{"id":43765,"date":"2026-08-14T06:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43765"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T01:44:07","slug":"giants-rookie-malachi-fields-pushing-for-more-playing-time-with-standout-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43765","title":{"rendered":"Giants rookie Malachi Fields pushing for more playing time with standout training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Time stopped when Malachi Fields left his feet to catch a dig route over the middle of the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was like he was just levitating,\u201d safety Jason Pinnock said, recalling Fields\u2019 standout introductory reception during spring practice. \u201cI was kind of just waiting for him to come down. He\u2019s a freak athlete. If I had to say one glaring thing, it\u2019s his ball skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-4 rookie is responsible for a few 40-yard catches during training camp, but he has shown a more expansive route tree than just tracking go-balls since he joined the Giants as a third-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney and Calvin Austin have the inside track to be the Giants\u2019 top complementary options to No. 1 receiver Malik Nabers when the season begins. But it might not be long before <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/12\/sports\/jaxson-dart-cooks-giants-first-round-pick-for-touchdown-at-training-camp\/\">Fields is pushing for more targets from Jaxson Dart<\/a> and using his physicality to perimeter block for the running backs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe playbook comes easy to him so we can really focus on what happens after the snap rather than before,\u201d receivers coach Chad Hall said. \u201cThat\u2019s really beneficial to coach because I\u2019m not teaching the white-board stuff. He\u2019s gotten better from the snap to the release to the top of the routes. He\u2019s a big guy who can bend well. We\u2019re just trying to get him to bend more, play lower.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fields will make his NFL preseason debut Saturday against the Vikings in front of his parents, wife and son. Teammates recognize that he is champing at the bit to be competitive again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has a great rapport with Jaxson,\u201d backup quarterback Jameis Winston said. \u201cHe\u2019s curious about what is required to be the best. And I think when you have that mindset, when you focus on what you love, it\u2019s a setup for success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Giants tied for No. 11 in 20-yard receptions (52) and tied for No. 5 (11) in 40-yard receptions last season despite an injured Nabers missing the final 13 games.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40333726\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.52608048;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40333726\" width=\"900\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Malachi-Fields.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Malachi 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Malachi-Fields.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"\/><figcaption>Malachi Fields extends to make a catch during Giants training camp practice on Aug. 13, 2026 in East Rutherford, N.J. <span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pint-sized speedster Wan\u2019Dale Robinson, who was responsible for the bulk of those chunk plays, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/05\/sports\/wandale-robinson-leaving-giants-for-titans-bigger-than-brian-daboll-reunion\/\">left for the Titans in free agency<\/a>, and now the galloping Fields is flashing a different way to get downfield.<\/p>\n<p>But what could make Fields different than 2023 third-round pick Jalin Hyatt \u2014 a much-hyped deep threat who is on the wrong side of the roster bubble after three touchdown-less seasons \u2014 is an underappreciated ability to make plays at the second level of the defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big plays are fun, but there\u2019s more that goes into it \u2014 the blocking that you don\u2019t see, the third-and-4 conversions, all that stuff,\u201d Fields said. \u201cI think [my other routes] are starting to get recognized a little more. Just being able to get in and out of breaks, run those shorter routes, those possession catches 5 or 10 yards down the field instead of those 50-yard bombs.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Giants Training Camp Day 14: Smashmouth Identity Being Instilled | Blue Rush\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMBTzRID2KU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hall said that Fields \u2014 a product of Virginia and Notre Dame who averaged 17.5 yards per catch last season \u2014 showed up with \u201ctechnique issues\u201d and immediately got to work fixing those. A few limited practices early in training camp due to an undisclosed injury didn\u2019t slow his progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest word for him since he\u2019s been here is \u2018growth,\u2019 \u201d Hall said. \u201cHe spent a ton of time over the summer really tuning his game. He\u2019s a big guy who can hold the red line downfield and give the quarterback space. He\u2019s long and he\u2019s not afraid to go up and get it. The quarterbacks have some confidence in that as well. He\u2019s earned it every day he\u2019s been here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fields is adopting skills like how to take care of his body, film study and different route-running maneuvers from the veterans in his position group. But having a 222-pound body to use as a box-out weapon on defensive backs can\u2019t be replicated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Membership - Inside The Giants\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGo behind the scenes with Big Blue\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Giants by Paul Schwartz, a weekly Sports+ exclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen you try to just bully some down the field, it doesn\u2019t always work,\u201d Fields said. \u201c[Officials] are going to throw a flag or say we were both fighting so there\u2019s no flag and it\u2019s still incomplete. 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