Background
Bailey was born in Miramar, Florida.
Bailey was born in Miramar, Florida.
He attended Miramar High School, and played wide receiver for the Miramar Patriots high school football team
He was drafted by the Rams in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia, where he received All-American honors. He was a teammate of former Mountaineer quarterback Geno Smith.
Bailey caught 68 passes for 1,163 yards and 14 touchdowns in his Miramar career, and was a Class 6A first-team all-state selection as a senior.
Bailey enrolled in West Virginia University, where he played for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 2010 to 2012. As a freshman in 2010, he started in nine games for the Mountaineers, playing in 13 total.
Earning All-Big East freshman honors from Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com, Bailey was the team"s fourth-leading receiver with 24 receptions for 317 yards and four touchdowns. His collegiate debut in week two against Marshall culminated in a season high five receptions for 72 yards, while he produced two touchdown receptions against Maryland in week three.
Bailey also produced four catches for 61 yards receiving, including a 32-yard touchdown, against North Carolina State in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Bailey started in all 13 games for the Mountaineers during the 2011 season. He set the Mountaineer single season record for receiving yardage (1,279 yards) and tied the school record for most touchdown receptions (12) in a single season. Bailey"s receiving yards ranked 13th in the Division I FBS overall.
Bailey"s most prolific game of the season came in week six against UConn when he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns, including a career long 84-yard touchdown reception.
Bailey also set a school record with five consecutive 100-yard receiving games, producing seven such performances throughout the season. His season culminated with a five reception, 82 yard and one touchdown performance in the Orange Bowl.
Bailey"s production in 2011 earned him second-team All-Big East honors from the conference coaches, as well as first-team all-conference honors from Philosophy Steele and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com.