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2016-2019Purdue
Markus Bailey
LB • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA
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Markus Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
78
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.
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- 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%)
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.
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