David Bailey

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Season

Tackles

52nd of 123 LBs

Stops

30th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.6

77th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

5.6%

46th of 123 LBs

Coverage

8 targets

37.5 cmp% · 4.8 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ TENW	35	70.0	4	2	1	0	1.0	1	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs GBL	43	72.9	3	2	1	0	1.0	1	2	2	50.0	10.0	0	0
Wk 3 @ DETL	44	67.7	5	3	1	1	0.0	1	1	1	100.0	8.0	0	0
Wk 4 @ CHIL	73	77.7	6	3	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	1
Wk 5 vs CLEW	57	83.8	7	7	3	0	3.0	4	6	2	0.0	0.0	0	0
Wk 6 @ NEL	66	97.1	5	4	0	0	0.0	1	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0
Wk 7 vs MIAL	61	93.8	4	3	1	0	0.5	1	1	1	100.0	10.0	0	0
Season	379	80.8	34	24	7	2	5.5	9	14	8	37.5	4.8	0	1

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2026 with Jets

$54.7Mover 4 years

2026 · now

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	379	80.8	34	24	7	5.6	5.5	9	14	8	53.1	0	1	3	0