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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Senior |
Major | American Studies |
Personal information | |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career history | |
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High school | Monticello (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
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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 | ||||||||
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GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||
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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 |
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