After getting his career started with the Stanford Cardinal and spending three seasons out on the West Coast, David Bailey reached a much higher level when he made the move to Lubbock, Texas to complete his college football career with Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
In just one season of playing within Shiel Wood’s defense, Bailey managed to have a stunning breakout season for the Red Raiders as he nearly doubled his career total for sacks and tackles for loss thanks to everything he accomplished this season.
And with that sort of success with the Red Raiders (helping Texas Tech to the College Football Playoff and playing a key role on one of the most dominant defenses in Texas Tech football history), Bailey is now being projected as a top 5 sort of talent for the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.