CJ Bailey

QB · #11 · NC State · JR · 6'6" · 218 · Miami, FL

Projected QB starter

1,507 2026 pass yards
9-4 2026 TD-INT
145.1 Passer rating
31 Career games (28 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2026 NC State66126-189 1,507 9-4 145.1 118
2025 NC State1313273-397 3,105 25-9 150.7 215
2024 NC State129196-302 2,413 17-10 144.0 279

2026 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 251.2 82
Completion rate 66.7% 68
Yards per attempt 8.0 64
TD rate 4.8% 44
INT rate 2.1% 48
Passer rating 145.1 58

Around CJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
RB Duke Scott RB · 358 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Keenan Jackson WR · 400 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Jojo Trader WR · 221 rec yds · 5g
WR-SL Victor Snow WR · 95 rec yds · 6g
TE Preston Douglas TE · 286 rec yds · 6g

The situation

NC State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.0% 23
Red zone TD rate 73.5% 57
Line yards per carry 2.3 36
Sack rate allowed 4.8% 64

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCompletions Pass attempts Passing yards Passing TDs INTs Carries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Sacks taken
W1 @ UVA12 23 84 0 1 10 33 0 2
W2Richmond Spiders13 17 281 1 0 6 25 1 1
W3 @ VAN25 37 275 3 1 9 35 0 1
W4 APP24 33 253 2 1 2 6 1 0
W5 LOU24 40 373 2 1 7 19 0 2
W6 WAKE28 39 241 1 0 13 0 0 3

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#432 Leonard Moore CB · Round Rock ND
#433 Ory Williams OT · San Marcos LSU
#434 CJ Bailey QB · Chaminade-Madonna NCST
#442 Quentin Reddish S · Independence VT
#443 Zion Ferguson CB · Gainesville UNC
QBs in the class
#27 Marcos Davila Midland Legacy PUR
#28 AJ Surace Notre Dame RUTG
#29 CJ Bailey Chaminade-Madonna NCST
#30 KJ Jackson St James School ARK
#31 Mabrey Mettauer The Woodlands WIS
2026 · 82th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 85th pctile of class