Giants third-round WR Malachi Fields stood out at rookie minicamp, with ESPN’s Jordan Raanan highlighting his work over the middle and HC John Harbaugh praising his slants and a contested catch over a defender.
Harbaugh: “Did you see him on the slants [Saturday]? He made every catch [Friday]. Made one high catch over the top of the corner one time.”
Fields is only a late-round best-ball flier for now, but this minicamp buzz matters because the Giants' depth chart gives him a plausible path into the WR3 mix. The upside is still role-based rather than proven, so he's more of a monitor-and-stash name than a priority target.
The Giants traded up in the third round to select Fields, a 6'4, 218-pound WR out of Notre Dame. He ran 89.1% of his routes in college from the perimeter.
Fields has the frame and 85th-percentile catch radius to win downfield. He projects as an outside WR and potential red-zone weapon, but his 4.61 40-yard dash and 7th-percentile 1.63-second 10-yard split cast doubt on his ability to consistently separate deep.
The path to playing time looks fairly winnable.
No. 1 WR Malik Nabers is still rehabbing from a torn ACL. Wan’Dale Robinson led the team with 140 targets last season before following Brian Daboll to Tennessee.
Darius Slayton is listed as the starter opposite Nabers, but his targets, catches, receiving yards, and Pro Football Focus receiving grade have all declined for three straight seasons.
The Giants also added Darnell Mooney, whose 43.3% career slot rate is more than double Slayton’s 20.2%. If Mooney takes over Robinson’s inside role, Fields would only have to beat out a fading Slayton for the perimeter role opposite Nabers.
TE Isaiah Likely also looms as a significant contributor thanks to his three-year, $40 million contract and familiarity with Harbaugh.
In deep best-ball builds, this is the appeal: shaky vets, open snaps, and a rookie who could force his way into the WR3 mix.
Raanan pointed out that Fields “dropped a couple of passes during Saturday’s practice,” but Harbaugh still talked up the rookie WR.
Fields showed solid hands at Virginia and Notre Dame, posting a 1.9% drop rate in 2024 and 2025 combined.
It’s early, but a third-round rookie WR catching his coach’s eye is a positive.
We’ll see if he can carry that momentum into June’s minicamp and beat out Slayton for the WR3 role.
If the praise carries into June, Fields has a real shot to beat his 23rd-round price in best-ball ADP.
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