Quarterback, Northern Iowa (from Illinois), 2013–⁠16

Aaron Bailey

Lettered 2013–⁠14 at Illinois (school media guide)

Number
No. 15
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Bolingbrook, IL

Aaron Bailey played quarterback at Illinois (2013–⁠14) and Northern Iowa (2015–⁠16).

Career highs

114rushing yards, career highat Iowa State, 2016

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Illinois2540.040.810
2014Illinois112250.01185.411
2015Northern Iowa111957.91146.011
2016Northern Iowa152755.61355.010
Career397353.43715.142

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Illinois20834.2314
2014Illinois321203.8129
2015Northern Iowa22853.9017
2016Northern Iowa251144.6122
Career994024.1529

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Illinois15QB
2014Illinois15QB
2015Northern Iowa15QB
2016Northern Iowa15QB6′2″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Illinois18-0.23––-4.2–
2014Illinois50-0.01––-0.417%
2015Northern Iowa (FCS)410.08––3.355%
2016Northern Iowa (FCS)520.17––9.161%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Northern Iowa 1 game, 114 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atIowa StateW 25–⁠20152713510114

No box score in the source for Sep 10 vs. Montana; Sep 17 at Eastern Washington; Oct 1 vs. Southern Illinois; Oct 8 at South Dakota; Oct 15 at Youngstown State; Oct 22 vs. Missouri State; Oct 29 vs. North Dakota State; Nov 5 at Indiana State; Nov 12 at Western Illinois; Nov 19 vs. South Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2015 Northern Iowa 1 game, 85 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atIowa StateL 7–⁠3111191141185

No box score in the source for Sep 12 vs. Eastern Washington; Sep 20 at Cal Poly; Oct 3 at Illinois State; Oct 10 at North Dakota State; Oct 17 vs. Western Illinois; Oct 24 at South Dakota State; Oct 31 vs. South Dakota; Nov 7 vs. Indiana State; Nov 14 at Missouri State; Nov 21 vs. Southern Illinois; Nov 28 vs. Eastern Illinois; Dec 6 at Portland State; Dec 12 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2014 Illinois 5 games, 120 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 11atWisconsinL 28–⁠3825390175
Oct 25vs.MinnesotaW 28–⁠2401000−1
Nov 1atOhio StateL 14–⁠55916791039
Nov 15vs.IowaL 14–⁠30–––––6
Nov 22vs.Penn StateW 16–⁠14–––––1
2013 Illinois 8 games, 83 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Southern IllinoisW 42–⁠34–––––6
Sep 7vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠17–––––4
Sep 14vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠34–––––10
Sep 28vs.Miami (OH)W 50–⁠141330056
Oct 5atNebraskaL 19–⁠39–––––1
Oct 19vs.WisconsinL 32–⁠56121108
Oct 26vs.Michigan StateL 3–⁠42–––––−1
Nov 9atIndianaL 35–⁠52–––––−1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′0¼″
Weight233 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.50 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill6.85 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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