Quarterback, Western Kentucky (from Houston Christian), 2017–⁠21

Bailey Zappe

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Dallas, TX
Born
Apr 26, 1999

Bailey Zappe played quarterback at Houston Christian (2017–⁠20) and Western Kentucky (2021). The New England Patriots took Zappe in round 4, No. 137 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
5,967
Passing yards, 2021 (Western Kentucky, 9–⁠5)
Best game
577 yards
At UTSA, week 14, 2021: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2021
Drafted
No. 137
Round 4, 2022 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

577passing yards, career highat UTSA, 20217touchdown passes, career highvs. UT Martin, 2021

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Houston Christian213461.81995.900
2018Houston Christian275054.02264.521
2019Houston Christian273773.03008.120
2020*Houston Christian10616962.71,4538.6121
2021Western Kentucky47568669.25,9678.76211
Career65697667.28,1458.37813

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Houston Christian9−38−4.207
2018Houston Christian11151.4012
2019Houston Christian7−15−2.1016
2020*Houston Christian16−8−0.509
2021Western Kentucky51170.3321
Career94−29−0.3321

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Houston Christian4QBYr 1
2018Houston Christian4QBYr 2
2019Houston Christian4QBYr 3
2020Houston Christian4QBYr 4
2021Western Kentucky4QBSr. (Yr 5)6′2″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2017Houston Christian (FCS)430.04––1.858%–
2018Houston Christian (FCS)610.04––2.376%–
2019Houston Christian (FCS)440.36––15.760%–
2020Houston Christian1850.4995th (n=116)0.2790.775%–
2021Western Kentucky6380.4586th (n=145)0.33283.971%0.54

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Western Kentucky 14 games, 5,967 passing yards, 62 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.UT MartinW 59–⁠2128354247124
Sep 11atArmyL 35–⁠382840435317
Sep 25vs.IndianaL 31–⁠333144365306
Oct 2atMichigan StateL 31–⁠48466448830−17
Oct 9vs.UTSAL 46–⁠523860523512
Oct 16atOld DominionW 43–⁠203654397518
Oct 23atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠19394938230−7
Oct 30vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠1333453934213
Nov 6vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠21295028140−6
Nov 13atRiceW 42–⁠21344248251−5
Nov 20vs.Florida AtlanticW 52–⁠173949470623
Nov 27atMarshallW 53–⁠21254832840−11
Dec 3atUTSAL 41–⁠493659577425
Dec 18 ✦vs.App StateW 59–⁠38334742260−5
2020 Houston Christian 3 games, 1,453 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atNorth TexasL 31–⁠57396248030−1
Sep 12atTexas TechL 33–⁠35304956740−7
Sep 26atLouisiana TechL 38–⁠663758406510

No box score in the source for Oct 3 at Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.

2019 Houston Christian 1 game, 300 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atUTEPL 34–⁠36273730020−15

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Texas Wesleyan; Sep 14 at South Dakota; Sep 21 vs. Northwestern State; Sep 28 vs. Texas Southern; Oct 5 vs. Incarnate Word; Oct 12 at Abilene Christian; Oct 19 at McNeese; Oct 26 vs. SE Louisiana; Nov 9 at Nicholls; Nov 16 vs. Lamar; Nov 23 at Sam Houston, so those games are not listed.

2018 Houston Christian 1 game, 226 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 29atSMUL 27–⁠6327502262115

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Southwest Baptist; Sep 8 vs. McNeese; Sep 15 vs. Abilene Christian; Oct 6 at Central Arkansas; Oct 13 at SE Louisiana; Oct 20 vs. Stephen F. Austin; Oct 27 at Northwestern State; Nov 3 vs. Nicholls; Nov 10 at Lamar; Nov 17 vs. Sam Houston, so those games are not listed.

2017 Houston Christian 1 game, 199 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atTexas StateL 11–⁠20213419900−38

No box score in the source for Sep 8 at Texas Southern; Sep 16 at Abilene Christian; Sep 23 at McNeese; Oct 7 vs. Central Arkansas; Oct 14 vs. SE Louisiana; Oct 21 at Stephen F. Austin; Oct 28 vs. Northwestern State; Nov 4 at Nicholls; Nov 11 vs. Lamar; Nov 18 at Sam Houston, so those games are not listed.

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–⁠20).

DrillCombine 2022
Height6′0½″
Weight215 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan74¾″W
40-yard dash4.88 s
10-yard split1.67 sW
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′1″
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2022New England Patriots46592781530
2023New England Patriots101272121,2726983
2024Cleveland Browns11631170122
NFL career152083352,223121485

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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