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Jets still waiting for David Bailey’s pass-rushing potential to take off

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Kussoy, H. (2026, October 10). Jets still waiting for David Bailey’s pass-rushing potential to take off. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/sports/jets-still-waiting-for-david-baileys-pass-rushing-potential-to-take-off/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-10 · by Howie Kussoy

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David Bailey, the Jets' second overall draft pick from April, is struggling to meet expectations halfway through his rookie season. Despite recording two sacks early on and leading rookies with 11 quarterback pressures, Bailey has been quiet recently, contributing just one pressure in the last game against Chicago. The article focuses on how Bailey's performance reflects the broader challenges faced by the Jets' defensive line, which lacks chemistry due to new acquisitions like Joseph Ossai and Kingsley Enagbare. Bailey acknowledges the difference in competition level but remains optimistic about improving his impact through better understanding of team strategies.
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David Bailey, selected by the Jets as the second overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, has yet to fully live up to expectations. Despite being drafted highly for his pass-rushing potential at Texas Tech, Bailey's performance has been underwhelming thus far. He managed only two sacks in his first two games due to defensive adjustments rather than individual dominance. As of October, Bailey continues to focus on improving and understanding the team’s defense rather than meeting outsized expectations placed upon him as a top draft pick.

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Narrative

“I’ve been having fun out there, just trying to work to improve each and every week on what I can control, trying to understand the defense a little bit better, understand what my coaches and my teammates want from me.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
🔮 In April, David Bailey could only imagine one thing better than being taken with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft.
2026-10-10 · New York Post
Jets still waiting for David Bailey’s pass-rushing potential to take off · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 3 hedged)

In April, David Bailey could only imagine one thing better than being taken with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft. uncertain
Bailey → imagine → Draft
In October, hundreds of other rookies are happy not to have every snap take place under a spotlight. asserted
snap → have → spotlight
Take flight with the Jets Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off. asserted
he → take → field
This is how it will be for as long as Bailey wears green and white. asserted
Bailey → wear → green
“I’m not really too worried about expectations,” Bailey said following Friday’s practice. asserted
Bailey → ’m → practice
“I’m just more worried about how I can help the team identify my areas of strengths that I can use to help put the team in the best position possible. asserted
I → ’m → position
“I’ve been having fun out there, just trying to work to improve each and every week on what I can control, trying to understand the defense a little bit better, understand what my coaches and my teammates want from me.” asserted
coaches → have → me
The rookie has largely spent the first month of his pro career in a shade of gray — neither explosive nor invisible. asserted
rookie → spend → gray
Bailey made two underwhelming sacks in his first two games — the result of a pair of quarterback scrambles in his direction — but he hasn’t produced one since the first play of the Week 2 loss to the Packers. asserted
he → make → Packers
The 23-year-old has 11 quarterback pressures — making him the co-leader among all rookies — but he is also coming off a quiet game in Chicago in which he had just one pressure. asserted
he → have → pressure
“It’s definitely different because of the level of competition,” said Bailey, who was the FBS co-leader with 14.5 sacks at Texas Tech last year. asserted
who → ’ → Tech
“There’s a lot of factors to take into [account], the level of competition, new defense, I’m working with new [defensive] tackles, new [defensive backs], so obviously you’ve gotta take that into account. asserted
you → ’ → account
At the end of the day, it’s just football, so I think that this is what I’ve been doing so I still feel comfortable out there. asserted
I → ’ → what
Bailey — who has been chipped or double-teamed on roughly one-quarter of his pass rushes, according to defensive line coach Karl Dunbar — hasn’t received much help from a front that was projected to be one of the team’s strengths, following the signings of Joseph Ossai, Kingsley Enagbare and David Onyemata. uncertain
that → chip → Ossai
No Jets defensive lineman has recorded a sack in the past two weeks. asserted
lineman → record → weeks
And in the past three games, the Jets have recorded the third-lowest pressure rate (27.1) in the league. asserted
Jets → record → league
“It comes down to we don’t have the chemistry because obviously you acquired new pieces from all over,” Bailey said. asserted
Bailey → come → pieces
“We’ve been working on that in the film room, been working on how we can attack [offensive] lines, been working on it in practice, just working on things you can take advantage of.” asserted
you → work → advantage
Bailey has been asked to drop in coverage far more than he did at Texas Tech, which defensive coordinator Brian Duker cited as freeing safety Andre Cisco to get a sack in Detroit. asserted
Duker → ask → Detroit
Bailey also has been better than advertised against the run, ranking third in the league among edge rushers in run-stop win rate, according to ESPN. uncertain
Bailey → advertise → ESPN
But so much more is expected of the No. 2 overall pick. asserted
more → expect → pick
“He’s still learning and growing,” head coach Aaron Glenn said this week. asserted
Glenn → learn → ?
“And he’s going to be a damn good player in this league.” asserted
he → go → league
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