David Bailey
David Bailey
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. David Bailey has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-America (AFCA). One game to point at: 9 tackles, 2 TFL against Oregon — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 156 tackles, a Unanimous All-American season (2025) — drafted at #2 overall by New York.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 11 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New York2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR14 · Unanimous All-American
Unanimous All-American. First-team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2025)
Named to 11 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 51 | 32 | 19.5 | 14.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Stanford | 31 | 22 | 8.0 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Stanford | 31 | 19 | 6.0 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Stanford | 43 | 28 | 7.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 156 | 101 | 41.0 | 27.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–10
at Utah
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trey Moore’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nadame Tucker's senior season at Western Michigan (2025).
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