| Malachi Fields | |
| School: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Currentnumber: | 8 |
| Currentposition: | Wide receiver |
| Class: | Senior |
| Major: | American Studies |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Highschool: | Monticello (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
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| Espn: | 4682648 |
Malachi Fields is an American football wide receiver for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Fields attended Monticello High School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Fields played quarterback in high school;[1] however, he was offered by colleges as a wide receiver. He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia over offers from Liberty, VMI, and William & Mary.[2] [3]
As a freshman, Fields made an immediate impact, earning praise from then-Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall following a 35-yard performance against Wake Forest.[4] He finished his freshman season by recording 11 receptions for 172 yards before undergoing surgery to repair a broken metatarsal in his left foot, missing significant time during his sophomore season.[5] In his only appearance during his sophomore year against Pittsburgh, Fields caught his first career touchdown in addition to five receptions for 58 yards.[6] [7] As a junior, Fields emerged as one of the top wide receivers statistically in the conference.[8] Fields, along with teammate Malik Washington, combined to become the only two receivers to both record 800 yards in the conference.[9] At the conclusion of his junior season, he was named a semifinalist for the Comeback Player of the Year Award after tallying 811 yards on 58 receptions for five touchdowns.[10]
| Season | Games | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||
| Virginia Cavaliers | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 172 | 15.6 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 11.6 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | 12 | 58 | 811 | 14.0 | 5 | |||||
| Career[11] | 24 | 74 | 1,041 | 14.1 | 6 | |||||