Usage / Role
67%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Texas A&M
David Bailey
RB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Ridgely, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
David Bailey leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Boston College • Colorado State • Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
David Bailey built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Ridgely, MD wearing No. 26, spending time with Boston College, Colorado State, and Texas A&M. The clearest part of David Bailey's...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
David Bailey, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Colorado State. David Bailey leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,819
- Rushing yards
- 2,512
- Receiving yards
- 307
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
David Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,819
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Caroline · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- Hoover · 53 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 113 scrimmage yards · RB 437th (top 62%) · SEC 151st (top 55%) · National 1,374th (top 52%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 5 | 255 | 255 | 0 | 2 | 39.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 13 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 66.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 13 | 911 | 816 | 95 | 9 | 66.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 10 | 567 | 503 | 64 | 8 | 59.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 11 | 886 | 752 | 134 | 11 | 70.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 6 | 113 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 30.8 |
Related Context
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David Bailey played RB for Boston College, Colorado State, and Texas A&M. Across 6 tracked seasons, David Bailey recorded 16 passing yards, 2,512 rushing yards, and 307 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Boston College.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 886 primary output with 37.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 37.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boston College, Colorado State, Texas A&M.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
80.5
Efficiency
37.9
Usage
31.8
Consistency
57.6
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 69. Vanderbilt: 116. Toledo: 136. Iowa: 2. New Mexico: 63. Utah State: 198. Boise State: 39. Wyoming: 88. Air Force: 49. Hawai'i: 110. Nevada: 16
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 22 by 28.2. Vanderbilt: 18 by 60.2. Toledo: 31 by 45.8. Iowa: 1 by 20.8. New Mexico: 22 by 29.2. Utah State: 32 by 58.9. Boise State: 22 by 18.4. Wyoming: 19 by 48.2. Air Force: 18 by 28.4. Hawai'i: 19 by 58.1. Nevada: 8 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins99.5 · Games = 2 · +23.2 vs Losses
Losses76.3 · Games = 9 · -23.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
60.2 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Nevada | L 10-52 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Hawai'i | L 45-50 | 16 | 87 | 5.40 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 5.8 |
| Sun 11/14 | vs Air Force2+ TD | L 21-35 | 18 | 49 | 2.70 | 2 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Wyoming | L 17-31 | 19 | 88 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Boise State | L 19-28 | 21 | 37 | 1.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Utah State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 24-26 | 30 | 159 | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ New Mexico2+ TD | W 36-7 | 21 | 58 | 2.80 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Iowa | L 14-24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Toledo100 rush yards | W 22-6 | 30 | 132 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Vanderbilt2+ TD | L 21-24 | 15 | 80 | 5.30 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs South Dakota State2+ TD | L 23-42 | 19 | 46 | 2.40 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 3.1 |
Player Story
David Bailey story
David Bailey built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Ridgely, MD wearing No. 26, spending time with Boston College, Colorado State, and Texas A&M. The clearest part of David Bailey's career was his backfield work: 2,512 rushing yards, 569 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 307 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 16 passing yards, 307 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives David 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
Boston College
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado State
2021-2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Texas A&M
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boston College | 255 | 46.2 | 16.4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Boston College | 938 | 52.3 | 19.6 | 683 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boston College | 938 | 52.3 | 19.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 567 | 42 | 24 | -371 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado State | 886 | 37.9 | 31.8 | 319 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado State | 60 | 32.4 | 11.5 | -826 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 113 | 47.4 | 6.1 | 53 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs NC State
Week 8 · W 45-24 · Conference game
Win with 181 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
181
Scrimmage Yards
88.7 takeover
181 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.
#2
@ Utah State
Week 8 · L 24-26 · Conference game
198
Scrimmage Yards
86.3 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
198 scrimmage yards and 52.5 usage.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 10 · W 58-27 · Conference game
172
Scrimmage Yards
84.1 takeover
Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
172 scrimmage yards and 21.9 usage.
#4
@ Syracuse
Week 10 · W 16-13 · Conference game
125
Scrimmage Yards
84 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
125 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.
#5
vs Louisville
Week 7 · W 38-20 · Conference game
112
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
112 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Colorado State
886 primary output · 37.9 efficiency · 31.8 usage
70.2
#2
2019 Postseason · Boston College
66.6
938 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 19.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Boston College
66.6
938 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 19.6 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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