Javante Mackey
Texas State Bobcats
66
Depth

Javante Mackey

Texas State BobcatsRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Arkansas State
2nd String / Backup

Is Javante Mackey starting?

Javante Mackey is listed 2nd string at WLB for Texas State Bobcats.

Redshirt senior · #12 · 6'2", 251 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Texas State Bobcats

  1. 11570Ayden JonesStarter
  2. 21266Javante MackeyYou
  3. 32962Treylin Payne
  4. 42845Tice Williams

Texas State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Whitehaven, ranked #1,520 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 25 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,520 NatlTeam Share2%
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#12
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
251 lbs
Transfer
Arkansas State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—252.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8404
National Rank
#1520
High School
Whitehaven
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated defense; 65th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.77 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 66.

Team defense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 65% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 34% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.77)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 4LSDSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-29

Sep 26WUIWTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-10

Sep 19WUNTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-35

Sep 12LUTSATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-26

Sep 5LTEXTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 59-7

Javante Mackey's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

25 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement18%
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