Player Career

Bailey Laolagi Career Story

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Player Story

Bailey Laolagi story

Bailey Laolagi built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Folsom, CA wearing No. 48, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Bailey Laolagi's career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with UNLV. 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 Bailey Laolagi's production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.

The arc is straightforward: Bailey Laolagi 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

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

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonUNLV0
2016 Regular SeasonUNLV18.12.11
2017 Regular SeasonUNLV644.311.65
2018 Regular SeasonUNLV1035.17.94

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs San Diego State

Week 6 · L 10-41 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#2

vs UTEP

Week 2 · W 52-24

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Jackson State

Week 1 · W 63-13

1

Havoc Plays

74.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.

#4

@ San Diego State

Week 11 · W 27-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#5

@ USC

Week 1 · L 21-43

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · UNLV

10 primary output · 35.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage

59.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · UNLV

58.7

6 primary · 44.3 efficiency · 11.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UNLV

9.8

1 primary · 8.1 efficiency · 2.1 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

4

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games