Player Story
Bailey Cate story
Bailey Cate built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a punter from Orange Park, FL wearing No. 96, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Bailey Cate's career was his field-position work: 242 punts, 9,594 punting yards, and 25 punts inside the 20 across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Old Dominion. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 16 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Old Dominion.
The arc is straightforward: Bailey Cate moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.