Tyler Bailey

SAF · #8 · Sam Houston · SR · 6'0" · 195 · Prosper, TX

Projected SS starter

12 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

26 Career games (11 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Sam Houston	6	6	12	0	0	1	1	0
2025	Sam Houston	12	5	45	0.5	0	1	1	0
2024	Sam Houston	8	0

Tackles per game 2.0 51

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 2 72

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 12.9% 19

Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 23

Sack rate 7.6% 78

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W4	@ TTU	1			1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2020 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2020 board

#693 Lawrence Arnold WR · DeSoto KU

#693 JaQues Evans ATH · Dublin WKU

#703

Tyler Bailey OC · Robert Vela SMU

#707 Westley Neal DT · Gulliver Prep

#708 Darion Williamson ATH · Haywood FSU

OCs in the class

#14

#15 Trai Jones Abbeville SCAR

#16

Tyler Bailey Robert Vela SMU

#17 Luke Petitbon Gonzaga WAKE

#18 Paula Vaipulu Channelview GT

2026 · 0th pctile of SAFs

Recruit · 78th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.