Malachi Fitzgerald Jones (born March 22, 1994) is an American gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Appalachian State. Early life Jones attended Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com & a three-star by Scout.com. Led Gwinnett County with 82 receptions, 1,059 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns & 12.9 yards per catch in 2011. Received second-team all-state and first-team all-county recognition in 2011. Participated in the 2010 RisingSeniors.com Georgia Junior Bowl. Broke school and county records for receptions (15) & receiving yards (276) in a game & receptions in a season (82). Coached by Todd Wofford. Jones committed to Appalachian State University on January 22, 2012. Jones chose Appalachian State over football scholarships from Chattanooga, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe & Presbyterian. College career Jones played four seasons for the Appalachian State Mountaineers of Appalachian State University. Jones caught 124 passes for 1,711 yards and eight touchdowns in four seasons at Appalachian State. Appeared in all 49 games during his Mountaineer career and made 35 starts at wide receiver. Earned Freshman All-America recognition from College Sports Journal & named to Southern Conference’s All-Freshman team in 2012. College statistics Source: Professional career Jones was rated the 83rd best wide receiver in the 2016 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Atlanta Falcons Jones signed a free agent deal with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) following the 2016 NFL Draft, but was waived after rookie mini camp. High Country Grizzlies Jones signed with the High Country Grizzlies of the National Arena League (NAL). Jones caught 66 passes for 685 yards and 16 touchdowns in 10 games, and was awarded the 2017 National Arena League Offensive Rookie of the Year. Atlanta Havoc For 2018, Jones signed with the Atlanta Havoc (now the Carolina Havoc) of the newly formed American Arena League, but departed after one game to join the AFL. Albany Empire Jones was assigned to the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League (AFL) for 2018. In 12 regular season games, Jones had 77 receptions for 1,156 yards and 29 touchdowns along with 5 rushing touchdowns. Jones scored at least once in every game played, and passed the 100 yards receiving mark in a game on four occasions during the regular season. He won the 2018 Arena Football League Rookie of the Year Award and Wide Receiver of the Year,