Caleb Bailey: LB · Western Michigan · #8.
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Caleb Bailey
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Western Michigan: P.J. Fleck and Tim Lester. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Eastern Michigan — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 63 | 36 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 71 | 38 | 9.0 | 3.0 | -- | 2 |
| Career | 134 | 74 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-49@ No. 4 USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 37-28vs Idaho | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Wagner | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-3vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 71-68@ Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs Akron | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17@ Eastern Michigan | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35vs Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-20vs Kent State | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 31-35@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Toledo | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 36 | 11.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 11 · 2017
W 48-20
vs Kent State
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Kent State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%11 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups63 tackles · 11 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
34.4%
294 pass / 561 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan, 134 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
