Possession X Receiver

Projected
Round 4-5

Drafted · Round 3 · Pick 74 · 74th overall
Fields suits up at /p/malachi-fields
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 4-5Malachi Fields projects as a possession x receiver. A WR out of Notre Dame who tested with a fringe athletic profile (41th composite). Combine line reads 6'4 4/8" · 218 lb, 4.61s 40, 38″ vertical, 124″ broad. Career college production: 165 receptions for 2,479 yards and 16 TDs across 5 seasons. Dominance score 49 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Strong
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Below avg
Peak season
40% wt2023
Weak
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Above avg
Efficiency
10% wtY/R · 15.02
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs WR CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
7 of 7 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.61s·16th of 1200
Vertical
38.0″·76th of 1054
Broad
124.0″·63rd of 1017
3-Cone
6.98s·49th of 745
Shuttle
4.35s·23rd of 768
Arm
32.1″·61st of 473
Hand
9.0″·13th of 474
40-Yard
vs. 1200
Vertical
vs. 1054
Broad
vs. 1017
3-Cone
vs. 745
Shuttle
vs. 768
Arm
vs. 473
Hand
vs. 474
Trait grades
Speed
16th percentile · 4.61s 40-yard
Burst
70th percentile · 38" vert · 124" broad
Lateral Agility
36th percentile · 6.98s 3-cone · 4.35s shuttle
Vertical Pop
76th percentile · 38" vertical
Frame
88th percentile · 6'4 4/8" · 218 lb
Strength
No combine number on file — no bench on file
NFL comparisons
Keon Coleman
Rotational2024 R2 · #33 · Florida St. · 6-3/213lb · 4.61s 40
83
sim
Drake London
Starter2022 R1 · #8 · USC · 6-4/219lb
80
sim
Michael Wilson
Rotational2023 R3 · #94 · Stanford · 6-2/213lb · 4.58s 40
77
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 88th percentile. 6'4 4/8".
Primary risk
Speed sits in the 16th percentile (4.61s 40-yard). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Quick-game offense built on slants, hitches, and back-shoulder concepts on the boundary.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UVA | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 0 | 51 |
| 2022 | UVA | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | UVA | 58 | 811 | 14.0 | 5 | 39 |
| 2024 | UVA | 55 | 808 | 14.7 | 5 | 45 |
| 2025 | ND | 36 | 630 | 17.5 | 5 | 66 |
| Career | 165 | 2,479 | 15.0 | 16 | 66 | |
Generated by deterministic-v30 · Jun 2, 2026Workout · Combine