00:07In today's player profile, I'm going to break down a guy who I think is the best defensive
00:14player in this draft, and that is Texas Tech edge David Bailey. David Bailey has the best
00:22first step out of any edge that I've seen in years. He plays edge like he's late for something,
00:30I always say. This guy is going to change the way that defenses play because he's going to be able
00:38to get to the quarterback basically whenever he wants. He's not just fast. He's violent with a
00:46plan. He has some of the best pass rush moves out of any player in this draft. He stacks things,
00:53he feels tackles out, and he finds ways to finish. If you want a pass rush weapon out of this
01:00draft
01:00who can change any game on any third and long, it's David Bailey. He is that guy, and I think
01:09he's a fifth for most teams, and I think the New York Jets should look at him at two overall.
01:16All right, so let's get into some plays right here. Let's get into some of the good stuff. So here
01:20you have David Bailey lining up in this sort of hybrid front. Texas Tech likes to run these hybrid
01:26fronts, and you'll see David Bailey just get after this tackle. He fires out with probably the best
01:35first step out of any player in this draft, and you could put that first step up with any player
01:40in
01:40past drafts as well. Bailey fires out, understands that this tackle's a little upright. He's got his
01:47feet a little too close together. He's like London Bridge falling down, and Bailey just gets after him.
01:54Bam! Sack. I mean, that's what? In less than a second, he gets to the quarterback? I mean, you're not
02:02going to get a faster sack than this. I mean, look at this. Fires out. Look at the depth that
02:09Bailey's
02:10at right here. I mean, look, these guys are still on the line of scrimmage. This guy's not even
02:13basically just got out of his stance. Bailey's already three yards in the backfield. Bam! Benches
02:21the guy. Knocks him off. That 400-plus-pound bench press coming into effect there, and just has the
02:28cleanest sack you'll see. I mean, this is the stuff that David Bailey does, and this is the stuff that
02:34you see on film with David Bailey over and over and over again that makes you think, how would a
02:40team
02:41not want to draft this guy in the top five? And for the Jets, why wouldn't you want a player
02:45like
02:45this on your defense at two? I mean, watch his film. This is one of, I don't know, 10 or
02:5112 snaps
02:52I've seen where he's done something like this. Bam! Boom! Easy money. Home. That's David Bailey in
02:59a nutshell, but that's not all that he does. You'll see here, Bailey, again, the depth. That first step
03:09is as good as you're going to get. As good as you're going to get. Look, again, these guys
03:15are not even out of their stance yet, and Texas Tech has some good players up front. Look at Bailey
03:20here. So maybe the tackle's expecting some speed to power or some bull rush type move. Bailey
03:29does something opposite. Goes around the corner, in the phone booth, little bit of bend, and gets
03:37right home. David Bailey knows for him to make a living in the NFL being one of the best edge
03:42rushers,
03:43which I think he could be. And if I had to put money on, I think he will be. I
03:47really do.
03:48He's got to find multiple ways to get home. And this is one of them. Look at that. Hands, under,
03:54bend. He will do whatever is in his power, and he's got a lot of power, to get to the
03:59quarterback.
03:59And he does it over and over again. That rep, what I really love the most about it, look at
04:06this bend
04:06right here. People say he can't bend. I mean, that's bend. He can be a little stiff at the time,
04:12but look at that bend. Look at that. Look at those feet right there. That's the kind of stuff that,
04:17you know, if this tackle's trying to get his hands on him, he's going around. Look at that dip.
04:24Look at that bend. Look at that. I mean, that's the stuff that they teach. They want it, or they
04:30try
04:31to teach. Not everyone can do it. David Bailey can. Another just A-plus rep from David Bailey.
04:39All right. So this play here, you're going to see. Now, David Bailey beats on everybody, right?
04:45He's just, you can't block this guy. So they try to chip him here, and the tackle, again,
04:50doesn't know what he's going to do. David Bailey's got the best pass rush moves out of anyone in this
04:54draft. He brings an arsenal of pass rush moves, and he's just learning how to use some of them.
04:59You see here, they chip him. Okay. Good luck. Bam. I mean, what else do you want from an edge
05:07player? He gets chipped. Look at this. He gets chipped like, okay, that's going to help. He got
05:15into his body a little bit. Got him a little bit off his path. Comes in. Tackle's setting up. Tries
05:21to
05:21get his hands. Hands are two inside, my man. Tackle. You're two. Your base is off. Look at that base.
