Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Western Kentucky
Kyle Bailey
LB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Carrollton, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyle Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
Kyle Bailey built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Carrollton, GA wearing No. 36, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kyle Bailey's career was his defensive...
Read the storyKyle Bailey, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Kyle Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 233
- TFL
- 14.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Kyle Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 233
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · LB 59th (top 6%) · Conference USA 9th (top 2%) · National 72nd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6 | 18 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 29 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 99 | 6 | 0.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 71.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 72 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63.5 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Kentucky to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 17.1 | Dec 29, 2020 |
Kyle Bailey played LB for Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kyle Bailey recorded 233 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 18.5 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
42.9
Usage
10.7
Consistency
37.7
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Louisville
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/11 | @ Louisville | — | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyle Bailey story
Kyle Bailey built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Carrollton, GA wearing No. 36, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kyle Bailey's career was his defensive production: 233 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Kyle Bailey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 14.2 | 3.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 18.5 | 49.2 | 12.7 | 17.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 18.5 | 49.2 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 15.5 | 42.9 | 10.7 | -3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 15.5 | 42.9 | 10.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Southern Miss
Week 13 · W 28-10 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.6 takeover score.
#2
vs UAB
Week 5 · W 20-13 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Charlotte
Week 14 · W 37-19 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Old Dominion
Week 8 · W 35-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#5
@ UAB
Week 7 · L 14-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Western Kentucky
18.5 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage
71.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
71.8
18.5 primary · 49.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Western Kentucky
63.5
15.5 primary · 42.9 efficiency · 10.7 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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