Overview
- The New York Giants traded multiple picks to move into No. 74 in the third round to select 6-foot-4 receiver Malachi Fields, signaling a targeted draft investment in his profile.
- Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown and other team officials have described Fields as a low start-up-cost player whose multi-year consistency makes him ready to play in Year 1.
- NFL evaluators and Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis have highlighted Fields' contested-catch ability, size, hands and physicality, with scouts comparing his play style to proven possession receivers.
- Fields ran a 4.61 40-yard dash at the Combine, a time that likely lowered his draft stock despite analysts saying his game speed and ball skills are better than the raw time suggests.
- Fields has been active in rookie minicamp and OTAs and his immediate opportunity for meaningful snaps has grown because Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton are rehabbing injuries.