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Giants Trade Three Picks for 74th-Overall Malachi Fields

4/25/2026

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Summary

Giants Draft Fields

The Giants traded picks No. 105, No. 145 and a 2027 fourth-rounder to the Browns for the 74th overall selection and drafted Notre Dame wide receiver Malachi Fields.
Fields, a 6-foot-4, 218-pound receiver, posted 36 catches for 630 yards (17.5 yards per catch) and five touchdowns at Notre Dame.
GM Joe Schoen and coach John Harbaugh said they coveted Fields and were pleased, despite observers calling the trade costly.

Summary

Giants Add Fields

The Giants’ trade for the 74th pick leaves them with only three sixth-round selections in the 2026 draft.
Fields switched from high-school quarterback to Virginia wide receiver.
At 6-foot-4, 220 lb, Fields provides a large, contested-catch target for the Giants.
With returning starters Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton, Fields will compete for the No. 2 receiver spot.

History

Historical Context

After the Browns returned as an expansion franchise in 1999 and used the #1 overall pick to draft quarterback Tim Couch—who started five seasons and led Cleveland to a 9-7, playoff-bound 2002 campaign—the Giants have now traded up to select wide receiver Malachi Fields, echoing the high-cost, high-risk draft gambles of the past.

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Giants Draft Fields

The Giants traded picks No. 105, No. 145 and a 2027 fourth-rounder to the Browns for the 74th overall selection and drafted Notre Dame wide receiver Malachi Fields.
Fields, a 6-foot-4, 218-pound receiver, posted 36 catches for 630 yards (17.5 yards per catch) and five touchdowns at Notre Dame.
GM Joe Schoen and coach John Harbaugh said they coveted Fields and were pleased, despite observers calling the trade costly.

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