Player Dossier

2016-2017

Vanderbilt

Bailey McElwain

FB • 6'1" • 238 lbs • Trussville, AL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Bailey McElwain leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage Score

1.6

Efficiency

37.2

Consistency

35.4

Season Value

39.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

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.

Bailey McElwain, FB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Bailey McElwain leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Vanderbilt paired 35 primary output with 37.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 37.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Win with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

8

Scrimmage Yards / G

4.4

Efficiency

37.2

Usage

1.6

Consistency

35.4

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 4. Florida: 0. Georgia: 7. Unknown: 0. Auburn: 0. Missouri: 3. Ole Miss: 3. Tennessee: 18

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. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 33.3. Georgia: 1 by 58.3. Auburn: 1 by 0. Missouri: 1 by 25. Ole Miss: 2 by 6.3. Tennessee: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins8 · n=4 · +7 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=3 · -7 vs Wins
First Half2.8 · n=4 · -3.3 vs Second Half
Second Half6 · n=4 · +3.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Tennessee

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tennessee

Result
Sun 11/27vs TennesseeW 45-3411818
Sun 11/20vs Ole MissW 38-171000131.5
Sat 11/12@ MissouriL 17-26133
Sat 11/5@ AuburnL 16-23100
Sat 10/22vs Unknown
Sat 10/15@ GeorgiaW 17-16177
Sat 10/1vs FloridaL 6-13
Sat 9/10vs Middle TennesseeW 47-24144

Career Arc

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

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    Vanderbilt

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonVanderbilt3537.21.6
2017 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0-35

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Tennessee

Win with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

18

Primary metric

18 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.

#2

Georgia

7

Primary metric

Win with 7 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

7 scrimmage yards and 2.6 usage.

#3

Middle Tennessee

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

4 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.

#4

Missouri

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

3 scrimmage yards and 1.7 usage.

#5

Ole Miss

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

3 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

35 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 1.6 usage

39.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.845

Acalanes · Lafayette, CA

Committed To
California
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

35

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Bailey McElwain quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
FB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career receiving yards
35