Running back, Texas A&M (from Boston College, Colorado State), 2018–⁠23

David Bailey

Lettered 2018–⁠20, 2026 at Boston College (school media guide)

Number
No. 26
Height
6′0″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Ridgely, MD

David Bailey played running back at Boston College (2018–⁠20), Colorado State (2021–⁠22) and Texas A&M (2023).

Career highs

181rushing yards, career highvs. NC State, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highseven times; last vs. Air Force, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Boston College572554.5235
2019Boston College1488445.7774
2020Boston College1275034.0734
2021Colorado State1977523.8931
2022Colorado State20613.0015
2023Texas A&M20974.8119
Career5692,5124.42674

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Boston College10949.4127
2020Boston College8648.0126
2021Colorado State151348.9228
2022Colorado State3−1−0.308
2023Texas A&M11616.0016
Career373078.3428

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Boston College26RBYr 1
2019Boston College26RBYr 2
2020Boston College26RBYr 3
2021Colorado State26RBYr 4
2022Colorado State26RBYr 5
2023Texas A&M26RBSr. (Yr 6)6′0″235

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. rush
2018Boston College60-0.143rd (n=300)0.15-8.315%-0.03
2019Boston College1660.1766th (n=287)0.1328.017%0.15
2020Boston College1340.0423rd (n=212)0.145.920%0.11
2021Colorado State195-0.036th (n=277)0.16-6.323%0.09
2022Colorado State22-0.16––-3.512%–
2023Texas A&M200.19––3.76%–

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

2023 Texas A&M 6 games, 97 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.New MexicoW 52–⁠10420013––
Sep 9atMiamiL 33–⁠48––––––
Sep 16vs.UL MonroeW 47–⁠31505––
Nov 11vs.Mississippi StateW 51–⁠10956019––
Nov 18vs.Abilene ChristianW 38–⁠1041414––
Nov 25atLSUL 30–⁠422202116
2022 Colorado State 4 games, 61 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atMichiganL 7–⁠5162701118
Sep 10vs.Middle TennesseeL 19–⁠3487071−4
Sep 17atWashington StateL 7–⁠38––––––
Sep 24vs.Sacramento StateL 10–⁠416270151−5
2021 Colorado State 11 games, 752 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.South Dakota StateL 23–⁠42194619323
Sep 11vs.VanderbiltL 21–⁠241580120336
Sep 18atToledoW 22–⁠63013201514
Sep 25atIowaL 14–⁠241202––
Oct 16atNew MexicoW 36–⁠7215821315
Oct 22atUtah StateL 24–⁠2630159226239
Oct 30vs.Boise StateL 19–⁠28213701212
Nov 6atWyomingL 17–⁠311988015––
Nov 13vs.Air ForceL 21–⁠351849214––
Nov 20atHawai’iL 45–⁠501687131323
Nov 27vs.NevadaL 10–⁠527140512
2020 Boston College 10 games, 503 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19atDukeW 26–⁠61851111114
Sep 26vs.Texas StateW 24–⁠2183308320
Oct 3vs.North CarolinaL 22–⁠2672801215
Oct 10vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠301536012221
Oct 17atVirginia TechL 14–⁠401041014––
Oct 24vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠27138323414
Oct 31atClemsonL 28–⁠34143216––
Nov 7atSyracuseW 16–⁠1325125021––
Nov 14vs.Notre DameL 31–⁠45721110––
Nov 28vs.LouisvilleW 34–⁠271053212––
2019 Boston College 13 games, 844 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠28123817127
Sep 7vs.RichmondW 45–⁠131397036––
Sep 13vs.KansasL 24–⁠4872508225
Sep 21atRutgersW 30–⁠161282142––
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestL 24–⁠27944025433
Oct 5atLouisvilleL 39–⁠41124309––
Oct 19vs.NC StateW 45–⁠2416181254––
Oct 26atClemsonL 7–⁠59101605––
Nov 2atSyracuseW 58–⁠2716172274––
Nov 9vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠38126712019
Nov 23atNotre DameL 7–⁠4010260911
Nov 30atPittsburghW 26–⁠19112508––
Jan 2 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 6–⁠388280111−1
2018 Boston College 5 games, 255 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.MassachusettsW 55–⁠2152618––
Sep 8vs.Holy CrossW 62–⁠141180035––
Oct 13vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠2028112111––
Oct 26vs.MiamiW 27–⁠1451407––
Nov 24vs.SyracuseL 21–⁠4282309––

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

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