Splits
As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5
| Situation | Tgt | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds/tgt | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All targets | 17 | 10-146-1 | 8.68.2 | 0.140.27 |
| Red zone6% of targets | 1 | 1-12-1 | 12.04.4 | 2.830.18 |
| Third down35% of targets | 6 | 3-61-1 | 10.27.1 | 0.500.14 |
| Score within 759% of targets | 10 | 6-95-0 | 9.58.1 | 0.260.26 |
| Trailing by 8+35% of targets | 6 | 3-41-1 | 6.88.2 | -0.160.28 |
| Leading by 8+6% of targets | 1 | 1-10-0 | 10.09.3 | 0.720.37 |
| Two-minute drill12% of targets | 2 | 1-6-0 | 3.07.5 | -1.150.17 |
| Vs. the blitz47% of targets | 8 | 3-31-0 | 3.97.9 | -0.560.23 |
| No blitz53% of targets | 9 | 7-115-1 | 12.88.4 | 0.760.29 |
| Play action18% of targets | 3 | 3-43-0 | 14.310.4 | 1.070.41 |
| With motion18% of targets | 3 | 2-16-0 | 5.38.3 | 0.100.32 |
| Screens6% of targets | 1 | 1-7-0 | 7.04.7 | 0.81-0.20 |
Small grey number = every WR in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 10 of his 17 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 0 of 1 contested caught.
Team
NYGNew York Giants offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.
Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB
| Week | Score | Implied | Pass rate | QB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1vs DAL | 28-20 | 22.3 | 48%−7.2 | Dart29 att |
| W2vs LA | 6-28 | 20.5 | 62%−6.0 | Winston27 att |
| W3vs TEN | 12-7 | 20.0 | 44%−19.1 | Winston22 att |
| W4vs ARI | 36-24 | 21.0 | 54%−10.2 | Winston29 att |
| W5vs WAS | 27-27 | 19.0 | 68%−1.6 | Winston54 att |
Depth chartWR, Oct 14
Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs WRs
Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to WRs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›
Head coach: John Harbaugh. QB: Jameis Winston (most pass attempts, Week 5).
Charts
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Career
Season by season
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Pts/g | xFP/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026NYG | 5 | 10-146-117 tgt, 11.3% share | 5.1WR80 | 6.2−0.4 |
Under points a game: his rank at WR in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).
Health
No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.
2026 injury reportofficial, week by week
✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.
Teammates on the report
Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›
Value
Market Oct 10Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.
Teal dot = today (3,824). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. WRs about 23 valued near #127 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 130 players' worth).
206.2 overall, WR167. ESPN 169.9 · Underdog 209.3 · Sleeper 242.4
Profile
Athletic profilepercentile vs WRs at the combine since 2010
College production
| Year | G | Rec-Yds-TD | Yds share | Dominator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Notre Dame | 12 | 36-630-5 | 20.6% | 20.3 |
| 2024Virginia | 12 | 55-808-5 | 29.4% | 30.4 |
| 2023Virginia | 12 | 58-811-5 | 26.9% | 26.6 |
| 2022Virginia | 1 | 5-58-1 | 38.2% | 69.1 |
| 2021Virginia | 7 | 11-172-0 | 5.8% | 2.9 |
Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.