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#12 Javante Mackey

Class  RS SR/TRFrom  Arkansas State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 251 lbHometown  Chicago, IL · Whitehaven

Depth-chart placement

Current role

WLB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Linebacker

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Javante Mackey holds the WLB · Backup spot in Texas State Bobcats’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterAyden JonesStarter

MLB · StarterTerrence Cooks IIStarter

WLB · BackupJavante MackeyBackup

MLB · BackupCole NillesBackup

Transfer history

2026Arkansas State→Texas State Bobcats

Background & career

Javante Mackey is a weak-side linebacker at Texas State standing 6'2" and weighing 251 pounds. The Chicago native attended Whitehaven High School before playing at Arkansas State. Mackey transferred to the Bobcats and holds a redshirt senior/transfer status heading into the 2026 season.

Arkansas State2022 – 2023

Memphis2024

Arkansas State2025

Texas State2026 — present

Previous schoolArkansas StateRecruiting3-star · No. 1501 nationalOriginChicago, IL · Whitehaven