Ceiling: 2026 rotation (LB2) — some opportunity; close to ceiling (+0.3) · Pac-12 draft-temper · LB lower-value.
Floor: Some college production — moderate floor; downside −0.7.
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8.9+Round 1 Caliber
7.8+Day 2 Caliber
6.7+Day 3 Caliber
5.6+Priority UDFA
4.4+UDFA
3.3+Long Shot
2.2+Raw Prospect
1.1+Deep Project
0.0+Non-Prospect
Grade History
5.42025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes
Preseason All-Pac-12 linebacker; 84 tackles for Arkansas State in 2023 before an injury-shortened 2025 (25 tackles). Real production on record, arriving as a projected two-deep starter.
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Scouting Report
July 30, 2026
Javante Mackey #12
Texas State · LB · R-Jr · 2027 Draft
· Chicago, Ill. · Whitehaven
6'2" · 251 lbs
5.4
UDFA
Floor 4.7 · Ceiling 5.7
#1278 overall · #167 LB of 15096
Scouting Verdict
Preseason All-Pac-12 linebacker; 84 tackles for Arkansas State in 2023 before an injury-shortened 2025 (25 tackles). Real production on record, arriving as a projected two-deep starter.
Ceiling · 5.7
2026 rotation (LB2) — some opportunity; close to ceiling (+0.3) · Pac-12 draft-temper · LB lower-value.
Floor · 4.7
Some college production — moderate floor; downside −0.7.