The New York Giants traded back into the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday to select wide receiver Malachi Fields with the 74th overall selection.

GM Joe Schoen referred to Fields as a “power forward.”

“Certainly a different body type than we currently have. Adding that was something we had talked about doing. We weren’t going to force it unless the value was at the right spot, and obviously being 6-4½, 218 pounds, the catch radius and athleticism that he displays was attractive.

"We weren't going to force it unless the value was at the right spot.. the catch radius and athleticism that he displays was attractive"Joe Schoen on the decision to draft WR Malachi Fields pic.twitter.com/yz3DrX90Cd

Head coach John Harbaugh said the Giants had a second-round grade on Fields.

“We wanted this player, and we got him,” Harbaugh said.

Malachi Fields was drafted in round 3 with pick 74 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 7.49 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1054 out of 4196 WR from 1987 to 2026.https://t.co/eaexuZ9ofk pic.twitter.com/Sf8jxhEp7e

The Giants were expected to select a wide receiver at some point in the draft, and had been linked to Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson in Round 1.

Malik Nabers is coming off a bad knee injury and his availability/effectiveness at the start of the 2026 season is in question. Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney, and Calvin Austin are all useful players, but all three may not be Giants after the 2026 season.