Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-52@ Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#45
Kadin Bailey
Senior linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Jefferson, GA · Jefferson
Returning to Eastern Michigan for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at Texas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Eastern Michigan. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2022.
- Transferred from Syracuse to Eastern Michigan in 2025.
Kadin Bailey
Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Texas State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20226 games
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Jefferson
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022–2023
Eastern Michigan
2025
Eastern Michigan
Played his entire career under Chris Creighton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
58.2%
107 pass / 77 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Syracuse | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Syracuse | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -14 net (12 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #106
Background
EMU: 2025: Played in one game at Texas State (Aug. 30)…Recorded two solo tackles…SYRACUSE: Appeared in 24 career games as a reserve linebacker and core special teams contributor…2024: Missed the season due to injury sustained late in the 2023 campaign…2023: Played in the first 11 games before a s...
The linebacker corps · Eastern Michigan
- #3Barry Manning75 tackles · 2025
- #11Zach Mowchan40 tackles · 2025
- #40Bryce Eliuk17 tackles · 2025
- #26Solomon Bell4 tackles · 2025
- #45Kadin Bailey2 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Eastern Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology