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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Malachi Fields

WR · Notre Dame · Class of 2026 · Model rank #98 (pos #52)
480
Projected career fp
7.5
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.5
Proj yrs in league
22.0
Age
4
Comps w/ NFL data
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NFL comparables — first 7 career games

N = 7 games7 games is a very small sample. This shows how these players began, not how they will finish. It is a comparison, not a projection, and it should not be read as a settled view of anyone’s career. Drawn from 982 historical WRs who played at least 7 career games. A “game” is one in which the player recorded a stat line. Inactive weeks do not count, and the same rule is applied to the rookie and to every historical player he is compared against.

Malachi Fields’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 7 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.

Player Debut First 7 career games Similarity Career outcome Career fp Seasons
Malachi Fields this rookie202630 tgt · 16 rec · 248 yds · 1 TD————
Eric Parker200230 tgt · 17 rec · 268 yds · 1 TD0.910depth5245
Jalen Coker202426 tgt · 17 rec · 263 yds · 1 TD0.876active2623
Charles D. Johnson201434 tgt · 17 rec · 240 yds · 1 TD0.867depth1543
Vincent Brown201133 tgt · 15 rec · 260 yds · 1 TD0.866depth1854
Mike Brown201230 tgt · 17 rec · 289 yds · 1 TD0.834bust1003
Danario Alexander201032 tgt · 17 rec · 292 yds · 1 TD0.818depth2823
Bo Melton202324 tgt · 16 rec · 218 yds · 1 TD0.805active1014
DJ Moore201824 tgt · 18 rec · 281 yds · 1 TD0.803active1,7799
Laveranues Coles200025 tgt · 18 rec · 291 yds · 1 TD0.797elite1,85010
Torry Holt199935 tgt · 19 rec · 282 yds · 1 TD0.796elite2,67511
Pre-season college projection and college comps secondary
Superseded by the NFL comparison above. This is the pre-season estimate, built before Malachi Fields played a down: his college production comped against historical college players, anchored on draft capital. It is a weaker estimator (prospect back-test ρ 0.27 ex-TE) and it knows nothing about what he has actually done in the NFL. Kept for reference only.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 3, Pick #74 — NYG
KTC consensus. SF rank 187 (pos #71) — model delta ↑↑ +89. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is the pick-tier baseline for this position. No comps with meaningful NFL careers — the historical college players most similar to this prospect either didn't reach the NFL or only had cup-of-coffee stints (<200 career fp). The pick-tier baseline anchors the number to what players in this position+pick range historically produce. low-confidence comp pool

Projection inputs

College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.

College adj career fp/g: 11.40Final season fp/g: 8.12Peak season fp/g: 13.98Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Malachi Fields. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.

College player School Class Similarity NFL outcome NFL career Career fp Peak3 fp/g Seasons
Will PaulingNotre Dame20260.882unknownWill Pauling———
Jaden WalleyMississippi State20230.848unknownJaden Walley———
Squirrel WhiteTennessee20250.792unknownSquirrel White———
Jahmal BanksNebraska20250.747unknownJahmal Banks———
Nate MccollumNorth Carolina20250.676unknownNate Mccollum———
Kyle WilliamsArizona State20200.665bustKyle Williams1364.14
Derek KinderPitt20090.654unknownDerek Kinder———
Bryson GreenWisconsin20250.638unknownBryson Green———
Brandon SmithIowa20210.630unknownBrandon Smith42.21
Kanawai NoaNebraska20200.616unknownKanawai Noa———
Evan MooreStanford20080.602unknownEvan Moore———
Colbie YoungGeorgia20260.600unknownColbie Young31.41
Jaylon ReddOregon20210.579unknownJaylon Redd———
Vic Wharton IIICalifornia20190.575unknownVic Wharton III———
Austin WilliamsMississippi State20230.569unknownAustin Williams———
Joseph ManjackTCU20260.567unknownJoseph Manjack———
Ben SkowronekNotre Dame20210.551bustBen Skowronek1714.06
Demetris RobertsonAuburn20220.544unknownDemetris Robertson———
Trevon BradfordOregon State20220.543unknownTrevon Bradford———
Logan LoyaUCLA20250.529unknownLogan Loya———
Michael WoodsOklahoma20220.527unknownMichael Woods———
Cam CamperBoise State20250.523unknownCam Camper———
Davontavean MartinWashington State20200.518unknownDavontavean Martin———
Andrew ParchmentFlorida State20220.517unknownAndrew Parchment———
Gary Bryant Jr.Oregon20260.513unknownGary Bryant Jr.———

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.