Chad Bailey Season 2019

Physical athlete with a great skill set at the linebacking position, who can play on the line and in space … Boasts a great blend of power and speed with all the natural instincts needed to play linebacker in the SEC … Rated a four-star prospect and the nation’s No. 8 inside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com … Rivals.com also rated him as the No. 17 prospect at any position to come out of Texas … Member of the Rivals Top 250 at No. 174 overall … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN … Class 23-5A First-Team All-District as a sophomore after leading his team with 120 tackles … As a junior, he posted 99 tackles with 20 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles …. Rated No. 31 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fabulous 55 … Broke Ridge Point High School’s career tackle record by the end of his junior season … Guided Ridge Point to an 11-1 record, including a perfect 7-0 mark in district play as a junior in 2016 … Named District MVP as a junior … Finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club’s Defensive Player of the Year Award as a senior in 2017 …  Earned 20-6A District MVP honors … Earned Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 12 after tallying 13 tackles with four TFLs while scoring four TDs as a running back on offense (11/12/17) … Primary recruiter: Brian Odom … Chose Mizzou over offers from Colorado, Houston, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Purdue and Texas Tech, among others … Cited Mizzou’s family atmosphere and friendly coaching staff as key reasons for his signing with Mizzou … Also stated that playing football in the SEC had always been a dream … Played high school football with current Tiger Terry Petry.