Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#8
Tyler Bailey
Senior safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Prosper, TX · Prosper HS
CFB Index 49 · #284 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Sam Houston for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1482 nationally · Signed with Sam Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Sam Houston in 2022.
Tyler Bailey
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent two seasons in the Sam Houston secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Troy — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Sam Houston3-star out of Prosper
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 2-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
49 · #284 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #19 of 43 Conference USA DBs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 45 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 53 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to DJ Brown’s 2023 season.
Matches DJ on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ty Bryant's freshman season at Kentucky (2023).
85%match
All-SEC
Matches Ty on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Background
2025 Season Played in all 12 games in the defensive backfield ... made 5 starts, including each of the last 4 games of the year ... finished with 49 total tackles and 3 passes defended ... had 5 stops and a key late-game interception, the first of his career, to help lead the Kats to their first...
The secondary · Sam Houston
- #8Tyler Bailey45 tackles · 2025
- #20Dravon Wilson21 tackles · 2025
- #9Jace Arnold19 tackles · 2025
- #5Jalyn Stanford10 tackles · 2025
- #13Railyn Adams9 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology