Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Illinois
Matthew Bailey
DB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Moline, IL, USA
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Matthew Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Matthew Bailey built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Moline, IL wearing No. 7, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Matthew Bailey's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Matthew Bailey, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois. Matthew Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Matthew Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DB
- Career Tackles
- 180
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Moline · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Moline · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · DB 30th (top 4%) · Big Ten 27th (top 4%) · National 201st (top 4%)
Matthew Bailey played DB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Bailey recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Illinois.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20252025 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20242024 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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