Wesley Bailey
Wesley Bailey
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against James Madison — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. 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
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 39 | 17 | 7.0 | 6.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Rutgers | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 25 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 28 | 16 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 110 | 48 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 7 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
at Miami
2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacob Busic’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Amin Vanover's graduate season at Penn State (2024).
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