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, 2021Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 57 | 255 | 4.5 | 2 | 35 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 148 | 844 | 5.7 | 7 | 74 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 127 | 503 | 4.0 | 7 | 34 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 197 | 752 | 3.8 | 9 | 31 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 20 | 61 | 3.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 20 | 97 | 4.8 | 1 | 19 |
| Career | 569 | 2,512 | 4.4 | 26 | 74 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boston College | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 1 | 27 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 15 | 134 | 8.9 | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 3 | −1 | −0.3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 37 | 307 | 8.3 | 4 | 28 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 26 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Boston College | 26 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Boston College | 26 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Colorado State | 26 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Colorado State | 26 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 26 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 60 | -0.14 | 3rd (n=300) | 0.15 | -8.3 | 15% | -0.03 |
| 2019 | Boston College | 166 | 0.17 | 66th (n=287) | 0.13 | 28.0 | 17% | 0.15 |
| 2020 | Boston College | 134 | 0.04 | 23rd (n=212) | 0.14 | 5.9 | 20% | 0.11 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 195 | -0.03 | 6th (n=277) | 0.16 | -6.3 | 23% | 0.09 |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 22 | -0.16 | – | – | -3.5 | 12% | – |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 20 | 0.19 | – | – | 3.7 | 6% | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 52–10 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 33–48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 47–3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 51–10 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 38–10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 30–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
2022 Colorado State 4 games, 61 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 7–51 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 19–34 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | −4 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 7–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 10–41 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 1 | −5 |
2021 Colorado State 11 games, 752 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 23–42 | 19 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 21–24 | 15 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 36 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 22–6 | 30 | 132 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 14–24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at | W 36–7 | 21 | 58 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–26 | 30 | 159 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 39 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 19–28 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 17–31 | 19 | 88 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 21–35 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 45–50 | 16 | 87 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 23 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 10–52 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
2020 Boston College 10 games, 503 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at | W 26–6 | 18 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 24–21 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 22–26 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 31–30 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 14–40 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 48–27 | 13 | 83 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 28–34 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 16–13 | 25 | 125 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 31–45 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 34–27 | 10 | 53 | 2 | 12 | – | – |
2019 Boston College 13 games, 844 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 35–28 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–13 | 13 | 97 | 0 | 36 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 24–48 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 30–16 | 12 | 82 | 1 | 42 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 24–27 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 33 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 39–41 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 45–24 | 16 | 181 | 2 | 54 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 7–59 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | W 58–27 | 16 | 172 | 2 | 74 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 31–38 | 12 | 67 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 7–40 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 26–19 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 6–38 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1 | −1 |
2018 Boston College 5 games, 255 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 55–21 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 62–14 | 11 | 80 | 0 | 35 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 38–20 | 28 | 112 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 27–14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 21–42 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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