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Player Dossier
2013-2017Western Michigan
Caleb Bailey
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Romeoville, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Caleb Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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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: 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Caleb Bailey built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Romeoville, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Caleb Bailey's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Caleb Bailey, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan. Caleb Bailey shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Caleb Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sterling · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Sterling · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · LB 215th (top 20%) · Mid-American 44th (top 9%) · National 409th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 14 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.3 |
Related Context
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Caleb Bailey played LB for Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Caleb Bailey recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 17 primary output with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
33.3
Usage
11.2
Consistency
44.1
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 3. Northwestern: 2. North Carolina Central: 2. Illinois: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0.5. Akron: 4.5. Eastern Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Kent State: 1.5. Buffalo: 0. Toledo: 1.5. Ohio: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 5 by 50.8. Northwestern: 2 by 28.3. North Carolina Central: 3 by 32.5. Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Southern: 8 by 33.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Northern Illinois: 8 by 38.3. Akron: 7 by 74.2. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Ball State: 4 by 16.7. Kent State: 7 by 44.2. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 4 by 31.7. Ohio: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 13 · -1.9 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 1 · +1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
74.2 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 16-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ OhioSplash game | W 29-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Toledo | W 55-35 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Buffalo | W 38-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Kent State | W 37-21 | 7 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | @ Ball State | W 52-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 45-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ AkronSplash game | W 41-0 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Northern Illinois | W 45-30 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Central Michigan | W 49-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Georgia Southern | W 49-31 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Illinois | W 34-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina CentralSplash game | W 70-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 22-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Caleb Bailey story
Caleb Bailey built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Romeoville, IL wearing No. 8, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Caleb Bailey's career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Western Michigan. 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 Caleb Bailey's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Caleb 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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Western Michigan
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 17 | 33.3 | 11.2 | 17 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 17 | 33.3 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 15 | 34.4 | 9.2 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Akron
Week 7 · W 41-0 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
91.4 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 11 · W 48-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Wisconsin
Week 1 · L 16-24 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 20-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio
Week 14 · W 29-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
17 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 11.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
67.6
17 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Western Michigan
61.3
15 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 9.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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