JaQuan Bailey: DE · Iowa State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
JaQuan Bailey
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Iowa State. All-America (FWAA) in 2020 was the second season with an honor. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oklahoma — Week 5, 2020.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Iowa State | 38 | 20 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 47 | 17 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 5 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 34 | 19 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 23 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Career | 152 | 69 | 45.5 | 25.5 | 13 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-31vs Louisiana | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34@ TCU | 7 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 37-30vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-15vs Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ No. 6 Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 52-22@ Kansas | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-0vs Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 23-20@ No. 20 Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-6vs West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 21-27vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 20 | 13.0 | 7.0 | — | 3 |
Week 4 · 2020
W 37-34
at TCU
3.5 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%7 sacksTFL rate
34%13 TFLHurry rate
5%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
78%7 of 9 pressures38 tackles · 13 for loss · 7 sacks.
5 seasons under Matt Campbell — 35-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
45.5%
372 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
74.4
11 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
400 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Selector Grid · 2020
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa State, 26 sacks, an All-American season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2020)
named by 1 selector
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
