Texas State Athletics

Accolades
• Earned an Oak Farms Dairy academic award at Texas State
• Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List after maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher  
  in 2014-15

2014
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
 
High School
Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... named to the Super Gold team by the Beaumont Enterprise as a junior and senior ... selected Honorable Mention All-State by Texas Sportswriters Association ... chosen First-Team All-District as a junior and senior after earning Second Team honors as a sophomore ... tabbed First-Team All-Region as a junior ... chosen First-Team All-District as a discus thrower for the Silsbee track and field team ... played for coach Bobby McGallion ... did not give up a sack in 12 games ... played on an offense that averaged 418 yards and 41 points during the regular season ... helped lead Silsbee to a 9-3 record, including a 5-1 record in district play ... helped Silsbee reach the Regional final in 2013 and the Bi-District championship game in the 2011 campaign ... named an Academic All-State selection ... ranked fourth in his senior class with a 4.4 GPA ... was a district champion in the discus for track and field team ... member of the National Honor Society ... posted an SAT score of 1620 and transferred 27 college credit hours to Texas State.
 
Personal
Born on Dec. 1, 1995 in Bedford, Texas ... son of Kyle and Michelle Mackey ... his father is an offensive coordinator at Silsbee High School after playing quarterback with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins of the NFL in 1984-89 ... his grandfather, Dee Mackey, played with the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts and New York Jets in 1959-67.