Player Career

David Bailey Career Story

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

Player Story

David Bailey story

David Bailey built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Irvine, CA wearing No. 31, spending time with Stanford and Texas Tech. The clearest part of David Bailey's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 27 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. 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. 1

    Stanford

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas Tech

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonStanford1229.99.3
2023 Regular SeasonStanford1325.58.11
2024 Regular SeasonStanford2234.915.49
2025 PostseasonTexas Tech4745.914.125
2025 Regular SeasonTexas Tech4745.914.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Hawai'i

Week 1 · W 37-24

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 58 Kansas

Week 7 · W 42-17 · Conference game

7

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#3

@ NC State

Week 10 · L 28-59 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Washington State

Week 10 · L 14-52 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#5

@ UCLA

Week 9 · L 13-38 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Texas Tech

47 primary output · 45.9 efficiency · 14.1 usage

76.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech

76.9

47 primary · 45.9 efficiency · 14.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Stanford

61

22 primary · 34.9 efficiency · 15.4 usage

Milestones

17

Impact games

23

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games