Magee attended Dover High School in Delaware. Over his high school career, he earned 2-star ratings from 247 Sports and rivals.com. He was not very highly recruited and chose to join Temple over offers from Delaware State and Morgan State.
As a freshman, Magee saw just three games, making 12 tackles and redshirting. In his second year, he played 12 games making 54 tackles including 6.5 TFL. This impressive performance thrust him into a full starting role in his third season. He played in all 12 games once again and made 86 tackles including 9.0 TFL and 4.5 sacks.
Magee returned for his redshirt junior year in 2023 and had another impressive campaign making 80 tackles including 14.0 TFL and 3.5 sacks.