Malachi Fields

HONORS
2024 – Third Team All-ACC … Phil Steele Fourth Team All-ACC … East-West Shrine Bowl invitee … Team Offensive MVP … NSCA Strength & Conditioning All-America nominee … 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 – Started all 12 games at wide receiver … Tallied 808 receiving yards and five TDs on the year … Voted one of five team captains at the conclusion of the season … Finished eighth in the ACC for receiving yards per game (67.33) … 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 highs 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 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.