Category Archives: CFL

AAF, Arena, CFL, NFL

Jones, Malachi

Topps AAF 2019, #83
Topps AAF 2019 Certified, #AU-MJ

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps AAF 2019 Certified
ACQUIRED: 2020, Box Breaker. 2021, Future Considerations
FAILURE: TTM 2019, C/o Home

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Malachi Jones played for 2012-’15 at WR for Appalachian State.
  • An UDFA of the Atlanta Falcons in 2016, he’d be cut after mini camp.
  • Malachi took his game to the NAL to the High Country Grizzlies in 2017.
  • In 10 contests, he caught 66 passes for 685 yards and 16 TDs.
  • After a short stint in the American Arena League’s Atlanta Havoc, he signed with the Albany Empire in 2018.
  • He had a solid debut, catching 77 passes for 1156 yards and 29 TDs.
  • After being signed and cut by the Bears, Malachi signed with the Atlanta Legends of the AAF in late 2018.
  • Despite the team’s QB woes, he caught 22 passes for 312 yards and 2 TDs over 8 contests.
  • After the league folded abruptly, Malachi resigned with the Albany Empire in 2019.
  • He had a spectacular return to the Arena Football League with 96 catches for 1,440 yards and 25 touchdown catches.
  • Malachi helped the team win the Arena Bowl XXXII after the season.
  • Although he was selected by the Seattle Dragons of the relaunched XFL, Jones opted to sign with the Montreal Alouettes.
  • In 2021, he returned to the Albany Empire, but the league quickly fell apart.
  • This led Malachi to play for the Carolina Cobras in 2022.

ACCOLADES:

  • NAL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2017
  • Arena Football Offensive Rookie of the Year 2018
  • Arena Football Wide Receiver of the Year 2018

NOTES:

I hadn’t had any luck with Malachi, when a friend of mine on Facebook who knew him, reached out and said he could get him for me.

He also collected World League stuff like I did. I helped him out on a few addresses, and he helped me. Then like that, overnight, he disabled his Facebook and I never saw him again.

Later Malachi had a good laugh when I sent him a Tweet of me in my Atlanta Legends Malachi Jones jersey sneaking in to represent the AAF during an XFL 2020 broadcast in H-Town.

AAF, CFL, NFL

Daniels, BJ (2)

Topps AAF 2019, #159
Topps 2020, #131

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o USF Bulls
SENT: 12/26 RECEIVED: 2/5/24 (41 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2020, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had tried BJ a few times already without any luck- even delaying posting his original post for a few months hoping I’d get a success back, but no dice. Every once in a while I pull out my stack of failures that were RTSed by the mailman and go through them. I decided to take a closer look at Daniels’ address. I knew he worked at USF but the address was off by just a bit, so I tweaked it and tried again. A bit over two months later he sent me back the autographs and a really nice note on USF stationary thanking me for being a fan.

CFL

Brewer, Charlie

CARD: Sage 2023 GOLD (18/100)
ACQUIRED: Box Breaker, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Charlie Brewer played QB at Baylor in 2017-’20.
  • Named freshman of the year in 2017.
  • Threw for 65 TDs and over 9,500 yards in Waco.
  • Opted to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted by the COVID pandemic.
  • Played 3 games for Utah in 2021.
  • Transferred to Liberty for 2022 and was injured in the first game of the season.
  • Went undrafted in 2023.
  • Saw time briefly on the off-season roster of the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL.

NOTES:

Brewer is part of a hotbed of quarterback talent from Austin, Texas, and he himself comes from strong football bloodlines. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets lost in the shuffle of QB talent in camps this year, and would make a fantastic target for XFL developmental.