David Bailey
DE, OLB
· Stanford
Career Honors
- 247Sports True Freshman All-American Defense
- Outstanding Freshman Award
- Preseason Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 LB (Media)
- Preseason Second Team All-Pac-12 LB (Phil Steele)
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
- Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 5, 2023)
As a Sophomore (2023)
- Preseason Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 LB (Media)
- Preseason Second Team All-Pac-12 LB (Phil Steele)
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
- Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 5, 2023)
- Played in 10 games for the Cardinal, making five starts
- Led the team in tackles for loss with six, sacks with five, and ended the year with 34 total tackles
- Finished with six tackles, 4.0 TFL (25 yards), 3.0 sacks (20 yards), and a QBH in the season opener at Hawai'i (Sept. 1) ... First multi-sack game of his career ... Three sacks in the game are the most for a Cardinal player since Henry Anderson in 2014
- Added sacks against Arizona on Sept. 23 and UCLA on Oct. 21
As a Freshman (2022)
- 247Sports True Freshman All-American Defense
- Outstanding Freshman Award
- Appeared in 11 games, making nine starts
- Had 46 tackles, 8.5 TFL for 43 yards, and 2.5 sacks for 14 yards
- Also recorded 13 quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles
- Recorded a career-best 6 solo tackles at #13 Oregon (Oct. 1)
- Totaled a personal-best nine tackles (8 solo) with two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble at UCLA (Oct. 29)
- Tied for team lead with nine tackles (second straight week) and had two TFL, one forced fumble (for second straight week) and one QB hurry against Washington State (Nov. 5)
Prior to Stanford
- A unanimous four-star recruit, and the first player left off 247Sport's five-star list
- Ranked No. 33 by 247Sports, No. 66 by PrepStar, No. 50 by On3, No. 66 by PrepStar, No. 79 by Rivals and No. 121 by ESPN
- In California, ranked No. 2 by 247Sports, No. 3 by On3, No. 6 by PrepStar and Rivals and No. 7 by ESPN
- Ranked No. 3 at edge by 247Sports, No. 6 at defensive end by PrepStar, No. 6 at outside linebacker by Rivals, No. 8 at edge by On3 and No. 11 at outside linebacker by ESPN
- Led Mater Dei to a 12-0 season and a victory in the California State Championship Open Division
- Led Mater Dei to a No. 1 national ranking in 2021
- Named to the all-state first team as a junior
- Selected to the 2022 All-American Bowl
- 2021 California Defensive Player of the Year (Cal-Hi Sports)
- Trinity League Defensive Player of the Year
- First-team All-Trinity League
- As a senior, made 54 tackles, 20.5 TFLs and 15.5 sacks
- Made 20.5 sacks in his prep career
- Principal's Honor Roll
Personal
- Son of Anthony and Monica Bailey
- Siblings are DJ, Antoinette and Shawn
- Older brother played football at Harvard
- Interested in majoring in economics
- Originally born in Orange, Calif.
2022
| defensive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFL | QB HUR | TOT | TD | PD | SACKS | SOLO |
| 7.5 | 3.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
Physical Attributes:
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| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 238 |
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Combine Results:
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Player Rank
100
David Bailey
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