Wide receiver was a massive transfer portal need for Notre Dame football this cycle, and everyone knew it. The Fighting Irish would need to add at least one talented pass catcher, but a second could be on the table depending on what was out there.

Notre Dame football has a big CFP game against Georgia coming up, but its still putting in work in the transfer portal.

Notre Dame landed one of its top targets in the transfer portal on Monday when former Virginia wide receiver Malachi Fields announced plans to play his final season for Marcus Freeman. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Fields will enroll at Notre Dame as a graduate student after entering the transfer portal last week.

Notre Dame is fighting for a national championship right now in the 12-team College Football Playoff, but the Fighting Irish of 2025 just got a whole lot better thanks to a big addition via the transfer portal.

Malachi Fields has averaged over 55 catches and 800 yards with 5 TDs in each of the last two seasons. Notre Dame hasn’t had a wide receiver with 50+ catches in