Drake University Athletics

2024: Named to All-Pioneer Football League First Team…earned PFL Offensive Player of the Week award…named to Academic All-PFL Second Team and PFL Academic Honor Roll…entered 2024 season on Walter Payton Award Watch List for Division I FCS offensive player of the year…started all 11 games…tallied 2,635 yards on 255-386 throwing with a 66.1 percent completion rate…connected on 16 touchdowns compared to nine interceptions…averaged 239.6 passing yards per game and had a quarterback rating of 132.4…rushed 34 times with 105 yards gained…made one reception.

2023: Named to the ALL-PFL Second-Team…Named to PFL All-Academic First Team..Started all 12 games at quarterback…threw for 2,557 yards on 212 completions…threw for 16 touchdowns…season-long pass for 80 yards.

2022: Started the last three games of the season with a 3-0 record as the starting quarterback... appeared in five games… completed 55 passes for 637 yards… threw for four touchdowns… had a season-long completion of 80 yards.

Fall 2021: Completed 47 of 79 passes…threw three touchdowns and three interceptions…accumulated 402 passing yards.

Spring 2021: Did not see any action ... PFL Honor Roll member.

Prior to Drake: Three-sport athlete in basketball, football and track and field for Lemont High School ... passed for 1,640 yards and 20 touchdowns and added 287 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns his senior season.

Personal: Born Oct., 2001 ... son of John and Sue Bailey ... has two siblings, Joe and Rebecca ... choose Drake because it felt like home because of the family atmosphere ... majoring in economics and finance.