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WR2026 Draft Prospect

Malachi Fields

Notre Dame

Measurables

6'4 4/8"

218 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 4-5

Possession X Receiver

Malachi Fields projects as a possession x receiver — a WR from Notre Dame who tested with a fringe athletic profile (43th 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 50 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

50B-

Dominance score · multi-component

Cohort-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

78th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

36th

2023

Breakout

15%

13th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

61th

Y/R · 15.02

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

C

Speed

16th percentile · 4.61s 40-yard

B+

Burst

70th percentile · 38" vert · 124" broad

C+

Lateral Agility

36th percentile · 6.98s 3-cone · 4.35s shuttle

B+

Vertical Pop

76th percentile · 38" vertical

A-

Frame

88th percentile · 6'4 4/8" · 218 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.34
  1. #1

    Keon Coleman

    2024 R2 · #33 · Florida St. · 6-3/213lb · 4.61s 40

    83

    sim

  2. #2

    Drake London

    2022 R1 · #8 · USC · 6-4/219lb

    80

    sim

  3. #3

    Michael Wilson

    2023 R3 · #94 · Stanford · 6-2/213lb · 4.58s 40

    77

    sim

Scheme fit

Quick-game offense built on slants, hitches, and back-shoulder concepts on the boundary.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 88th percentile — 6'4 4/8".

Primary risk

Speed sits in the 16th percentile (4.61s 40-yard) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. WR class · 2000–2026 baseline
39

Athletic composite

39thAVERAGE

5 of 6 metrics graded

1× Excellent1× Solid1× Average1× Below avg1× Poor
4.61s16thPOOR
i

40-Yard

vs. 1200

38.076thEXCELLENT
i

Vertical

vs. 1054

124.063rdSOLID
i

Broad

vs. 1017

6.98s49thAVERAGE
i

3-Cone

vs. 745

4.35s23rdBELOW AVG
i

Shuttle

vs. 768

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

37

Athletic composite

37thAVERAGE

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Solid1× Poor
32.161stSOLID
i

Arm

vs. 473

9.013thPOOR
i

Hand

vs. 474

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2021UVA1117215.6051
2022UVA55811.6115
2023UVA5881114.0539
2024UVA5580814.7545
2025ND3663017.5566
Career1652,47915.01666