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Player Dossier
2021-2021Western Kentucky
Bailey Zappe
QB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Bailey Zappe is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Bailey Zappe built his college career in 2021 as a quarterback from Dallas, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Bailey Zappe's career was his passing role: 5,967 passing yards,...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 137
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Bailey Zappe, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Bailey Zappe is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,984
- Passing yards
- 5,967
- Rushing yards
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 65
Quick Answers
Bailey Zappe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,984
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- UTSA
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 4 · Pick 32 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 5,984 total offense · QB 1st (top 1%) · Conference USA 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 14 | 417 | 422 | -5 | 6 | 72.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 14 | 5,567 | 5,545 | 22 | 59 | 72.2 |
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Bailey Zappe played QB for Western Kentucky. Across 1 tracked season, Bailey Zappe recorded 5,967 passing yards, 17 rushing yards, and 65 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 5,984 primary output with 64.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 64.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
427.4
Efficiency
64.2
Usage
15.9
Consistency
89.2
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 417. UT Martin: 448. Army: 442. Indiana: 371. Michigan State: 471. UTSA: 525. Old Dominion: 405. Florida International: 375. Charlotte: 406. Middle Tennessee: 275. Rice: 477. Florida Atlantic: 473. Marshall: 317. UTSA: 582
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 49 by 61.3. UT Martin: 37 by 92.1. Army: 48 by 64.8. Indiana: 45 by 74.9. Michigan State: 71 by 58.9. UTSA: 66 by 58.2. Old Dominion: 57 by 61.8. Florida International: 52 by 61.1. Charlotte: 48 by 67.9. Middle Tennessee: 52 by 51.2. Rice: 45 by 66.8. Florida Atlantic: 50 by 68.3. Marshall: 51 by 52.3. UTSA: 66 by 59
Split Comparison
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Wins399.2 · Games = 9 · -79.0 vs Losses
Losses478.2 · Games = 5 · +79.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
92.1 vs UT Martin
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/18 | @ App State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 59-38 | 33 | 47 | 422 | 70.2 | 6 | 0 | 61.3 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ UTSA300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 41-49 | 36 | 59 | 577 | 61.0 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 0.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Marshall300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 53-21 | 25 | 48 | 328 | 52.1 | 4 | 0 | 52.3 | 3 | -11 | -3.70 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Florida Atlantic300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 52-17 | 39 | 49 | 470 | 79.6 | 6 | 2 | 68.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Rice300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 42-21 | 34 | 42 | 482 | 81.0 | 5 | 1 | 66.8 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Middle Tennessee3+ TD | W 48-21 | 29 | 50 | 281 | 58.0 | 4 | 0 | 51.2 | 2 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Charlotte300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-13 | 33 | 45 | 393 | 73.3 | 4 | 2 | 67.9 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Florida International300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 34-19 | 39 | 49 | 382 | 79.6 | 3 | 0 | 61.1 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Old Dominion300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 43-20 | 36 | 54 | 397 | 66.7 | 5 | 1 | 61.8 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs UTSA300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 46-52 | 38 | 60 | 523 | 63.3 | 5 | 1 | 58.2 | 6 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Michigan State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-48 | 46 | 64 | 488 | 71.9 | 3 | 0 | 58.9 | 7 | -17 | -2.40 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Indiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-33 | 31 | 44 | 365 | 70.5 | 3 | 0 | 74.9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Army300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 35-38 | 28 | 40 | 435 | 70.0 | 3 | 1 | 64.8 | 8 | 7 | 0.90 | 1 | 10 |
| Fri 9/3 | vs UT Martin300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 59-21 | 28 | 35 | 424 | 80.0 | 7 | 1 | 92.1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
Player Story
Bailey Zappe story
Bailey Zappe built his college career in 2021 as a quarterback from Dallas, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Bailey Zappe's career was his passing role: 5,967 passing yards, 62 touchdown passes, 686 attempts, and 17 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 17 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Bailey Zappe 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
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Western Kentucky
2021
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Season Value Progression
20212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 5,984 | 64.2 | 15.9 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 5,984 | 64.2 | 15.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTSA
Week 14 · L 41-49 · Conference game
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
582
Total Offense
85.4 takeover
582 total offense with 59 efficiency.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 2
560
Total Offense
82.2 takeover
Game with 560 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency.
560 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 1
285
Total Offense
80.1 takeover
Game with 285 yards of offense and 60.1 efficiency.
285 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.
#4
@ Army
Week 2 · L 35-38
442
Total Offense
78.1 takeover
Loss with 442 yards of offense and 64.8 efficiency.
442 total offense with 64.8 efficiency.
#5
@ Texas State
Week 1
161
Total Offense
76.3 takeover
Game with 161 yards of offense and 52.6 efficiency.
161 total offense with 52.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
5,984 primary output · 64.2 efficiency · 15.9 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
72.2
5,984 primary · 64.2 efficiency · 15.9 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
17
3+ TD games
11
Above avg efficiency
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