Player Dossier

2016-2017

Rutgers

Dacoven Bailey

WR • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Pilot Point, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Dacoven Bailey reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

17

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

11

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

34

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers

1617

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Dacoven Bailey built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Pilot Point, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Dacoven Bailey's career was his defensive...

Read the story
2★

Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7852

Pilot Point · Pilot Point, TX

Committed To
Rutgers
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Dacoven Bailey, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Rutgers. Dacoven Bailey reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
117
Receptions
12
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Dacoven Bailey quick answers

Latest team and position
Rutgers · WR
Career Receiving Yards
117
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 14 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
Top game
Nebraska
Recruit profile
2-star · Pilot Point · Rutgers
High school pipeline
Pilot Point · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 23 · Class 2017
2017 Receiving yards rank
122 receiving yards · WR 583rd (top 59%) · Big Ten 86th (top 40%) · National 844th (top 44%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonRutgers63-5028.1
2017 Regular SeasonRutgers89122162.1

Related Context

Dacoven Bailey played WR for Rutgers. Across 2 tracked seasons, Dacoven Bailey recorded 2 rushing yards, 117 receiving yards, and 16 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Rutgers.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 122 primary output with 70.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 70.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 80th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2017 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

15.3

Efficiency

70.2

Usage

16

Consistency

24.5

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Active game

Hover over a point

Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.

Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

12345678

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 42. Morgan State: 0. Nebraska: 38. Illinois: 7. Purdue: 0. Maryland: 0. Penn State: 4. Michigan State: 31

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.

Low volumeHigh quality

High volumeHigh quality

Low volumeLower quality

High volumeLower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 3 by 93.3. Nebraska: 3 by 84.4. Illinois: 1 by 46.7. Penn State: 1 by 26.7. Michigan State: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · -27 vs Losses
Losses28.8 · Games = 4 · +27 vs Wins

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

100 vs Michigan State

Result
Sat 11/25vs Michigan StateL 7-401313131031
Sat 11/11@ Penn StateL 6-35144404
Sat 11/4vs MarylandW 31-24
Sat 10/21vs PurdueW 14-12
Sat 10/14@ IllinoisW 35-24177707
Sat 9/23@ NebraskaL 17-2733812.712.70019
Sat 9/16vs Morgan StateW 65-0
Sat 9/2vs WashingtonL 14-303421414134

Player Story

Dacoven Bailey story

Dacoven Bailey built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Pilot Point, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Dacoven Bailey's career was his defensive production: 16 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 117 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dacoven Bailey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Rutgers

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonRutgers-58.94.3
2017 Regular SeasonRutgers12270.216127

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nebraska

Week 4 · L 17-27 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

38

Receiving Yards

80.5 takeover

38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.

#2

vs Washington

Week 1 · L 14-30

42

Receiving Yards

78.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Michigan State

Week 13 · L 7-40 · Conference game

31

Receiving Yards

76.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Maryland

Week 13 · L 13-31 · Conference game

2

Receiving Yards

42.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

2 receiving yards with a 13.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Washington

Week 1 · L 13-48

2

Receiving Yards

42.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

2 receiving yards with a 13.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Rutgers

122 primary output · 70.2 efficiency · 16 usage

62.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · Rutgers

28.1

-5 primary · 8.9 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games