#26

Myles Bailey

Former running back at Central Michigan. 2024: 292 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 11 catches.

RB · Central Michigan · Sr. · #26

5′10″ · 225 lb · North Brunswick, NJ

CFB Index 42 · #187 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceCentral Michigan 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1824 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Central Michigan. 2024: 292 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 11 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Central Michigan, 1,058 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2020

Signed with Central Michigan3-star out of North Brunswick Township

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1824 national

CFB

College

Central Michigan

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

1 coach

2021–2024

Jim McElwain

Central Michigan

Played his entire career under Jim McElwain.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

42Rotational starter #187 of 310?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / carry (90th percentile). Strength: success rate (84th percentile). Concern: carries (15th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / carry#45 / 442 · 90th pct

0.43

Success rate#69 / 442 · 84th pct

54.0%

Explosive rate#79 / 442 · 82nd pct

10.0%

Yards / carry#89 / 442 · 80th pct

6.2

TD rate#142 / 442 · 68th pct

6.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / carry#74 / 335 · 76th pct

5.7

Receptions#170 / 330 · 46th pct

Rush TDs#186 / 335 · 38th pct

Rec yards#209 / 330 · 36th pct

Long run#223 / 335 · 33rd pct

Rush yards#255 / 335 · 24th pct

292

Carries#286 / 335 · 15th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

54th → 90th percentile

Success rate

41st → 84th percentile

Explosive rate

79th → 82nd percentile

Yards / carry

54th → 80th percentile

TD rate

31st → 68th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	29.2	5.3	0.4
Road5g	29.2	4.8	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #187 of 310 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #187 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Central Michigan	51	292	5.7	3	--
2023	Central Michigan	102	476	4.7	3	--
2022	Central Michigan	32	176	5.5	0	--
2021	Central Michigan	30	114	3.8	0	--
Career		215	1,058	4.9	6	--

Season	Team
2024	Central Michigan	11	62	5.6	0	--
2023	Central Michigan	14	112	8.0	0	--
2022	Central Michigan	9	83	9.2	1	--
2021	Central Michigan	5	46	9.2	0	--
Career		39	303	7.8	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 66–10

vs Central Connecticut

68 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 56-point win at home against Central Connecticut.

With J. Labas — 342 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.0 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · S. Bracey — 2 rec · 48 yds

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Central Connecticut · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.92M.Bailey rushed for 35 yards. Tackled by CCSU at CCSU 42.
Week 11 · Bowling Green · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Myles Bailey run for 40 yds to the BGSU 26 for a 1ST down Central Michigan Penalty, Personal Foul (Dominic Serapiglia III) to the CMU 44 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Miami (OH) · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Myles Bailey run for 2 yds for a TD (Tristan Mattson KICK)
Week 2 · Florida International · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.43Myles Bailey run for 17 yds to the FIU 23 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Central Connecticut · 1&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.20M.Bailey rushed for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
Week 2 · Florida International · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.47Myles Bailey run for 6 yds to the CMU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.36Myles Bailey run for 9 yds to the CMU 40
Week 13 · Western Michigan · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.32Myles Bailey run for 4 yds to the WMU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Myles Bailey run for 35 yds to the ILL 15 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Northern Illinois · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +1.22Myles Bailey run for 5 yds to the NIU 3 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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 16-52@ 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	5.0	3	35

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