Carey Bailey - Football Coach - University of Richmond Athletics

Carey Bailey

Title:
Defensive Line Coach
Email:
cbailey2@richmond.edu
Phone:
289-8379

Carey Bailey enters his second season as the defensive line coach at the University of Richmond under head coach Russ Huesman in 2018. Bailey was the head coach at Howard University from 2007-10 and has over two decades of college coaching experience on his resume.

Over the span of his coaching career, 16 of his pupils have played professional football. Bailey has coached nine All-America, 30 All-Conference players and three Conference Player of The Year honorees.

Last season, Bailey led the Spiders’ defensive line that saw Andrew Clyde named Third Team All-America after leading the Colonial Athletic Association in sacks while Colby Ritten earned Freshman All-America accolades. The Spiders ranked second in the CAA in total sacks at 35. Richmond finished eighth in the nation in total sacks last season and set a school-record for sacks per game.

Bailey joined the Spiders after spending one season with Huesman at Chattanooga where his defensive line was the anchor behind a defense that ranked in the top-10 nationally in scoring defense and total defense. He coached Keionta Davis, who earned his second-straight All-American honor and was named the top defensive end in the country by HERO Sports. Davis was also named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Prior to his time at UTC, Bailey spent four years as the defensive line coach at Lamar. The Cardinals’ defensive line gained a ton of recognition across the country during his tenure. Defensive end Jesse Dickson was the 2013 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and he was also the Cardinal’s first All-American since restarting their program in 2010.

Between Dickson, and classmate Mark Murrill at the other end, the Cardinal duo combined to record 119 total tackles, 25 tackles for losses, 7.5 sacks and one interception in 2013. Throw in Omar Tebo (37 tackles, 6 TFLs) and Bailey's troops presented a very imposing force.

Carey's line had a similar impact in 2014, but with new players. Joe Okafor finished among the league leaders in sacks, while Tebo earned second-team All-Southland honors. All three starters on the Lamar defensive line earned all-conference recognition at season's end.

In addition to linemen, Carey has also produced some of the nation's top specialists. Led by CFPA National Punter Returner of the Year, Kevin Johnson, the Cardinals finished second in nation averaging better than 16 yards per return with three touchdowns in 2013.

Bailey served as the head coach at Howard from 2007-10. He has coached 14 players who went on to play professional football, and has coached 24 all-conference players and five All-Americans.

Prior to taking the top spot at Howard, Bailey spent two seasons as the defensive line coach at Minnesota where the Gophers played in a pair of bowl games. Bailey also served as defensive line coach at Oklahoma State (2004) and Middle Tennessee (2003), helping the Cowboys to the 2004 Alamo Bowl.

Bailey spent five seasons coaching the defensive line, special teams and linebackers at Louisiana-Lafayette (1998-2002). During his tenure, the Ragin' Cajuns ranked second in the Sun Belt in total defense, twice led the league in punt returns and also led the conference in fumbles recovered and sacks.

His first full-time coaching job came at VMI where he was defensive line coach from 1995-98. Bailey also worked at West Virginia University as a graduate assistant.

Bailey participated in the NFL's Bill Walsh Fellowship Program on two occasions. He worked with the Atlanta Falcons' linebackers during training camp prior to the 2012 season. In 2015, he worked with the linebackers with the New York Giants in the preseason.

While a player at Tennessee, Bailey helped the Volunteers to a pair of Southeastern Conference championships and four-straight bowl appearances. As a junior, Bailey led Tennessee in sacks and tackles for loss. He earned his diploma from Tennessee in 1992.

Bailey and his wife Angela have two daughters, Evann Leigh and Leah Nicole.