Markus Bailey: LB · Purdue · #21.
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Markus Bailey
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The four seasons at Purdue span two head coaches: Gerad Parker and Jeff Brohm. The first career honor came in 2018: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Nevada — Week 1, 2019.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-34@ Nevada | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-24vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
60.5%
518 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
71.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
563 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 295 tackles — drafted at #215 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Darrell Hazell, Gerad Parker, and Jeff Brohm. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 7th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 7th NFL season
