17–0
Play
86Overall
EDGEBig 12

David Bailey

Texas Tech · Edge Rusher · 2025

SACKS
15
TFL
20
TKL
51

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

Bailey was a consensus All-American in 2025 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2025.

Bailey's 2025 season ranks No. 2 in program history for sacks.

In 2025, Bailey recorded 51 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks.

Bailey was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the 2nd-highest edge rusher rating at Texas Tech since 1990 and No. 4 among all edge rushers of the 2025-Present era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • Consensus All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2026
    • No. 2 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

David Bailey season-by-season statistics at Texas Tech
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20255119.514.53

Seasons with tracked stats at Texas Tech. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Texas Tech Record Book

  • No. 2 in single-season sacks (2025)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Fan Verdict

80% of 5 fans who voted call the 86 rating too low.

  • Too low 80%
  • Just right 20%
  • Too high 0%

Vote on player ratings

Texas Tech Teammates

  1. 91Jacob Rodriguez2022-25LB
  2. 80A.J. Holmes Jr.2025EDGE
  3. 80Lee Hunter2025EDGE
  4. 74Brice Pollock2025CB
  5. 72Cameron Dickey2024-25RB
  6. 72Romello Height2025EDGE
  7. 71Caleb Douglas2024-25WR
  8. 70J'Koby Williams2024-25RB
  9. 70Terrance Carter Jr.2025TE
  10. 68Behren Morton2021-25QB

Full Texas Tech all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Kayden McDonaldOhio State · 2023-25EDGE
  2. 90Cashius HowellTexas A&M · 2024-25EDGE
  3. 88Rueben Bain Jr.Miami · 2023-25EDGE
  4. 86Akheem MesidorMiami · 2022-25EDGE
  5. 83Anthony SmithMinnesota · 2022-25EDGE
  6. 80Caden CurryOhio State · 2022-25EDGE
  7. 80A'Mauri WashingtonOregon · 2023-25EDGE
  8. 80John Henry DaleyUtah · 2024-25EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (David Bailey (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.