Senior linebacker for Missouri. 2023: 17 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
6′0″ · 234 lb · Missouri City, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 388 nationally · Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Missouri. 2023: 17 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Chad Bailey
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent four seasons in the Missouri linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against LSU, Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Missouri, 130 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 28-21 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (15th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-27vs Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 39-49vs LSU | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Isaac Slade-Matautia’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to R.J. Moten's senior season at Florida (2024).
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Player DNA