Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Javante Mackey
Junior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 251 lb · Chicago, IL
CFB Index 53 · #194 of 418 edge rushersHigh confidenceTransferred Arkansas State → Texas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 14 tackles · 0.5 TFL -- top 1% tackles game. -- Best game: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL, at Texas
The play that turned itSwung Arkansas State from 29% to 92% to win.Louisiana at Arkansas State · 37-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas State in 2022.
- Transferred from Arkansas State to Texas State in 2026.
Javante Mackey
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Javante Mackey has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Texas — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Arkansas State3-star out of Whitehaven
2024
- Entered the portal
20253 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023
Texas State
2025–2026
Texas State
Played his entire career under G.J. Kinne.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas State
2025Arkansas State
2026Texas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: solo tackles (7th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 25 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 84 | 52 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 119 | 71 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack McCrory’s 2021 season.
Matches Jack on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Jack on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tah'j Butler's sophomore season at Georgia Tech (2025).
90%match
Matches Tah'j on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Javante Mackey
The linebacker corps · Texas State
- #29Treylin Payne101 tackles · 2025
- #15Ayden Jones52 tackles · 2025
- #16Terrence Cooks II46 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Nilles27 tackles · 2025
- #12Javante Mackey25 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology