Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/103rd/4th & short
2/17Inside-5 share
9 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (90.0%). 2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
Myles Bailey
Myles Bailey: RB · Central Michigan · #26.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Myles Bailey
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fourth year in the Central Michigan backfield. On tape: 68 rushing yards and 19 receiving yards against Central Connecticut, Week 1, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Central Michigan in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 51 | 292 | 5.7 | 3 | 35 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 102 | 476 | 4.7 | 3 | 48 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 32 | 176 | 5.5 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 30 | 114 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 215 | 1,058 | 4.9 | 6 | 48 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 39 | 303 | 7.8 | 1 | 24 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-10vs Central Connecticut | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 2 | 35 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 16-52vs Florida International | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-30@ Illinois | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 35 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-27vs Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-46@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-23vs Bowling Green | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ Toledo | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 16-14vs Western Michigan | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-24@ Northern Illinois | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 51 | 292 | 5.7 | 3 | 35 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2024
W 66-10
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Central Connecticut · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.92M.Bailey rushed for 35 yards. Tackled by CCSU at CCSU 42.
- Week 11 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Myles Bailey run for 40 yds to the BGSU 26 for a Central Michigan Penalty, Personal Foul (Dominic Serapiglia III) to the CMU 44 for a
- Week 9 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Myles Bailey run for 2 yds for a TD (Tristan Mattson KICK)
- Week 2 · Florida International · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.43Myles Bailey run for 17 yds to the FIU 23 for a
- Week 1 · Central Connecticut · 1st and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.20M.Bailey rushed for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 2 · Florida International · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.47Myles Bailey run for 6 yds to the CMU 46 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.36Myles Bailey run for 9 yds to the CMU 40
- Week 13 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.32Myles Bailey run for 4 yds to the WMU 45 for a
- Week 3 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Myles Bailey run for 35 yds to the ILL 15 for a
- Week 14 · Northern Illinois · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.22Myles Bailey run for 5 yds to the NIU 3 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
50 of 51 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
54%50 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds10%of carries
5 carries
Grind
1–3 yds40%of carries
20 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds40%of carries
20 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
5 carries
9 of 10 (90%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
5.7 yds/carry on 51 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 54% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Jim McElwain — 22-27 over that span.
2021Central Michigan9-4HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 29.2 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 23.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 34.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 24.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
40.4%
301 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
62.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
51 carries and 11 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
42 · #187 of 310 RBs · 2024
Three-star recruit. Now #187 at the position.
Four seasons at Central Michigan
- 2024 Central Michigan McElwainYear 4 · 10 games
- 2023 Central Michigan McElwainYear 3 · 10 games
- 2022 Central Michigan McElwainYear 2 · 7 games
- 2021 Central Michigan McElwainYear 1 · 9 games
- High school North Brunswick TownshipNorth Brunswick, NJ · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 1,824 in the 2020 class. Signed with Central Michigan.
How it ended
Four seasons at Central Michigan, 1,058 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
2020
- Signed with Central MichiganThree-star, out of North Brunswick Township
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coach2021–2024
Central Michigan
Played every college season under Jim McElwain.