David Bailey (American football)

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David Bailey
Stanford CardinalNo. 23
Position Linebacker
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: Orange, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career history
College
High school Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)

David Bailey is an American football linebacker for the Stanford Cardinal.

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High school career

Bailey attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. As a senior in 2021, he had 54 tackles and 15.5 sacks and was named The Orange County Register' Orange County defensive player of the year. [1] He played in the 2022 All-American Bowl. [2] Bailey committed to Stanford University to play college football. [3]

College career

Bailey entered his true freshman year at Stanford in 2022 as a starter. [4] Overall he played in 11 games with nine starts and had 46 tackles and 2.5 sacks. He returned to Stanford as a starter his sophomore year in 2023. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "All-Orange County Football: Mater Dei's David Bailey is the defensive player of the year". The Orange County Register.
  2. "Linebacker David Bailey Will be Honored as a 2022 All-American as Part of All-American Bowl's Road to the Dome Tour". NBC Sports.
  3. "Football Signing Day: Mater Dei LB David Bailey makes it official with Stanford". The Orange County Register.
  4. "Stanford freshman Bailey making impact after enrolling early". The Mercury News.
  5. "Stanford eyes defensive revival under new coordinator: 'Football man like crazy'". San Francisco Chronicle.
  6. "Oregon football aims to fend off Stanford's David Bailey, one of the Pac-12′s top edge defenders". The Oregonian.