Tyler Bailey
Sam Houston Bearkats
78
Solid

Tyler Bailey

Sam Houston BearkatsRebuilding
SSDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Tyler Bailey starting?

Tyler Bailey is the projected starter at SS for Sam Houston Bearkats.

Redshirt senior · #8 · 6'0", 195 lbs

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Depth at SS · Sam Houston Bearkats

  1. 1878Tyler BaileyStarter
  2. 2458Jalyn Stanford

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Prosper, ranked #1,482 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 45 tackles, 1 INT, 2 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,482 NatlTeam Share6%
Prosper, TX
Jersey
#8
Class
RS SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
195 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254512

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8417
National Rank
#1482
High School
Prosper
Hometown
Prosper, TX

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated defense; 78th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 78% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 15LWKUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 16-3

Oct 8LLIBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-3

Sep 26LTTUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 49-14

Sep 19WNICHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-0

Sep 12LTLSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 23-17

Sep 5LTROYTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-21

Tyler Bailey's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

45 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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