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Player Dossier
2022-2025Illinois
Matthew Bailey
DB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Moline, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matthew Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
69
Useful peak 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
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- 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 180
- TFL
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 10
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Illinois | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 81 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.3 |
Related Context
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Matthew Bailey played DB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Bailey recorded 180 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Illinois paired 8 primary output with 36 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
36
Usage
6.4
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 0. Eastern Illinois: 0. Kansas: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 0. Penn State: 0. Purdue: 1. Michigan: 1. Oregon: 0. Minnesota: 2. Michigan State: 2. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 13 by 50. Eastern Illinois: 6 by 25. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. Central Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Nebraska: 6 by 25. Penn State: 9 by 37.5. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Michigan: 11 by 55.8. Oregon: 4 by 16.7. Minnesota: 5 by 40.8. Michigan State: 5 by 40.8. Rutgers: 11 by 45.8. Northwestern: 8 by 53.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs South Carolina10+ tackles | W 21-17 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 38-28 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Rutgers10+ tackles | W 38-31 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 38-16 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | L 17-25 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Oregon | L 9-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Michigan10+ tackles | W 21-7 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Purdue | W 50-49 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Penn State | L 7-21 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Nebraska | W 31-24 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Central Michigan | W 30-9 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kansas | W 23-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 45-0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matthew Bailey 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 production: 180 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Matthew Bailey's production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Matthew Bailey 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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Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Illinois | 7 | 14.4 | 2.7 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 14.4 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 0.5 | 25.8 | 6.2 | -6.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 8 | 36 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 8 | 36 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 32.2 | 8.1 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 2 Ohio State
Week 7 · L 16-34 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 51 Northwestern
Week 14 · W 20-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 10 · L 17-25 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 12 · W 38-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 14 · W 38-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Illinois
8 primary output · 36 efficiency · 6.4 usage
50.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Illinois
50.6
8 primary · 36 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
50.3
7 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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