Player Career

Hakeem Bailey Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Hakeem Bailey story

Hakeem Bailey built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Hakeem Bailey's career was his defensive production: 135 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 16 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Hakeem Bailey's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Hakeem Bailey moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    West Virginia

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia0
2017 PostseasonWest Virginia825.13.88
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia825.13.80
2018 PostseasonWest Virginia3.519.53.8-4.5
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia3.519.53.80
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia11294.47.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas

Week 6 · W 38-22 · Conference game

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

79.2 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Iowa State

Week 10 · W 20-16 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Virginia Tech

Week 1 · L 24-31

2

Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

#4

@ Kansas

Week 4 · W 29-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#5

vs James Madison

Week 1 · W 20-13

3

Havoc Plays

56.7 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · West Virginia

11 primary output · 29 efficiency · 4.4 usage

54.7

#2

2017 Postseason · West Virginia

36.1

8 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

36.1

8 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

7

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games