Jaavan Mack is a defensive back at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Kentucky lists 28 defensive backs this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Mack erases the deep middle of the field. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Biff Poggi and Tyson Helton. One game to point at: 4 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 26 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Delaware | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 28-27
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL26 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #245 at the position.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Biff Poggi and Tyson Helton.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
