Chad Bailey: LB · Missouri · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chad Bailey
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Four seasons in the Missouri linebacker corps to date. On tape: 8 tackles against LSU, Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-27vs No. 15 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 No. 23 LSU | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2023
W 34-27
vs Memphis · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
17tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackPD rate
6%1 pass breakups17 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 28-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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
Pass share
43.8%
374 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Missouri, 130 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Eli Drinkwitz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
