Malachi Bailey
Malachi Bailey
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Malachi Bailey arrived at Arizona from Alcorn State. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against BYU, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona | 22 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 22 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Kansas State
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Arizona
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to TyQaze Leggs’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Sione Lolohea's senior season at Oregon State (2023).
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