{"id":155767,"date":"2025-06-24T21:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T21:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/155767\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T21:48:08","slug":"malachi-fields-wr-notre-dame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/155767\/","title":{"rendered":"Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is here, and it is everyone\u2019s favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Bucs<\/a> fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Tampa Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Are we going to write about quarterbacks? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Bucs, the Bears<\/a>, or the Steelers<\/a>. We write these so Bucs fans can be the most informed fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall.<\/p>\n

Player Information<\/p>\n

Player: Malachi Fields<\/p>\n

School: Notre Dame<\/p>\n

Height\/Weight: 6-4\/220 lbs.<\/p>\n

Player Background<\/p>\n

– 3-Star Recruit<\/p>\n

– Played Quarterback in High School<\/p>\n

– Third-Team All-ACC in 2024<\/p>\n

– Transferred from Virginia to Notre Dame\u00a0<\/p>\n

Career Stats Heading into the 2025 Season<\/p>\n

– 129 Receptions<\/p>\n

– 1,849 Receiving Yards<\/p>\n

– 14.3 Yards Per Reception<\/p>\n

– 11 Touchdowns<\/p>\n

Notable PFF Numbers Heading into the 2025 Season\u00a0<\/p>\n

– 72.3 PFF Receiving Grade<\/p>\n

– 4.5 Yards After Contact Per Reception<\/p>\n

– 1.87 Yards Per Route Run<\/p>\n

– Average Depth of Target of 13.5 Yards<\/p>\n

– 24 Contested Catches<\/p>\n

Player Traits<\/p>\n

– Finds holes in the defense<\/p>\n

– Fluid hips to turn upfield for a play<\/p>\n

– Physical player who will fight for extra yards<\/p>\n

– Good body control as a route runner and ball carrier<\/p>\n

– Strong, reliable hands<\/p>\n

Player Summary<\/p>\n

Malachi Fields is a throwback type of wide receiver that fans of any age will be able to appreciate. He is someone every team could use, regardless of their current depth, as he plays with an edge that isn\u2019t often seen in the position. He isn\u2019t afraid of contact, and he has the strength and balance to run through defenders and pick up extra yards. In his route running, his lower body movements allow him to be able to get himself open, and then once he has the ball in his hands, he can turn upfield quickly. With just two career drops, Fields also boasts some of the strongest, most reliable hands in college football, which any quarterback can appreciate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summer is here, and it is everyone\u2019s favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[247,265,210,374,211,692,391,318,339,1961,19,1962,7,20842,1963,248,267,88,6,15,35196,1960,641,245,537,520,57,530,818,817,829,9,266,819,426,209,250,776],"class_list":{"0":"post-155767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-american","9":"tag-american-football","10":"tag-bay","11":"tag-bears","12":"tag-buccaneers","13":"tag-chicago","14":"tag-chicago-bears","15":"tag-college","16":"tag-college-sports","17":"tag-dame","18":"tag-draft","19":"tag-fighting","20":"tag-football","21":"tag-hub","22":"tag-irish","23":"tag-national","24":"tag-national-sports","25":"tag-news","26":"tag-nfl","27":"tag-nfl-draft","28":"tag-nfl-hub","29":"tag-notre","30":"tag-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football","31":"tag-overall","32":"tag-overall-positive","33":"tag-pittsburgh","34":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","35":"tag-positive","36":"tag-scores","37":"tag-sport","38":"tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","39":"tag-sports","40":"tag-sports-news","41":"tag-statistics","42":"tag-steelers","43":"tag-tampa","44":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","45":"tag-u0026"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}