New York Jets · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Texas Tech (2026 Round 1, Pick 2)
David Bailey
66.5
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #47 of 156 qualified LBs
- Combined tackles
- 3421 solo · 13 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 5.59 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 73 forced fumbles
- Coverage
- 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 37954.1 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- −0.003Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
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2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for David Bailey. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | @ TEN | W 23-10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | vs GB | L 17-20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | @ DET | L 24-31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | @ CHI | L 12-23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | vs CLE | W 17-12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | @ NE | L 19-26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | vs MIA | L 25-28 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
College to the NFL: Texas Tech to New York Jets
Verified identity bridge linking David Bailey's college regular-season tackles at Texas Tech to official NFL game lines.
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Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 1 season.
| Season | Club | G | Tackles | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | QBH | PD | INT | FF | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | NYJ | 7 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5.5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 379 |
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