The NFL Combine has a way of stripping players down to their numbers, forty times, wingspans, verticals, as if the story can be told in decimals. But Malachi Fields has never been just a string of measurements. Before he was boxing out cornerbacks on Saturdays, he was a dual-threat quarterback in high school.
Before he became a transfer serious threat at Notre Dame, he was building his foundation with the Virginia Cavaliers. His journey to Indianapolis wasn’t linear, and neither is his projection. Now, with his 2026 NFL Combine results in hand, the outline is sharper.
Malachi Fields’ Scouting Report and NFL Draft Projection
Here is Fields’ scouting report from the PFSN mock draft simulator.
Pondering upon his achievements in college, “He broke out in 2023, racking up 58 catches for 811 yards and five touchdowns in a standard-setting redshirt sophomore campaign, and produced at a nearly identical clip in 2024. In 2025, Fields transferred to Notre Dame and took on a role as the Fighting Irish’s resident deep threat, accounting for 36 catches, 630 yards, and five scores.”
“He averaged over 17 yards per reception, achieved a miniscule 1.6% drop rate, and earned a respectable PFSN WR Impact score of 78.3,” it continued.
Talking about his skills, “Fields makes his money as a contact brawler and contested catch presence first, and a separator second. His Senior Bowl showing boosted his stock across the industry, but even there, his best play was a diving downfield catch in a high-variance situation. With his build, Fields brings questions regarding his max-level athleticism, vertical speed, and separation upside with lacking flexibility and deceleration.”
With potential development on the line, “There’s no denying his ability to control the catch point with timing, box-out ability, and vice-grip hands, and his heavy-handed run blocking ability solidifies his value as a rotational WR early on. With good athletic testing, Fields can improve his chances of going Top 100, but needs to keep refining his game as a multi-level separator before he can be a full-time NFL starter.”
He might never headline an offense, but in the right system, one that lets him go from Point A to Point B and own the airspace between, Fields projects as a sturdy WR2. The latest projection from PFSN slots him at No. 122 overall to the Philadelphia Eagles, a fit that would make sense for a team that values physicality on the perimeter.
Fields’ NFL Combine Results and Measurements
(This section will be updated later once additional NFL Combine results are available.)
Fields feels like the kind of receiver offensive coordinators circle in red ink, not because he’s flashy, but because he changes geometry. At 6-foot-4 ½ and 218 pounds, with arms stretching just past 32 inches, he doesn’t ask for space. He takes it. If the tape told us who Fields is, the combine asked how far that identity can stretch.
Measurements
- Height: 6-foot-4 ½
- Weight: 218 lbs
- Arm length: 32 â…›
- Hand size: 9”
The frame is exactly what teams expected: long, filled out, built for boundary work.
Testing Results
- 40-Yard Dash: 4.61 seconds
- 10-Yard Split: 1.63 seconds
- Vertical Jump: 38”
- Broad Jump: 10’ 4”
- 3-Cone Drill: 6.98
- 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.35
- Bench Press: DNP
The 4.61-second 40-yard dash won’t quite answer every question about pure vertical speed. It confirms what the tape suggests: He’s not a run-by burner.
But the 38-inch vertical and 10-foot-4 broad jump underline his explosiveness where it matters most for his game: at the catch point. He doesn’t need to separate by three yards if he can rise above the defender by three inches.
Statistically, Fields posted a Production Score of 70, an estimated Athleticism Score of 73 (17th among combine wideouts), and a Total Score of 75 (16th at the position). The numbers paint him as solid, not spectacular, but stability has its own kind of appeal.
