Hakeem Bailey: CB · West Virginia · #24.
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Hakeem Bailey
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at West Virginia. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against NC State — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 9 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | West Virginia | 57 | 43 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 43 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 35 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 135 | 106 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 16 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs James Madison | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ Missouri | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-27vs NC State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 29-24@ Kansas | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-42vs No. 11 Texas | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-38vs Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-52@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-17@ No. 12 Baylor | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-38vs Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-20@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-20vs No. 22 Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-17@ TCU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 57 | 43 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 |
Week 12 · 2019
W 24-20
at Kansas State
1 interception · 2 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this season57 tackles · 1 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
58.0%
454 pass / 329 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
484 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
57 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at West Virginia, 135 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
