Avery Bailey

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
216
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio (St. Edward)

2015 (Sr.): Played in 10 games with two starts at linebacker … missed the final two games due to an injury … notched at least one tackle in six games … posted a season-high five tackles against Toledo on Oct. 3.

2014 (Jr.): Played in 12 games with one start to earn third letter … started the Army game … tallied a season-high five tackles at Massachusetts … first career interception at UMass.

2013 (So.): Played in his first collegiate game vs. Army … played in 12 games, including the GoDaddy Bowl to earn second letter … tallied a career high six tackles vs. Miami … five tackles vs. Army … managed two tackles and first career tackle for loss at Virginia.

2012: Redshirted.

2011 (Fr.): Played in three games to earn first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for head coach Rick Finotti … helped team to a 15-0 record and the Ohio Division I state championship as a senior … helped the team to a 24-12 record in his varsity career … managed 95 tackles and six interceptions as a senior … both were single-season school records.

PERSONAL: Son of Al and Barbara Bailey … two sisters … named to the school's Merit Roll as a junior … born March 13, 1993, in Cleveland, Ohio … full name is Avery Lee Bailey … graduated from Ball State in December 2015.

INTERCEPTIONS	g	no.	yards	long	avg/r	avg/g
2011	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
2013	11	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
2014	12	1	7	7	7.0	0.6
2015	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
TOTAL	36	1	7	7	7.0	0.2

ALL PURPOSE	g	ir	total	avg/g
2011	3	0	0	0.0
2013	11	0	0	0.0
2014	12	7	7	0.6
2015	10	0	0	0.0
TOTAL	36	7	7	0.2

TACKLES	g	ua	a	total	tfl	pd
2011	3	2	0	2	0.0	0
2012	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
2013	11	9	10	19	1.0	0
2014	12	5	12	17	0.0	1
2015	10	10	9	19	0.0	0
TOTAL	36	26	31	57	1.0	1

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
All-purpose yards: 7, at Massachusetts, Nov 12, 2014
Interceptions: 1 [t-8th], at Massachusetts, Nov 12, 2014
Long interception return: 7, at Massachusetts, Nov 12, 2014
Tackles: 6, Miami, 11/29/2013 (4-2)
Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Virginia, 10/05/2013 (1-0)