Is Malachi Fields playing this week?
No injury designationMalachi Fields has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:48 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
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Age
23
Height
6'4"
Weight
222 lb
College
Notre Dame; Virginia
Experience
Rookie
Draft
2026 · Pick #74 (NYG)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 7.3?
His grade is very low mainly because his targets produced few expected points; he ranks 59th of 62 receivers on that measure. Nothing lifted the grade. This is a small sample of 12 targets over 2 games, so a few plays move it a lot.
Lifting the grade
- Some solid gains: a 19-yard catch from Dart in week 1 vs DAL (+1.5 expected points).
- A 14-yard catch in week 2 vs LA (+1.0 expected points) and a 16-yard catch in the fourth quarter (+1.0).
Holding it back
- EPA per target was -0.385 expected points per play, 59th of 62.
- Week 2 at LA, 4th and 10: pass incomplete deep right to Fields, with an offensive pass interference penalty declined (-3.1 expected points).
- Two incomplete deep-middle targets on 3rd and 9 and 3rd and 10 in week 2 each cost about 1.4 expected points.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.338
Success rate
42%
WPA (sum)
0.03
Opponent adj.
-0.046
Plays graded
12
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 2 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.