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Malachi Fields

WR
Position
6'4''
Height
220 lbs.
Weight
Senior
Class
Charlottesville, Va.
Hometown
Monticello
High School
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HONORS
2024 – East-West Shrine Bowl invitee … Biletnikoff Award Watch List … The Athletic’s top-100 preseason Freaks List … Shrine Bowl 1,000 preseason watchlist. 2023 – Semifinalist for the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year Award …. All-ACC Honorable Mention … College Football Network and Phil Steele Second Team All-ACC selection.

AT VIRGINIA
2024 –
Caught his fifth touchdown of the season against No. 13 SMU (11/23) … recorded four catches for 81 yards at No. 8 Notre Dame (11/16) … caught a 44-yard touchdown, his fourth of the season, at No. 10 Clemson (10/19) … finished with nine catches for 129 receiving yards against Louisville (10/12), his third 100-yard game of the season, and third of his career … scored the go-ahead touchdown in 24-14 win over Boston College (10/5)  … completed a 29-yard pass to Kobe Pace against BC … completion was the longest by a non-quarterback since Perry Jones’ 36-yard completion in 2012 to Tim Smith against Louisiana Tech … caught two touchdown passes in a game for the second time in his career in 43-24 win at Coastal Carolina (9/21) … finished with career high in receptions (11) and receiving yards (148) at Wake Forest (9/7) … recorded his second-straight 100-yard receiving effort … notched first career 100-yard receiving effort against Richmond in season opener (8/31). 2023 – Started in all 12 possible games at wide receiver … finished second on the team in both receptions (58) and receiving yards (811) … tallied at least 60 receiving yards in 11 games … finished fourth in the ACC in receiving yards per game (67.6) and seventh in receiving yards … hauled in six receptions, including two touchdowns, for a career-high 89 receiving yards against Virginia Tech … his 89 receiving yards against the Hokies put over 1,000 for his career … recorded 74 yards on four receptions and a touchdown in UVA’s 30-27 win over Duke … was on receiving end of dramatic 18-yard two-point conversion pass with 36 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie the game vs. NC State … caught a touchdown on the final possession of the second half on back-to-back weeks: a 26-yard receptions with :07 remaining against W&M and a 39-yard Hail Mary at the end of the first half against Boston College to put UVA up 21-7 … reeled in a career-best eight receptions and 74 receiving yards against James Madison. 2022 – Appeared in one game against Pitt … caught five passes and recorded first career touchdown against Pitt. 2021 – Appeared in 11 of UVA’s games and started against Duke… caught three passes for 60 yards in a win over Louisville… caught three passes for 35 yards against Wake Forest… caught two passes for 32 yards against Pitt … named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Played quarterback and cornerback at Monticello High School for head coach Jeff Lloyd … high school did not participate in football this fall … 2019 All-Jefferson District first-team honors at quarterback and kick returner …  earned 2019 All-Region 3C honors at kick returner … in the return game he averaged 30 yards per touch and scored two touchdowns … named Falcon Club Player of the Week twice during his junior season … rushed for 700 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns in 2019 , while passing for 1,027 yards and four more scores … also participated in track & field … a three-star recruit by ESPN.com and 247sports.com … a two-star recruit by Rivals.com… major is American Studies in UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the 2022-2023 Judge and Mrs. Harold H. Purcell Family Scholarship.