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Why Georgia football must target transfer Stanford edge rusher
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Stanford Cardinal edge rusher David Bailey has entered the transfer portal after the dismissal of his former head coach Troy Taylor. The Georgia Bulldogs stand out as a college football team should target Bailey for their defense in 2025.
Bailey is the top ranked uncommitted player in the transfer portal, so there's no doubt that he'll have a lot of suitors. Bailey has an excellent combination of size, production and experience. 247Sports ranks the Stanford transfer as the No. 10 player in the portal and the third-best edge rusher.
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During his three years at Stanford, Bailey recorded 111 total tackles, 14.5 sacks, and 23 tackles for loss. His most recent season was his most productive, featuring seven sacks, eight tackles for loss, eight quarterback hurries, and five forced fumbles.
Stanford Cardinal linebacker David Bailey (23) rushes the passer
Bailey consistently performed at his best against strong competition. Four of his sacks came against ranked opponents like Syracuse, SMU, and Notre Dame . SMU and Notre Dame both made the College Football Playoff. He also recorded two sacks against North Carolina State in 2024.`
Georgia is actively recruited edge players from the transfer portal to replace for their significant NFL draft and transfer portal departures this winter.
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Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams , both projected first-round picks, entered the 2025 NFL draft. Georgia had transfer portal exits from 2023 signees Damon Wilson and Samuel M'Pemba , who are staying in the SEC at Missouri and Texas A&M , respectively. This offseason, Georgia lost over 75% sack production from 2024 and needs someone like Bailey to replace that lost production and experience.
Only Georgia pass rusher Gabe Harris returns after having meaningful snaps last season within the edge group. An addition like Bailey would be substantial for the Georgia defense. Georgia has a strong recruiting pitch for Bailey. UGA produces tons of NFL draft talent at edge rusher and has an obvious need there, so Bailey would have a large role at Georgia.
247Sports reports that Bailey already has a visit set up with the Texas Tech Red Raiders , who have been throwing around a lot of name, image and likeness money this offseason.
This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Georgia football edge rusher transfer portal target emerges
