Jalen Mackie

Height:
6-1
Weight:
240
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miramar, Fla.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fla.)
Prev School:
Dartmouth

2022 • Redshirt Senior

Mackie was the team leader with 100 tackles (38 solo) while adding 3.5 sacks and 15.0 TFL from the middle linebacker position
Named to Phil Steele’s 2022 All-Independent Team as a First Team LB
Earned Pro Football Network All-Independent Team honors as a First Team LB
Tallied a team-high nine tackles, including seven solo, at Tulane (9/3) and one TFL
Posted a team best seven tackles, including four solo, at Toledo (9/10)
Had two solo and three assisted tackles in the win over Stony Brook including 1.5 TFL Posted three solo and three assisted tackles at Temple (9/24) and recorded a half sack
Tied for the team lead with nine tackles (four solo) at Eastern Michigan (10/1)
Recorded his first interception for UMass in the game at Eastern, while adding a sack and two TFLs
Had five tackles (two solo) versus Liberty, including a six-yard sack and an additional tackle for loss (10/8)
Made nine tackles (three solo), including 0.5 tackles for loss against Buffalo (10/15)
Had six tackles (one solo), including 1.5 TFL and a quarterback hurry against New Mexico State (10/29)
Followed up with nine tackles (two solo) and 0.5 TFL at UConn (11/4)
Had six tackles (two solo), including 1.0 TFL and added a pass breakup at Arkansas State (11/12)
Closed out the season with 21 tackles against Army (six solo) including two TFL's

2021 • Senior ( at Dartmouth)

Named to Stats Perform All-America Third Team
One of 25 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in the FCS
Division I All-New England Team and All-Ivy League First Team
Played in each of the first nine games, starting eight, and led the team in tackles in seven of those contests
Recorded second-most stops in the Ivy League with 86
Posted double-digits tackles five times
Opened the season with a dozen stops and two tackles for a loss at Valparaiso, but his biggest play was a 28-yard interception return in the fourth quarter to set up the final touchdown in a 28-18 victory, earning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week and DartmouthSports.com Male Athlete of the Week honors
Made nine stops in a dominant defensive effort against Sacred Heart, leading to a 41-3 win
Tied for the team lead with just four tackles and helped out on a sack the following week as Dartmouth limited Penn to 37 plays and eight first downs in a 31-7 triumph to open Ivy play
Key player in game’s final play in overtime against Yale, hurrying the quarterback into a fourth-down incompletion as the Big Green defeated the Bulldogs, 24-17
Had 10 tackles, nine solo, in the 38-21 victory at No. 23 New Hampshire, earning another Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week award
A bright spot in the lone loss of the season with a career-high 13 stops against Columbia
two of his 11 tackles at No. 21 Harvard were third-down stops to force punts, and his third-down pass breakup forced another in the 20-17 road win
Showed off on national television with a game-high 13 tackles against No. 16 Princeton, 2.5 for a loss with half a sack in the 31-7 triumph
Collected eight stops in his final game as the Big Green rolled Cornell, 41-7

2020 • Junior ( at Dartmouth)

Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 • Sophomore (at Dartmouth)

Reserve linebacker in every game.
Started the season-opening, 35-6 victory at Jacksonville.
Collected five tackles on the season, three coming in the 49-7 win at Marist.

2018 • Freshman ( at Dartmouth)

Recipient of Dartmouth's Scout Team Award
Saw action in eight games during the season, primarily on special teams
Recorded five tackles.
Began his career with a pair of stops as a linebacker during the final drive in the season-opening, 41-0 shutout win over Georgetown.

Before Massachusetts

Played 3 seasons at Darthmouth
Earned a spot on the All-New England Team
Also earned 1st team All-Ivy honors
Broward County 8A-6A honorable mention selection.
Spent first two years of high school at University School
Chose Dartmouth over offers from Memphis, Tulane, Appalachian State and Akron among others

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