Malachi Jones: S · Tulsa · #6.
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Malachi Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Tulsa. On tape: 9 tackles against South Florida, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-28vs Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Arkansas State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-45vs No. 13 Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-52@ North Texas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-49vs Army | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-20@ Temple | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 46-45vs UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-59@ UAB | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-38vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-63@ South Florida | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 16-63vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL49 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Wilson
Pass share
49.3%
437 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
73.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
477 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #304 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulsa, 53 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Philip Montgomery, Dana Holgorsen and Kevin Wilson.
