Malachi Jones
Malachi Jones
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Malachi Jones has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Tulsa. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against South Florida, Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulsa, 53 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Philip Montgomery → Kevin Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 62–28
vs Northwestern State
1 TOT
Dominant 34-point win at home against Northwestern State.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Nigel Williams’s 2024 season.
Matches Nigel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to D.J. Miller's senior season at Kent State (2023).
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