Player Dossier

2016-2020

Iowa 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 33 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.4

Efficiency

36.2

Consistency

57

Season Value

41.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

JaQuan Bailey, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Iowa State. JaQuan Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Iowa State paired 28.5 primary output with 36.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 36.2 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: Akron

Win with 6 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

2.2

Efficiency

36.2

Usage

12.4

Consistency

57

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 4. Iowa: 1. Oklahoma: 1.5. Akron: 6. TCU: 2. Oklahoma State: 2.5. West Virginia: 4. Texas Tech: 3. Kansas: 1. Baylor: 0.5. Texas: 1. Kansas State: 0. Unknown: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 6 by 65. Iowa: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 2 by 23.3. Akron: 7 by 79.2. TCU: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 33.3. West Virginia: 3 by 52.5. Texas Tech: 5 by 50.8. Kansas: 0 by 10. Baylor: 4 by 21.7. Texas: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 6 by 45

Split Comparison

Wins2.4 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half3 · n=7 · +1.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=6 · -1.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Akron

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Akron

Result
Sat 12/29@ Washington StateSplash gameL 26-2863211
Sat 12/1vs Unknown64110
Sun 11/25vs Kansas StateW 42-3830000
Sun 11/18@ TexasL 10-24300.500.500
Sat 11/10vs BaylorW 28-14410.5000
Sat 11/3@ KansasW 27-300001
Sat 10/27vs Texas TechW 40-3151111
Sat 10/13vs West Virginia2+ sacks · Splash gameW 30-1432220
Sat 10/6@ Oklahoma StateW 48-42211.5010
Sat 9/29@ TCUL 14-1722101
Sat 9/22vs AkronSplash gameW 26-13723.501.501
Sat 9/15vs OklahomaL 27-37211.5000
Sat 9/8@ IowaL 3-1340100

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa State

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonIowa State10.520.16
2017 PostseasonIowa State21278.610.5
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State21278.60
2018 PostseasonIowa State28.536.212.47.5
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State28.536.212.40
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State117.21.9-27.5
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State23339.922

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

TCU

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7.5

Primary metric

7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.1 takeover score.

#2

Akron

6

Primary metric

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#3

Texas

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.

#4

Memphis

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#5

Washington State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · Iowa State

28.5 primary output · 36.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage

41.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · Iowa State

41.9

28.5 primary · 36.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Iowa State

36

23 primary · 33 efficiency · 9.9 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8258

Raines · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

152

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

JaQuan Bailey quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
152