Malachi Fields Football Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2026 Senior Bowl Top 300
• 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-America – Fourth Team
• 2024 Third Team All-ACC
• 2024 All-ACC – Phil Steele (4th Team)
• 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
• 2023 Comeback Player of the Year Award Semifinalist
• 2023 Honorable Mention All-ACC selection
• 2023 All-ACC – Phil Steele and College Football Network (2nd Team)

AS A SENIOR (2025)

• Started all 12 games for the Irish… posted season-highs of 99 yards on seven receptions and two-touchdowns against Pitt… led all players with 17.5 yards per reception among all players with at least 10 catches… finished second on the team with 630 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions.
• at MIAMI (8/31): Caught three passes for 48 yards to average 16.0 yards per reception… had a 26-yard reception in the third quarter to set up the second scoring drive of the game for the Irish
• TEXAS A&M (9/13): Started at wide receiver for the Irish… targeted 11 times… caught five passes for 77 yards for an average of 15.4 yards per reception
• PURDUE (9/20): Started at wide receiver… caught both of his targets for 78 yards… scored his first touchdown for the Irish with a 66-yard reception on the first offensive play of the game
• at ARKANSAS (9/27): Started at wide receiver for the Irish… hauled in three receptions for 72 yards… had a 40-yard reception on a fourth-down fake punt play in the third quarter
• BOISE STATE (10/4): Started at wide receiver… reeled in four catches for 44 yards and a touchdown… caught a six-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter… longest reception went for 22 yards that led to a Notre Dame touchdown in the second quarter
• NC STATE (10/11): Started at wide receiver for the Irish… had one reception for 20 yards in the win
• USC (10/18): Started at wide receiver… made one catch for nine yards
• AT BOSTON COLLEGE (11/1): Started at wide receiver… hauled in two receptions for 52 yards… recorded the first touchdown of the game for the Irish on a 40-yard reception
• NAVY (11/9): Started at wide receiver… had four receptions for 97 yards, including a 52-yard reception on the first drive of the game that led to an Irish touchdown
• at PITTSBURGH (11/15): Started at wide receiver… led the Irish with season-highs of 99 yards on seven receptions… tied his career-high with two touchdowns–one on a 25-yard reception late in the second quarter and another on a six-yard reception in the third… longest reception went for 35 yards on a one-handed grab at the end of the first quarter
• SYRACUSE (11/22): Started at wide receiver for the Irish… had one reception for 12 yards
• AT STANFORD (11/29): Started at wide receiver… recorded three receptions for 22 yards… longest catch was a 10-yard reception on the first play from scrimmage that contributed to a Notre Dame touchdown drive

Prior to Notre Dame (Virginia)

AS A JUNIOR (2024)

• Started all 12 games at wide receiver
• Totaled 55 catches for 808 yards and five touchdowns
• Recorded five catches for 100 yards against Richmond
• Posted career highs of 11 receptions and 148 yards at Wake Forest
• Scored twice on four receptions and 65 yards at Coastal Carolina
• Tallied 63 yards on four catches including the go-ahead touchdown and completed a 29-yard pass against Boston College
• Caught four passes for 42 yards and a score versus SMU

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)

• Started all 12 games at wide receiver
• Recorded 58 receptions for 811 yards and five touchdowns
• Hauled in eight passes for 74 yards against James Madison
• Posted seven receptions for 70 yards and a rushing attempt at Maryland
• Had five catches and 88 yards with a touchdown at Boston College
• Posted 63 yards on four receptions with a score against William & Mary
• Totaled four receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown versus Duke
• Scored twice with six catches and 89 yards against Virginia Tech

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)

• Appeared in one game
• Caught five passes for 58 yards and a touchdown versus Pittsburgh

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

• Saw action in 11 games with one start
• Secured three catches for 35 yards against Wake Forest
• Posted 60 yards on three receptions at Louisville
• Caught two passes for 32 yards at Pittsburgh

PREP AND PERSONAL

• A three-star recruit by ESPN and 247 Sports
• All-Jefferson District First Team
• Passed for 1,027 yards and four touchdowns as a junior
• Rushed for 700 yards and 12 scores during his junior season