David Mackie joined the Pirate staff in February of 2019 after serving four years on the coaching staff at East Carolina University. Last season as the Senior Defensive Analyst, he mentored the Nickel position in an off the field role, helping former walk on, Devon Sutton become the leading tackler with 80 stops and 10.5 TFLs. Mackie assisted in a defense in 2018 that finished 3rd in the nation in tackles for loss and ranked third in the AAC in sacks and third down defense. The ECU defense finished tied for ninth nationally with 4.92 three and outs per game.
In 2017, he worked with current Hampton head coach Robert Prunty as the Defensive Quality Control Coordinator. Prior to being the Defensive Quality Control Coordinator, Mackie worked as the Special Teams Quality Control in 2015, mentoring the Specialist in an off the field role. He helped a Special Teams unit improve in every major category including, PR defense (10th nationally), PR average, KOC defense, KOR average, Net punt and FG%.
He also helped punter Worth Gregory set a school record and finish tied for 2st in the country in punts down inside the 20, helped Freshman Caleb Pratt break the school touchback record, and helped PK Davis Plowman finish tied for 21st in the nation in FG %.
His presence has also been made in the on campus recruiting effort. Mackie was instrumental in bringing in Preferred Walk on, Nate Harvey from Georgia Military College, who was the 2018 AAC Defensive Player of the Year. Harvey finished 3rd in the nation in TFLs and finished 1st in the country in TFLs per game. He will be coaching the safeties and is the Co- Special Teams Coordinator at Hampton.
Prior to his arrival in Greenville, Mackie served as cornerbacks coach and video coordinator at Georgia Military College in 2014. Before his appointment in Milledgeville, he coached defensive backs and was director of strength and conditioning, and the special teams coordinator for Hardaway (Ga.) High School from 2010 to 2013. While directing Hardaway’s strength program, he earned his USA Weightlifting certification.
During his tenure at both GMC and HHS, Mackie helped develop 18 players who later went on to play collegiate football at the Division I level.
Mackie graduated from the University of Georgia in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in history and followed with master’s in business administration from Troy University in 2010 after earning a 3.67 grade point average. He also earned secondary history education certification from Columbus State (Ga.) University.
Mackie is married to the former Melissa Galey of Lubbock, Texas, and they are the parents of son, Micah and daughter, Dallas.
