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Player Dossier
2016-2019Purdue
Markus Bailey
LB • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Markus Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Markus Bailey built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Columbus, OH wearing No. 21, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Markus Bailey's career was his defensive production: 295...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 215
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Markus Bailey, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue. Markus Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 295
- TFL
- 26
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 2
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Markus Bailey Purdue Highlights
2019 · Purdue · Player Highlight
Markus Bailey college highlights at Purdue.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Markus Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · LB
- Career Tackles
- 295
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Edison · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Edison · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 7 · Pick 1 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · LB 670th (top 53%) · Big Ten 250th (top 40%) · National 2,357th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 97 | 6 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 77 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 13 | 78 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 95 | 7 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 67 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 58.3 |
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Markus Bailey played LB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Markus Bailey recorded 295 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Purdue paired 23 primary output with 46.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
43.7
Usage
11.9
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Nevada: 1. Maryland: 1. Illinois: 1. Iowa: 0. Nebraska: 0. Penn State: 1. Minnesota: 0.5. Northwestern: 3.5. Wisconsin: 2. Indiana: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Cincinnati: 9 by 37.5. Nevada: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 5 by 30.8. Illinois: 11 by 55.8. Iowa: 11 by 45.8. Nebraska: 6 by 25. Penn State: 7 by 39.2. Minnesota: 12 by 55. Northwestern: 12 by 85. Wisconsin: 9 by 57.5. Indiana: 8 by 53.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
85 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ IndianaSplash game | L 24-26 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs WisconsinSplash game | L 20-49 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-45 | 12 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Minnesota10+ tackles | L 31-44 | 12 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Penn State | L 24-62 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Nebraska | L 14-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Iowa10+ tackles | L 35-49 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Illinois10+ tackles | W 34-31 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Maryland | L 7-50 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Nevada | W 24-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Cincinnati | L 20-38 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 45-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Markus Bailey story
Markus Bailey built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Columbus, OH wearing No. 21, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Markus Bailey's career was his defensive production: 295 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Purdue. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Markus Bailey's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: Markus Bailey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2016-2019
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Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 43.7 | 11.9 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 23 | 46.2 | 12.9 | 11 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 23 | 46.2 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 15.5 | 48.9 | 14.2 | -7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 49.2 | 16.9 | -11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 11 · L 17-45 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 4 · W 30-13
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Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 4 · L 10-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · L 19-20
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 7 · L 9-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Purdue
23 primary output · 46.2 efficiency · 12.9 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
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23 primary · 46.2 efficiency · 12.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
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15.5 primary · 48.9 efficiency · 14.2 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
16
Splash games
13
10+ tackle games
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