JaQuan Bailey (born May 28, 1997) is an
American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in May 2021. He went to college at
Iowa State
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...
.
Early life and education
Bailey was born on May 28, 1997 in
Jacksonville, Florida. He went to
William M. Raines High School
William Marion Raines Senior High School is a historically black high school in Jacksonville, Florida. The school is located off Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Florida's northside at the corner Raines Avenue in northwest Jacksonville. Raines serv ...
before attending
Iowa State University. He was a 3-star recruit and choose Iowa State over offers from
Tennessee,
Florida,
Louisville, and
Virginia Tech.
In his first season he played in 12 games, starting 7, and was named Freshmen All-America.
The next season he was an Honorable Mention All Big-12, with 7 sacks.
He played in 13 games for the second straight year in 2018.
He had 46 tackles to lead all Iowa State defensive linemen.
He was named Second-team All Big-12 and on the Ted Hendricks award watchlist.
In 2019, he played in 4 games before being a medical redshirt.
In 2020, he started all 12 games, and was named First-team All-American by two selectors.
He was also named First-team
All-Big-12.
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Bailey signed as an undrafted free agent with the
Philadelphia Eagles after going undrafted in the
2021 NFL Draft
The 2021 NFL Draft was the 86th National Football League Draft, the annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2021 NFL season. The draft was held in Cleveland from April 29 to May 1, 2021 ...
. He was waived on August 29, 2021.
Michigan Panthers
Bailey was selected in the 25th round of the
2022 USFL Draft
The 2022 USFL Draft, also known as the 2022 USFL Player Selection Meeting, was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2022 USFL season. The draft was held on February 22–23, 2022, with results released throug ...
by the
Michigan Panthers.
Personal life
His twin brother Joshua also played with Iowa State.
References
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1997 births
Living people
Iowa State Cyclones football players
Philadelphia Eagles players
Players of American football from Florida
American football defensive ends
Michigan Panthers (2022) players