Usage Score
3.4
Player Dossier
2020-2024Tulsa
Malachai Jones
S • 5'11" • 197 lbs • Spring, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malachai Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.4
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
8.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Tulsa • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Malachai Jones, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Tulsa. Malachai Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Tulsa paired 0 primary output with 0.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tulsa, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Regular Season · Tulsa
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
20.4
Usage
3.4
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Arkansas State: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. North Texas: 1. Army: 0. Temple: 1. UTSA: 0. UAB: 0. East Carolina: 0. South Florida: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 6 by 35. Oklahoma State: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 4 by 26.7. Army: 4 by 16.7. Temple: 7 by 39.2. UTSA: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 7 by 29.2. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 9 by 37.5. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 6 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 16-63 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ South Florida | L 30-63 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs East Carolina | L 31-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ UAB | L 21-59 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs UTSA | W 46-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Temple | L 10-20 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Army | L 7-49 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ North Texas | L 20-52 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 23-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Oklahoma State | L 10-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Arkansas State | L 24-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Tulsa
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2021
Final stop
Season Progression
2020202120212021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulsa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Tulsa | 2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulsa | 2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulsa | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulsa | 4 | 20.4 | 3.4 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Temple
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.
#2
Arkansas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#3
North Texas
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
#4
Florida Atlantic
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
#5
Tulsa
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Tulsa
0 primary output · 0.7 efficiency · 0.1 usage
33.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · Tulsa
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Tulsa
8.9
4 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.825
Westfield · Houston, TX
- Committed To
- Tulsa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
53
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.