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Player Dossier
2016-2020Iowa State
JaQuan Bailey
DE • 6'2" • 261 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
JaQuan Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
JaQuan Bailey built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive end from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of JaQuan Bailey's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
JaQuan Bailey, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Iowa State. JaQuan Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 45.5
- Sacks
- 25.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
JaQuan Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Raines · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Raines · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DE 14th (top 6%) · Big 12 57th (top 14%) · National 521st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 23 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa State | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 41 | 13.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 10 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 62.3 |
Related Context
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JaQuan Bailey played DE for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, JaQuan Bailey recorded 4 rushing yards and 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Iowa State paired 31.5 primary output with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
30.1
Usage
8.9
Consistency
47.3
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 5. Northern Iowa: 2. Iowa: 1.5. Akron: 2. Texas: 4. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas: 1.5. Texas Tech: 1. TCU: 3. West Virginia: 1. Oklahoma State: 4. Baylor: 0. Kansas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 2 by 58.3. Northern Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 2 by 23.3. Akron: 3 by 32.5. Texas: 5 by 60.8. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 2 by 23.3. Texas Tech: 4 by 26.7. TCU: 2 by 38.3. West Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 4 by 56.7. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Memphis2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kansas State | L 19-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Baylor | W 23-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Oklahoma StateSplash game | L 42-49 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ West Virginia | L 16-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs TCUSplash game | W 14-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Texas Tech | W 31-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Kansas | W 45-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Oklahoma | W 38-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | vs Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | L 7-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ AkronSplash game | W 41-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Iowa | L 41-44 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Northern IowaSplash game | W 42-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
JaQuan Bailey story
JaQuan Bailey built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive end from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of JaQuan Bailey's career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 45.5 tackles for loss, 25.5 sacks, and 13 passes defended across 50 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives JaQuan Bailey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa State
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11.5 | 21.1 | 5.6 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa State | 25 | 30.1 | 8.9 | 13.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 25 | 30.1 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa State | 31.5 | 38.5 | 10.4 | 6.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 31.5 | 38.5 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3 | 23.9 | 4.3 | -28.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa State | 25 | 34.9 | 10 | 22 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 4 · W 26-13
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ TCU
Week 4 · W 37-34 · Conference game
7.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Memphis
Week 1 · W 21-20 · Postseason
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas Tech
Week 9 · W 40-31 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas
Week 5 · L 7-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Iowa State
31.5 primary output · 38.5 efficiency · 10.4 usage
70.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Iowa State
70.2
31.5 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Iowa State
62.3
25 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 10 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
23
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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