JaQuan Bailey

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WVU, West Virginia, FB, Football, 2018-19

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-2
Weight:
261
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Raines

Awards and Honors
First Team All-American – FWAA, Phil Steele (2020)
Third Team All-American – AP (2020)
First Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2020)
East-West Shrine Bowl (2020)
Bednarik Award Watch List (2019, 2020)
Nagurski Trophy Watch List (2019, 2020)
Second Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2018)
Ted Hendricks Award Watch List (2018, 2019, 2020)
Arthur Floyd Scott Outstanding Defensive Lineman (2018)
HM All-Big 12 – Coaches (2017)
HM Freshman All-America- Campus Insiders (2016)

2020
First Team All-American by the FWAA and Phil Steele … Third Team All-American by the AP … First Team All-Big 12 … East-West Shrine Bowl selection … first Cyclone defensive lineman to earn All-America honors since 1978 (Mike Stensrud) … started all 12 games, leading all Cyclone down linemen in tackles with 38 … second on the team and fifth in the Big 12 in TFL (13.0) and second on the team and seventh in the Big 12 in sacks (7.0) … his 7.0 sacks ties for sixth on ISU’s season list … also had three PBU, two QB hurries, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … vs. TCU, tied single-game school records in sacks (3.5) and TFL (4.0) … also registered a career-high seven tackles with a strip sack and recovery to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week accolades … recorded six tackles vs. Oklahoma … had four tackles and 2.5 TFL vs. Oklahoma State … vs. Kansas, had four tackles, 2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks … had four tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery vs. Kansas State … had a huge fourth down stop in the fourth quarter vs. Texas to allow the Cyclones to mount a comeback win … tallied four tackles and a sack vs. West Virginia … ISU’s all-time career leader in sacks (25.5) and TFL (44.5) … his 25.5 sacks ranks eighth all-time in Big 12 history … ended career with 151 tackles, 13 PBU, 11 QB hurries, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries … his 49 career starts equals ISU’s record.

2019
Played in four games before securing a medical redshirt … started first four games at defensive end, tallying 10 tackles and a pass breakup … had his 37-game consecutive start streak end after suffering a season-ending leg injury vs. Baylor.

2018
Second Team All-Big 12 … Ted Hendricks Award watch list … started all 13 games at defensive end, registering 46 tackles to lead all defensive linemen … led the team in sacks with 8.0, the fourth-best season total in school history and ranking fourth in the Big 12 … also led the team in TFL (14.5) and had a forced fumble and fumble recovery …his season TFL total (14.5) ranked sixth in the Big 12 and ninth on ISU’s season list … equaled season highs in tackles vs. Akron and Drake with six … tallied a season-high in TFL (2.5), had 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble vs. Akron … against Texas Tech, tallied five tackles, two QB hurries and a sack that resulted in a safety in the fourth quarter … was the Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Week after the West Virginia game with three tackles and two sacks … had six tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack vs. Washington State in the Alamo Bowl.

2017
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … started all 13 games at defensive end, registering 34 tackles … led the team in sacks with 7.0, the sixth-best season total in ISU history and ranking fifth in the Big 12 … was tied for third on the team in TFL (11.0) and forced fumbles (2) … tied for the team lead in QB hurries with four … had a season-high five tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble vs. Texas … tallied four tackles, a TFL and forced a fumble vs. Texas Tech … against Oklahoma State, posted four tackles and 1.5 sacks … came up big vs. Memphis in the Liberty Bowl with a pair of sacks.

2016
Honorable Mention Freshman All-America by Campus Insiders … had an outstanding rookie season, registering 23 tackles while playing in all 12 games … started the last seven games of the season … led the team in sacks at 3.5, the third-best rookie total in school history and ranking 19th in the Big 12 … was fourth on the team in TFL with 6.0 … tallied six tackles and had 2.0 TFL vs. Oklahoma … had four tackles at Texas … posted three tackles and a sack vs. West Virginia.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Tennessee, Florida, Louisville and Virginia Tech … a three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, 247 Sports and ESPN … ranked as the No. 53 defensive end nationally by ESPN … ranked as the No. 72 weak-side defensive end nationally by 247Sports … ranked the No. 18 prep defensive end in the state of Florida by Scout … played on both the offensive and defensive line in high school … as a senior, helped lead Raines to a 12-2 record and a 4-0 mark against district foes … named first-team all-state in Class 4A … made 89 tackles, including 37 solo stops, 25.0 TFL and 14 sacks as a senior … also registered a fumble recovery, four quarterback hurries and a pass deflection … as a junior, had 60 tackles and five sacks … played alongside twin brother Joshua Bailey while at Raines … coached by Deran Wiley.

Personal
Born May 28, 1997 … son of Joe and Valyrie Bailey … criminal justice major … twin brother, Joshua, is a defensive tackle for the Cyclones.