Player Dossier

2015-2018

Fresno State

James Bailey

LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Austin, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

James Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.7

Efficiency

37.7

Consistency

59.7

Season Value

33

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Fresno State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Scouting Read

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James Bailey, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Fresno State. James Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Fresno State paired 19.5 primary output with 37.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 37.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Fresno State

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

37.7

Usage

11.7

Consistency

59.7

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 3. Unknown: 2. Minnesota: 1. UCLA: 0. Toledo: 2. Nevada: 3.5. Wyoming: 0. New Mexico: 0. Hawai'i: 2. UNLV: 2. Boise State: 1.5. San Diego State: 1. San José State: 0. Boise State: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 6 by 55. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. Minnesota: 9 by 47.5. UCLA: 5 by 20.8. Toledo: 5 by 40.8. Nevada: 10 by 76.7. Wyoming: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico: 5 by 20.8. Hawai'i: 3 by 32.5. UNLV: 7 by 49.2. Boise State: 8 by 48.3. San Diego State: 6 by 35. San José State: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 6 by 40

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.4 · Games = 11 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nevada

Best efficiency game

76.7 vs Nevada

Result
Sat 12/15vs Arizona StateSplash gameW 31-2064210
Sun 12/2@ Boise StateW 19-16621.5000
Sun 11/25vs San José StateW 31-1343000
Sun 11/18vs San Diego StateW 23-1464001
Sat 11/10@ Boise StateL 17-24831.5000
Sun 11/4@ UNLVW 48-374101
Sun 10/28vs Hawai'iW 50-2033110
Sat 10/20@ New MexicoW 38-755000
Sun 10/14vs WyomingW 27-350000
Sun 10/7@ Nevada10+ tackles · Splash gameW 21-31062.5010
Sun 9/30vs ToledoW 49-2752101
Sun 9/16@ UCLAW 38-1454000
Sat 9/8@ MinnesotaL 14-2195100
Sun 9/2vs Unknown100011

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Fresno State

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonFresno State0
2016 Regular SeasonFresno State8.527.26.58.5
2017 PostseasonFresno State6.525.86-2
2017 Regular SeasonFresno State6.525.860
2018 PostseasonFresno State19.537.711.713
2018 Regular SeasonFresno State19.537.711.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nevada

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.

#2

UNLV

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#3

Arizona State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.

#4

Houston

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

#5

UNLV

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · Fresno State

19.5 primary output · 37.7 efficiency · 11.7 usage

33

#2

2018 Regular Season · Fresno State

33

19.5 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 11.7 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Fresno State

16.7

8.5 primary · 27.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8228

Lake Travis · Austin, TX

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

209

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

James Bailey quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
209