DE · #31 · New York Jets · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

David Bailey

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2026 · R1 P2
EXP 0 seasons
AGE under 25
DEPTH LDE1

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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, David Bailey was an LB for NYJ, age 23, a rookie, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 81% of snaps; his line was 4.9 tackles a game, 0.8 sacks a game and 0.1 passes defended a game. His injury history held 1 episode (arm 1); the last was an arm injury in 2026 week 3.

The full read

In short

David Bailey is a starter at left defensive end for NYJ — 97% of the snaps in his best week of 7. His team named him inactive in week 8. In week 9 he practised limited, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report.

What the reports say

our calls for this week are for members

The reports, quoted

	What was reported	Source
1	“upgraded to a full participant in Thursday's practice after being limited Wednesday and missing Week 8”	Arrowhead Pride · 2026-11-05
2	“Bailey was a limited participant as the Jets prepared for this Sunday's trip to Kansas City.”	Pro Football Talk · 2026-11-04
3	“Week 9's practice schedule got off to a better start.”	Pro Football Talk · 2026-11-04

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

Practice in week 9

Fri	Thu	Wed
FPdated Fri Nov 6	FPdated Fri Nov 6	LPdated Fri Nov 6

Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game5.4 range 3.0–9.0
wk 1–9 · 8 games
Sacks / game0.9 range 0.0–3.0
wk 1–9 · 8 games · above most of his peers
Passes defended / game0.1 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–9 · 8 games
Snap share80.6% range 68–97
wk 1–7 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

70%wk 1
73%wk 2
68%wk 3
78%wk 4
84%wk 5
97%wk 6
94%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	2	1

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 8	groin	2	Doubtful
2026 · wk 3	arm	1	—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 2 episodes · 3 weeks on a report

2026

groin · 2warm · 1w

Weeks 1–18

doubtful
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call
David Onyemata	DT	UNK	team's word	—
Tim Patrick	WR	UNK	team's word	Out
Harrison Phillips	DT	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Joseph Ossai	DE	LTD	team's word	Out
Nahshon Wright	CB	DNP	team's word	Out
Marcelino McCrary-Ball	LB	UNK	team's word	—
Garrett Wilson	WR	DNP	team's word	Out
Max Mitchell	T	UNK	team's word	IR
Kohl Levao	G	UNK	team's word	Out
Blake Freeland	OT	UNK	team's word	Out
Trevin Wallace	LB	DNP	team's word	Out
T'Vondre Sweat	DT	UNK	team's word	IR
Tyler Baron	DE	UNK	team's word	Out
Anez Cooper	G	UNK	team's word	—
VJ Payne	S	FULL	team's word	Out

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	LB1 · 81% snaps
Season	2026 · 7 games through wk 8
Per game	4.9 tackles · 0.8 sacks · 0.1 passes defended
Injuries	1 episode · last: arm, 2026 wk 3
Bio	age 23 · rookie · drafted round 1

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

David Bailey, a linebacker, is on this week's club report after being carried into the week from his last game week. He sat that game and brought a questionable designation in with him. The club has named a groin injury and listed limited participation in practice on Thursday. Over the last four weeks he has taken the most snaps at the role.

What the AI text stands on

Fact	Value	Where we hold it
Role	LB, defense	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeks	most snaps	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch list	carried into the week from his last game week; on this week's club report	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the club	Groin	the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Designation carried into the week	Questionable	R2P carry-over (his last game week) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice Thursday	Limited Participation in Practice (Groin)	the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.final	LP	the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.status	sat	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missing	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games	7	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activated	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk	0.7317	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.style	middle	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate	0.875	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Earlier groin injury episodes since 2023	1	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.site	groin	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed	1.0	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
For LB players, a hip core injury costs a game	sometimes	R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Position	LB	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience	0	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
College	Texas Tech; Stanford	nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Drafted	round 1, pick 2, NYJ 2026	nflverse draft_picks · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)	75	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)	250	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week	23.2	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season	7	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: arm	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: groin	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 3:59 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a starter at left defensive end — 97% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chart	first at left defensive end
Last week	He did not dress last week
Snaps played	81% a week on average over 7 weeks, 97% at his highest, 5% on special teams
Build	6 ft 3 in · 250 lb
College	Texas Tech; Stanford
Drafted	2026, round 1 pick 2, by NYJ
Age	under 25 at the season's start
Experience	0 seasons

Last week, when he was on the report

Last week	His team said	Our call	Played
Week 8	Doubtful	SIT	no

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.