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24
16
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7
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7
7
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NO
3
0
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CLE
NYJ
0
7
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PIT
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7
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TEN
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3
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6
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LAC
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ARI
o54.5
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GB
0
7
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SEA
o46.5
-3
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Malachi Fields or Efton Chism

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields

WR • New York Giants NYG
Efton Chism

Efton Chism

WR • New England Patriots NE
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Fields over Chism

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Fields ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.9
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2.5 32.6 0.2 6.9
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Outlook Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields Faces Washington With Limited Target Volume

Malachi Fields enters this divisional road test starting on the outside opposite Malik Nabers, catching passes from Jameis Winston following Jaxson Dart's knee injury. While Fields found the end zone in his last outing and averaged over 15 yards per catch across his first four games, he remains a complementary option in an offense featuring Nabers and Darnell Mooney.

Our weekly projections expect modest involvement, forecasting roughly 2.5 receptions on around five targets for 33 yards. With roster rates slipping under 10% and virtually nonexistent start percentages, fantasy managers should keep Fields on the bench outside of the deepest leagues until his volume expands.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 2 hrs ago
Latest News Malachi Fields
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Chism over Fields

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Chism ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4.63
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.13 13.53 0.28 4.63
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Malachi Fields
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
25226.0401
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
47117.8401
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Efton Chism
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
24221.0231
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
34314.3231
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Malachi Fields
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Efton Chism
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Malachi Fields
OWN
 
9%
-0.46 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.16 compared to last week
OWN/START Efton Chism
OWN
 
2%
+1.52 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.61 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Malachi Fields
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Efton Chism
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Malachi Fields

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 64th with 18.60 total points (4.65 avg).
  • Currently 66.06 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.9 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 76th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • He is top 75 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +8, Rec Yards: +126 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 40, REC YDS: 400, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Efton Chism

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 93rd with 10.74 total points (2.69 avg).
  • Currently 73.92 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.8 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Ranked 106th in targets and is currently among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 0 (0.00 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 92nd among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +41 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 0, REC YDS: 0, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Malachi Fields

No Injury Reported

Injury Efton Chism

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Malachi Fields

Week 5
New York Giants @ Washington Commanders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
30.50348.0053713.32
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 17.00 total points (4.25 avg).
  • Currently 31 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.8 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 374 (93.50 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 25th in pass defense with 1018 (254.50 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 30.50 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 1 (0.25 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +161.5, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -9, INTs: -2, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: +3.37,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 38, INT: 11, TDS: 5, PA/G: 28.2, YDS/G: 408
Matchups Efton Chism

Week 5
New England Patriots VS Las Vegas Raiders

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.00357.50941203.75
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 34.00 total points (8.50 avg).
  • Currently 14 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in turnovers with 9 (2.25 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in rush defense with 538 (134.50 per game).
  • Top 12 in pass defense with 892 (223.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 6 in sacks with 12 (3.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 10 in interceptions with 4 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.00 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 16th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +17.75, Turnovers: +5 Sacks: +4, INTs: +2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -3.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 11, TDS: 2, PA/G: 27, YDS/G: 337.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Malachi Fields
7.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Efton Chism
0.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Malachi Fields
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2026 NYG 4 15 8 126 15.8 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 68 36 567 15.8 5 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 15 8 126 15.8 1 0 0 0 0
Career Efton Chism
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 NE 2 3 3 75 25.0 1 0 0 0 0
2026 NE 3 7 4 41 10.3 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 14 32 18 185 10.3 5 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 1 2 2 38 25 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 11 8 136 17.0 2 0 0 0 0
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Matchups

Week 5
ARI vs DET
ATL vs BAL
BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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CAR @PHI 7:00 PM EST
NYR vs VAN 6:00 PM EST
SEA @WAS 5:00 PM EST