New York Giants' Joe Schoen: 'Malachi Fields is a player we coveted'
The New York Giants GM Joe Schoen had high praise for WR Malachi Fields, referring to him as a player the team "coveted."
There are several dynamic wide receivers in the 2026 NFL draft class that the New York Giants could have selected to pair with Malik Nabers and Jaxson Dart, but they wanted one in particular. One that few saw them willing to pay a high price for on the second night of the draft. Notre Dame's Malachi Fields.
After moving up to pick No. 74 to take Fields on Friday night, Giants general manager Joe Schoen appeared to be confident that he and new head coach John Harbaugh just pulled off a major coup. They have been eyeing Field since the Senior Bowl, even though neither of them was in attendance.
"Best receiver down there was the reports back," said Schoen. "Coach and I were here that week, but we obviously got to go through the film and watch the one-on-ones, the practices, and the games. He had a phenomenal week down there for sure.
" The film on Fields is impressive. In many clips, the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder looks like a man among boys. Some social media posts were comparing him to Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson and former Giant hero Plaxico Burress.