David Bailey
David Bailey
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 56 rush yds against Mississippi State — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas A&M, 1,165 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jimbo Fisher → Elijah Robinson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 20 | 97 | 4.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 20 | 61 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 197 | 752 | 3.8 | 9 | -- |
| 2018 | Boston College | 57 | 255 | 4.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 294 | 1,165 | 4.0 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 15 | 134 | 8.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Boston College | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 149 | 7.8 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Greg Garner’s 2021 season.
Matches Greg on
Differs from Greg on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Theis’s path through South Dakota.
Travis Theis
Rickey Spruill
Jawaun Northington
Matches Travis on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Carson Smith's senior season at Army (2025).
Matches Carson on
Differs from Carson on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2018–2023-62%
Sharp dropoff (-62%) — career inflection point.