05:28Bailey's already got the spin move on you. Bam. Home. Again, a sack in under two seconds. I mean,
05:35you know somebody's that good when they're getting sacks when nobody's even close to getting a sack.
05:42Like, they're clearly the only one near the quarterback, and you see that on his tape over and over and
05:49over
05:49again. David Bailey, the best pass rusher in this draft, and there's no reason really for anyone to doubt
05:57his pass rushing acumen. Now, what people do doubt is his ability in the run. Now, this isn't a run
06:06rep
06:06per se, but this shows what David Bailey does in space and how relentless he is. He is not an
06:12edge
06:13setter in any stretch by any stretch of the imagination, and he's not someone that's going
06:17to be a point of attack, you know, set your front, not get moved by a puller. He does get
06:23moved a
06:23little bit, but he's relentless to the football. It makes up for his inability to set the edge. So
06:29you'll see here, Bailey, Bailey loves, I mean, they gave him a clear path. He can get a little bit
06:35crazy because look, you know, if they were doing anything in here, you got a big gap here. So he
06:40tends to, you know, like to, he likes to go, he likes to go upfield. That's, that's what he does.
06:45He gets a little excited, goes upfield, quarterback just dumps it, right? Bailey's here. This is the
06:52stuff that I love about David Bailey. You know how many players sort of tiptoe or trot their way to,
06:58to this, uh, you know, on this screen, which they got guys up front here, ready to get the ball
07:04down the
07:05field? No, David Bailey's relentless, relentless to the football. This is why for all the people
07:12saying he's not a great run stopper, or he can be a little bit too overly aggressive. Correct. But
07:20look at this. He makes up for it. If, if he's not on this pursuit, right? This guy, he's just
07:28got to
07:29break a little bit of a tackle here. He might, you know, have some yardage right here, but nope,
07:34you got David Bailey who recovers from, I mean, how far back is he here? I mean, at this point,
07:42he's one, two, three, four, six yards behind the running back. And he's just constantly going to
07:47the football. David Bailey is the type of player that when I say different, I don't use it often.
07:55Aiden Hutchinson was different. TJ Watt was different. Miles Garrett was different. Von Miller was
08:02different. Go back. Lawrence Taylor's and Reggie White's. I'm not saying David Bailey's any of
08:06those guys, but the guy is different. And if I was the Jets, I would take him second overall,
08:11and I wouldn't think twice about it. All right, David Bailey's strengths. He has the best first
08:17step out of any player in this class. And he's got as good of a first step as any player
08:23in any class.
08:24The bend and how he corners is real. He plays in a phone booth and he shrink wraps the pocket.
08:33The way he leans, dips, how violent he is. It's just different. Also, he has a pass rush plan.
08:42He doesn't only just beat you with aggression and speed, but he strings rushes together. He's got
08:49counters. He knows how to use his hands. He wrestles with the tackles. He feels them out and he usually
08:55wins. And last but not least, he's disruptive. This is the kind of guy that defenses need in the NFL.
09:03He forces pressures. He gets sacks. He forces fumbles. He's constantly creating negative plays for
09:11the offense and he's affecting what quarterbacks do. Weaknesses. David Bailey's not yet built to anchor yet.
09:19You can run at him. He's not an anchor. He's not setting the edge. He can also take himself
09:26out of reps sometimes because he rushes too deep and he gets too much depth on passing and running
09:32plays. His hands can be hit or miss. Sometimes the swipes and the chops work. Other times they don't.
09:40He still feels like a raw pass rusher in a lot of ways. Feels like he's trying to figure it
09:45out
09:46sometimes. And lastly, he's not always the most disciplined edge. He's gotten a lot of penalties
09:53and late hits called on him. And some of the screens and misdirections kind of throw him off
09:59a bit. All right. David Bailey is a premium pass rusher by any stretch of the imagination.
10:07I think he'd be perfect in any odd front sort of stack. And I think he's one of the best
10:14edges that
10:16I've seen in the last five, six, seven years. You can use him in ways with simulated pressures
10:23and he knows how to hunt on money downs, which is the most important thing. If it's third and long,
10:28David Bailey's going to get home. There's a reason he's led the nation in pass rush win rate
10:34and he's done it over and over again. This is the kind of player that's going to be a pro
10:39bowler
10:40at some point in his career. And he's the type of guy that will change the way that defenses call
10:46things and he'll be a nightmare for opposing offenses. The Jets should look at David Bailey
10:51at second overall. He is my favorite defensive prospect in this class.
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