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Jersey Number 90
Dominic Bailey
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 292
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, Md.
- High School:
- St. Frances Academy
CAREER
Experienced pass rusher who had a career year in his sixth and final season with the program … Saw most time at strongside defensive end but showcased his versatility by sliding in to play defensive tackle at times, as well … Played in 55 career games with 25 starts … Racked up 77 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks, nine QB hurries, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles in his career with the Vols … Graduated from Tennessee in December 2024.2025 – RS-SENIOR (SIXTH YEAR)
Started all 12 games on the defensive line ... Posted three tackles and a QB hurry on Senior Day vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29) ... In a win vs. New Mexico State (11/15), had a forced fumble, three tackles, 1.5 TFLs and added a sack to increase his team-leading total to 5.5 for the year ... Had a disruptive performance in road win at Kentucky (10/25), tying a career high with two TFLs, including a sack, while posting three total tackles and a QB hurry, as well ... Finished with three tackles and half a sack in win over Arkansas (10/11) ... His lone tackle was a 7-yard sack in road victory at Mississippi State (9/27) ... Posted half a TFL in 56-24 win over UAB (9/20) ... Had one of the most productive games of his career in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13), tallying a career-high five tackles to go along with a sack ... Started at DT for the first time in his career and made a pair of tackles in blowout win over ETSU (9/6) ... Started at DE and finished with two tackles in season-opening victory over Syracuse (8/30).2024 – RS-SENIOR
Played in all 13 games with 10 starts at defensive end as a redshirt senior … Had a career-best season with 25 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … Recovered a second-quarter fumble that led to a UT touchdown in win over UTEP (11/23) ... Started at DE and notched one tackle in win over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Tied a career high in tackles (4) for the second straight game in win over Kentucky (11/2) ... Had the most productive game of his career, setting or tying career highs in tackles (4), TFLs (1.5), sacks (1.0) and QB hurries (2) in win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19) ... Saw action on a season-high 49 snaps and finished with two tackles at Arkansas (10/5) ... Played 48 snaps in road win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21), finishing with a pair of tackles and a QB hurry ... Set or tied career highs in tackles (3), TFLs (1.0), sacks (1.0), forced fumbles (1) and fumble recoveries (1) in UT’s victory over No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Set up a UT field goal with his third-quarter strip sack of Wolfpack QB Grayson McCall that he also recovered ... Started the season opener vs. Chattanooga (8/31) and collected three tackles.2023 – RS-JUNIOR
Reserve pass rusher, who played his most complete game in the Citrus Bowl finale … Played in all 13 games with two starts … Logged 13 tackles and 0.5 sacks in 286 defensive snaps on the year … Saw 30 snaps of action in his second career start vs. No. 17 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl (1/1) and gathered three tackles and a fumble recovery in the shutout victory … His fumble recovery against the Hawkeyes came at the Iowa 7-yard line in the third quarter and set up a touchdown two plays later … Played 26 defensive snaps in win over Vanderbilt to close out the regular season (11/25) ... Saw action on 28 defensive snaps and made one tackle in loss to No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Played a season-high 35 snaps and made one tackle in win vs. Texas A&M (10/14) ... Made two tackles and half a sack in win over South Carolina (9/30) ... Had two tackles in 14 defensive snaps in win over UTSA (9/23) ... Played 16 defensive snaps and recorded a pair of assisted tackles in SEC opener at Florida (9/16) ... Earned his first-career start in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2), getting the nod at defensive end and playing 16 snaps against the Cavaliers.2022 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive lineman, recording a career-high 11 tackles on the year … Tied a career high with half a TFL in shutout win at Vanderbilt (11/26) ... Tied a career high with three tackles at No. 3 Georgia (11/5) ... Played 26 snaps and recorded half a TFL for the first time in his career in win over No. 3 Alabama (10/15) ... Saw significant action and set a career high with two tackles in win at No. 25 LSU (10/8) ... Was in on 20 defensive snaps and recorded one tackle in win over No. 20 Florida (9/24) ... Played a season-high 27 defensive snaps and recorded his first tackle of the year in win over Akron (9/17) ... Saw action on 18 defensive snaps and recorded his first-career QB hurry in win at No. 17 Pitt (9/10) ... Played 20 snaps as a reserve defensive lineman in season-opening win over Ball State (9/1).2021 – RS-FRESHMAN
A reserve defensive lineman who played in two games … Made his first collegiate tackle against Tennessee Tech (9/18) and had a pass breakup.2020 – FRESHMAN
Played in one game as a true freshman during COVID-19 season ... Made collegiate debut late against No. 6 Florida (12/5) … Did not record any statistics.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Rated as a four-star prospect and the nation’s 21st-ranked defensive tackle in 247 composite rankings … Member of ESPN 300 … Starred at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, where he helped lead the Panthers to an 11-1 record and No. 5 national ranking by MaxPreps in 2019 … 2020 Under Armour All-American Bowl selection … Played three seasons at Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland, prior to playing his senior season at St. Frances, where he was a first-team all-conference selection in 2017 and 2018 … Full name is Dominic Robert Bailey … Goes by “Dom” … Son of Shante and Robert Bailey … Has one brother, Anthony, and one sister, TyJae … Graduated from Tennessee with a degree in communication studies in December 2024 ... Favorite musical artist is NBA YoungBoy … Favorite food is chicken alfredo … Favorite sport other than football is basketball … Recipient of the Susan Rayborn Athletic Scholarship Endowment … X handle is @DominicBailey56 and Instagram handle is dominic.bailey.__FB | Daune Morris Media Availability (3.28.26)
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