# Matthew Bailey

DB · Illinois (BIG-TEN) · #7 · 6'2" · 225 lbs · 5TH

Projected SS starter · 39 career games (27 starts)

## Career statistics

### Defense

| Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | ILL | 12 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | ILL | 13 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | ILL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ILL | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |

## 2025 game log

| Week | Opponent | Carries | Targets | Rec | Scrimmage yds | TD | Team touch share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | at DUKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | vs WMU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 | at IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | vs USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 | vs OSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 9 | at WASH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 10 | vs RUTG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 | vs MD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 13 | at WIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 14 | vs NW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |

## Recruiting

3-star recruit in the 2022 class · #1774 national · S #126 · from Moline (Moline, IL)

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/players/1ca5d440-8515-11ec-99e6-19cade85298b
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