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David Bailey

Texas Tech

Measurables

6'3 5/8"

251 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Stand-Up Speed Rusher

David Bailey projects as a stand-up speed rusher — a EDGE from Texas Tech who tested with an elite athletic profile (85th composite). Combine line reads 6'3 5/8" · 251 lb, 4.50s 40, 35″ vertical, 129″ broad. College defensive line: 163 tackles · 29 sacks · 0 INT · 3 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 97 (dominated the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

97A+

Dominance score · multi-component

Dominated the cohort

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

91th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

94th

2025

Breakout

15%

88th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

97th

Sacks/G · 0.6

★1× off-the-chart season+5 dominance

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

B+

Burst

77th percentile · 35" vert · 129" broad

N/A

Bend

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

C+

Length

35th percentile · 6'3 5/8" · 33.75" arm

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

A+

Speed

95th percentile · 4.50s 40-yard

C+

Frame

39th percentile · 6'3 5/8" · 251 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.29
  1. #1

    Drake Jackson

    2022 R2 · #61 · USC · 6-3/254lb

    86

    sim

  2. #2

    Derick Hall

    2023 R2 · #37 · Auburn · 6-3/254lb · 4.55s 40

    81

    sim

  3. #3

    Nic Scourton

    2025 R2 · #51 · Texas A&M · 6-3/257lb

    76

    sim

Scheme fit

Multi-front 3-4 OLB role with designed twists and games on passing downs.

X-Factor

Speed grades in the 95th percentile — 4.50s 40-yard.

Primary risk

Length sits in the 35th percentile (6'3 5/8") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. EDGE class · 2000–2026 baseline
51

Athletic composite

51stSOLID

3 of 6 metrics graded

1× Elite1× Great1× Solid
4.50s95thELITE
i

40-Yard

vs. 1091

35.060thSOLID
i

Vertical

vs. 915

129.094thGREAT
i

Broad

vs. 915

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

75

Athletic composite

75thSTRONG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Excellent1× Strong
33.868thSTRONG
i

Arm

vs. 359

10.381stEXCELLENT
i

Hand

vs. 359

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022STAN46301602.52000
2023STAN342212050000
2024STAN31229075000
2025TTU523220314.53000
Career1631065732910000