Malachi Fields
Stat Maniac
Through Week 2 of 2026, Malachi Fields is averaging 3.8 half-PPR points per game on 7.6 xFP (54th percentile among WRs), 3.8 points per game below expectation, the kind of gap that tends to close. Fields has played 77% of offensive snaps (63rd percentile) with -0.46 EPA per target (6th percentile). The closest statistical comp since 2012 is Zay Jones' 2017 season (90% match): WR87 that year, then WR34 the next.
2026 season, through Week 2, 2 games, WR82 in total points. Percentiles against the top 96 WRs by points with 2+ games (the minimum rises to 4 by Week 4).
Closest seasons since 2012
- 90%2017 Zay Jones: WR87 that season (4.1 PPG), WR34 the next year (8.6 PPG).
- 90%2021 Kenny Golladay: WR82 that season (5.1 PPG), WR169 the next year (1.4 PPG).
- 89%2018 Josh Doctson: WR72 that season (5.8 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.
Season lines
Half PPR, Weeks 1-17| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | PPG | Spike wks | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 16.3% | 0.48 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 0 | WR82 |
| 2026Maniacs proj | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.7 | 2.9 | - | - |
A spike week is a top-24 WR finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all WRs.
Game log
Full color = top-24 week2026 season
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 13.8% | 0.41 | 3.5 | WR77 |
| 2 | LA | 6 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18.8% | 0.55 | 4.0 | WR72 |