Deuce Bailey

Deuce Bailey is holding a job somebody else made famous at Coastal Carolina — and the ledger already reads 576 team passing yards leader.

QB · Coastal Carolina · R-Fr. · #2

6′1″ · 190 lb · Bowling Green, KY · Bowling Green HS

Transferred Missouri State → Coastal Carolina for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETat DelawareDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

How he plays

Yards / att: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

576

passing yards · 2026

6 TD · 0 INT · 9.3 per attempt

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 373 pass yds, 3 TD, 19 rush yds, at West Virginia

Swing playSwung Missouri State from 58% to 84% to win.Missouri State at Middle Tennessee · 22-20

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 quarterback for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri State in 2025.

His career, year by year

Deuce Bailey

QB · Coastal Carolina · Fr · #2

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Deuce Bailey steps into Tad Hudson's shoes — the gap is the story.

576PASS YDS6PASS TD40RUSH YDS

TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER

576

Team leader in passing yards (576).

Read the story so far

Deuce Bailey arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at QB for Coastal Carolina.

On the field, the headline is 576 pass yds, with 6 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from Tad Hudson (4-star). How many games until Trever Jackson (4★) takes the job from Deuce Bailey?

The clock is the open loop — and it is already ticking.

QB successionleap of faith

Inherited fromTad Hudson 4★
Pushed byTrever Jackson 4★
How many games until Trever Jackson (4★) takes the job from Deuce Bailey?

Why nowThe QB job is the open question heading into 2026.

season totals
Team leader in passing yards (576).
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced

2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / att (92nd percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: completion % (8th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / att#2 / 13 · 92nd pct

9.3

Interceptions#1 / 13 · 92nd pct

Pass TDs#3 / 13 · 81st pct

Rush yards#5 / 13 · 69th pct

Fumbles lost#3 / 11 · 50th pct

Pass yards#11 / 13 · 23rd pct

576

Rush TDs#9 / 13 · 19th pct

Completion %#13 / 13 · 8th pct

53.2%

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

33/62 (53.2%) · 6 TD · 0 INT

62 of 62 attempts matched to play-by-play

62 of 62 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

10.0913 of 75 QBs

Sack rate

7.5%68 of 75 QBs

Sacked on 7.5% of dropbacks (68 of 75) — and still 13 of 75 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

3% of attempts (2)

50%comp

Air -3.0 · YAC 11.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

47% of attempts (29)

55%comp

Air 4.4 · YAC 8.2 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

32% of attempts (20)

55%comp

Air 13.2 · YAC 4.7 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

18% of attempts (11)

45%comp

Air 28.7 · YAC 6.4 avg

Overall 53.2% completion on 62 attempts · 45% completion on 11 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 288 YDS/g, 3.0 TD/g, 9.1 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Beard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Coastal Carolina	33	62	53.2%	576	9.3	6	163.2	41	--	--
2025	Missouri State	23	47	48.9%	335	7.1	2	122.9	45	--	--
Career		56	109	51.4%	911	8.4	8	145.8	43	--	--

Season	Team
2026	Coastal Carolina	14	40	2.9	0	--
2025	Missouri State	27	81	3.0	1	--
Career		41	121	3.0	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 45–7

vs Fordham

203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)

Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.

With R. Podesta — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · R. Washington — 12 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Fordham · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +5.24(11:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete deep middle to #14 C.Hinton caught at FOR25, for 65 yards to the FOR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:11, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn)
Week 1 · West Virginia · 4&10 · Q4 · EPA +4.02(00:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete deep middle to #25 J.Allen-Hendrix caught at WVU20, for 33 yards to the WVU15 (#3 M.Sieg), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · West Virginia · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.60(04:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete deep left to #8 C.Coppock caught at WVU02, for 34 yards to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:57, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn)
Week 1 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.24(13:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete short left to #1 R.Washington caught at CCU30, for 58 yards to the WVU13 (#8 K.Wilson), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.05(01:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete short right to #8 C.Coppock caught at WVU20, for 37 yards to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:51, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn)
Week 2 · Fordham · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.99(11:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete short right to #3 T.Gardner caught at CCU38, for 26 yards to the CCU46 (#1 D.Minich; #0 K.Pothel), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · West Virginia · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.84(13:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete short middle to #14 C.Hinton caught at WVU00, for 13 yards to the WVU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:56, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn)
Week 1 · West Virginia · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.76(02:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete short right to #0 K.English caught at WVU37, for 11 yards to the WVU37 (#7 C.Diagne), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Fordham · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.66(05:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete deep right to #1 R.Washington caught at FOR00, for 23 yards to the FOR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn) #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn) PENALTY #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn) PENALTY FOR Offside declined
Week 2 · Fordham · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.59(00:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Bailey pass complete short right to #8 C.Coppock caught at FOR00, for 12 yards to the FOR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:39, 1ST DOWN #30 N.Cavanillas Alti kick attempt good (H: #42 R.Podesta, LS: #41 M.Weisenborn)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	L 24-31@ West Virginia	21/37	373	3	10.1	—	Season-high 373 yds
Wk 2	W 45-7vs Fordham	12/25	203	3	8.1	30.0	3 TD passes
Total		33/62	576	6	9.1	30.0

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Deuce Bailey

20253 games

2026 snapshot

Passing profile

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

Background