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Malachi Fields or Jahan Dotson

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields

WR • New York Giants NYG
Jahan Dotson

Jahan Dotson

WR • Atlanta Falcons ATL
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Fields over Dotson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Fields ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.8
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
2 29.46 0.21 6.8
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Outlook Malachi Fields

Malachi Fields vs. Saints — Low Passing Volume Caps Streaming Viability

Malachi Fields remains completely healthy and holds a starting perimeter role opposite Malik Nabers, catching passes from Jameis Winston with New York sitting atop the NFC East at 3-1-1. Despite injuries thinning the passing tree—including tight end Theo Johnson being ruled out—Fields has seen modest involvement, tallying just five targets and four receptions across his last two appearances.

Our models project him for roughly 2 catches and 29 receiving yards in what is expected to be a balanced home matchup against New Orleans. With a roster rate hovering around 7% and almost nonexistent starting appeal at 1%, Fields is best treated as a bench stash or deep-league flier rather than a dependable fantasy starter.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 17 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dotson over Fields

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Dotson ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.96
REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.56 27.62 0.18 5.96
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Malachi Fields
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
22010.0130
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
47218.0401
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jahan Dotson
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
25427.0360
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
410827.0361
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 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Jahan Dotson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Malachi Fields
OWN
 
7%
-2.79 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.32 compared to last week
OWN/START Jahan Dotson
OWN
 
1%
+0.27 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.15 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Malachi Fields
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jahan Dotson
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 66th with 20.60 total points (4.12 avg).
  • Currently 81.86 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 73rd among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among WR.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 81st among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +146 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 42, REC YDS: 425, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Jahan Dotson

    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 20.90 total points (4.18 avg).
  • Currently 81.56 points behind the leader: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among WR.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 42nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: +55 Rec TDs: +1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 35, REC YDS: 400, REC TDS: 2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Malachi Fields

No Injury Reported

Injury Jahan Dotson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Malachi Fields

Week 6
New York Giants VS New Orleans Saints

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
30.20377.00511013.47
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 26th with 18.00 total points (3.60 avg).
  • Currently 41 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 31st in rush defense with 744 (148.80 per game).
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 1141 (228.20 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 30.20 per game and currently ranked 31st among DST.
  • Top 8 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37.6, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: -2, INTs: -2, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: +3.2,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 45, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 23.9, YDS/G: 318.5
Matchups Jahan Dotson

Week 6
Atlanta Falcons VS Chicago Bears

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.20324.60631203.57
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 31.00 total points (6.20 avg).
  • Currently 28 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 324.60 per game and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 10 in rush defense with 480 (96.00 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 16th in pass defense with 1143 (228.60 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 12 (2.40 per game) and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 19.20 per game and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 17th 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: -61.4, Turnovers: -3 Sacks: +7, INTs: -4, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -10.05,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 35, INT: 15, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.9, YDS/G: 384.4
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Malachi Fields
7.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jahan Dotson
7.29
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 5 17 10 146 14.6 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 61 36 526 14.6 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 5 17 10 146 14.6 1 0 0 0 0
Career Jahan Dotson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2022 WAS 12 61 35 523 14.9 7 2 -7 -3.5 0
2023 WAS 16 83 49 518 10.6 4 0 0 0 0
2024 PHI 14 33 19 216 11.4 0 1 13 13 0
2025 PHI 15 37 18 262 14.6 1 0 0 0 0
2026 ATL 5 17 8 149 18.6 1 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 18 61 29 536 18.6 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 53 30 350 11.8 2 0 4 13 0
Totals 66 237 132 1721 13.0 14 3 6 2 0
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Matchups

Week 6
ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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CAR @CGY 8:00 PM EST
CBJ @MIN 6:00 PM EST