Missouri State · L 3-24
4 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Tyler Bailey
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons in the Sam Houston secondary to date. One game to point at: 7 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 8, 2026.
28 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 28 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 45 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 73 | 50 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 27 · L 3-24 at Missouri State, play by play
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Sam Houston’s defense played that day
Missouri State’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 7.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
1 tackle, including 1 interception. His interception ended Texas Tech’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 21-14. Ended Texas Tech’s drive (int).
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL28 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 3-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #215 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #19 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,482 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Big 12 Conference
