Player facts
- Team
New York Jets- Position
- Linebacker
- Number
- 31
- Born
- Aug 28, 2003 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Irvine, CA, USA
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 251 lbs
- College
- Texas Tech
- Experience
- Rookie
- Status
- Active
Stats
Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:
- 5th in sacks 5
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  CLE | W 17-12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  CHI | L 23-12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
@  DET | L 31-24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  GB | L 20-17 OT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  TEN | W 23-10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
David Bailey (born August 28, 2003) is an American professional football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Bailey played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and Texas Tech Red Raiders and was selected by the Jets second overall in the 2026 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on David Bailey (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Bailey was raised in Orange County, California, the son of Anthony Bailey, an immigrant from Jamaica, and Monica Bailey, an immigrant from Ghana. He has three siblings, including an older brother, DJ, who played defensive end at Harvard.
Bailey attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. As a senior in 2021, he had 54 tackles and 15.5 sacks and was named The Orange County Register' Orange County defensive player of the year. He played in the 2022 All-American Bowl. Bailey committed to Stanford University to play college football.
Stanford
Bailey entered his true freshman year at Stanford in 2022 as a starter. He played in 11 games with nine starts and had 46 tackles and 2.5 sacks. He was named to 247Sports' true freshman All-American team. He returned to Stanford as a starter his sophomore year in 2023. In the season opener against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Bailey recorded six tackles, four tackles for loss, and three sacks to help lead Stanford to a 37-24 win. He played in 10 games and finished with 34 tackles and five sacks. In his junior year, he played in all 12 games and finished with 31 tackles and seven sacks.
Texas Tech
On April 4, 2025, Bailey announced that he would transfer to Texas Tech. He ended the 2025 college football season tied with Nadame Tucker of the Western Michigan Broncos for the most sacks in the FBS, with 14.5. His 2025 season put him second in Texas Tech history for sacks in a season finishing half a sack behind Brandon Sharpe. He was named a unanimous All-American along with teammate Jacob Rodriguez. He was also named as the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year and Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
From Wikipedia’s article on David Bailey (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Recent results
Sources
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