Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Tulsa • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Malachai Jones built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from Spring, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Houston and Tulsa. The clearest part of Malachai Jones' career was his receiving role: 49...
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- Committed To
- Tulsa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Malachai Jones, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Tulsa. Malachai Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 53
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Malachai Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulsa · S
- Career Tackles
- 53
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Tulsa
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Westfield · Tulsa
- High school pipeline
- Westfield · 47 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · S 124th (top 23%) · American Athletic 56th (top 9%) · National 651st (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulsa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Tulsa | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tulsa | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 33.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulsa | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 33.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulsa | 12 | 49 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 39.9 |
Related Context
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Malachai Jones played S for Tulsa and Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malachai Jones recorded 630 receiving yards, 53 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Tulsa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Tulsa paired 4 primary output with 20.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.4 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on 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.
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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
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern State: 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. Northwestern State: 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
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Wins
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 Northwestern State | W 62-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malachai Jones story
Malachai Jones built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a safety from Spring, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Houston and Tulsa. The clearest part of Malachai Jones' career was his receiving role: 49 catches, 630 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 53 tackles and 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malachai Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Tulsa
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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
Week 8 · L 10-20 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
59.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 14 · L 16-63 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas State
Week 2 · L 24-28
1
Havoc Plays
54.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.
#4
@ North Texas
Week 5 · L 20-52 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulsa
Week 5 · W 45-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Tulsa
4 primary output · 20.4 efficiency · 3.4 usage
39.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · Tulsa
33.9
0 primary · 0.7 efficiency · 0.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Tulsa
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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