David Bailey
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How good he was in college at what his position is supposed to do, out of 100. Scored against everyone else at his position, adjusted for the level he played at. This is not his NFL grade.
Scouting Report
Texas Tech · 2026 draft class
David Bailey is an impressive athlete with a deep bag of pass-rush moves to be a significan't contributor on third downs in the NFL. The 6'3", 250-pound edge defender originally went to Stanford as a 4-star recruit in the 2022 class and was an immediate starter, racking up 46 tackles, 8.5 TFL, and 2.5 sacks as a freshman to be named true freshman All-American by 247Sports. In 2023, he accumulated 34 tackles, 6 TFL, and 5 sacks, then 31 tackles, 8 TFL, and 7 sacks as a junior before transferring to Texas Tech in 2024. Bailey is a quick-twitched athlete with very smooth and easy change of direction skills to beat offensive linemen across faces. He uses his hands well as a pass-rusher, showing quick and active hands to defeat the tackle's hands. Bailey has shown several pass-rush moves including hand swipe, rip, ghost rush, inside spin, and long-arm.
Strengths
- Impressive athlete with quick-twitch and smooth change of direction
- Good acceleration off line to win around edge with speed
- Uses hands well with quick active hands as pass-rusher
- Multiple pass-rush moves: hand swipe
- rip
- ghost rush
- inside spin
- long-arm
- Good bend to corner at top of rush
- Very agile to be effective looper in line games
Concerns
- Slightly undersized for full-time NFL edge defender (listed 250 looks generous)
- Lacks strength to be effective run defender
- Struggles to get extension on blocks with skinny legs
- Not very physical at point of attack
- Has habit of working around blocks even against tight ends
- vacating gap
- Doesn't have mass and strength to effectively turn speed to power
College Production
2024 Texas Tech: 31 tackles, 8 TFL, 7 sacks; 2023 Stanford: 34 tackles, 6 TFL, 5 sacks; 2022 Stanford: 46 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks
Honors
True Freshman All-American by 247Sports (2022); 4-star recruit (2022 class); Ranked EDGE6 and Overall #34; Key Contributor grade (7.7)