2018 Football
Bailey, LeMarkus
Jersey Number 16
LeMarkus Bailey
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 199
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Hillgrove HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2019 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Inductee
- 2018 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches)
- 2018 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athete Award Semifinalist
- 2018 Team Captain
- 2018 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team
- 2017 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches)
- 2017 College Sports Madness SoCon Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 16)
- 2017 Team Captain
Season-by-Season
2018
- Ended his standout career at linebacker with All-SoCon Second Team honors
- Started all 11 games, ending his career with 43 starts in 46 games played
- Ranked third on the team with 59 total tackles (39 solo, 20 assisted)
- Led Mercer with a career-best 8.0 tackles for loss & nine pass breakups
- Notched one sack at VMI (Sept. 29)
- Tallied two forced fumbles & one interception (at Wofford, Oct. 27)
- Recorded 10 tackles twice at Memphis (Sept. 1) & vs. Western Carolina (Oct. 20)
- Filled up the stats sheet with seven tackles, two TFL, one sack, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry & three pass breakups at VMI (Sept. 29)
- Left Mercer with the third-most career tackles (220) & tackles for loss (22.0) in program history
2017
- Named team captain as a redshirt junior
- Earned All-SoCon Second Team honors
- Recorded career-bests in total tackles (63) & tackles for loss (6.5)
- Led Mercer with 42 solo tackles (added 21 assisted)
- Notched one sack, one interception, two pass break-ups, one forced fumble & one fumble recovery
- Second career interception came in season opener vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 31)
- Totaled all 6.5 tackles for loss in Mercer's first five games
- Had career-best game on national stage at Auburn, recording career-high 11 tackles (10 solo), 1.0 TFL, 1 FF & 1 FR
2016
- Played in all 11 games after recovering from sophomore season-ending injury
- Tied for third-most tackles on the team with 56 total (30 solo, 26 assisted)
- Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss, all coming against SoCon foes
- Tallied career-best nine tackles against ETSU (Nov. 5) and Furman (Nov. 19)
- Notched first career interception and added a fumble recovery vs. Western Carolina (Oct. 15)
2015
- Played in three games at outside linebacker before suffering a season-ending injury
- Granted medical redshirt
- Tallied 11 total tackles (5 solo, 6 assisted)
- Recorded 2.5 tackles for loss including one sack
- Led a balanced defensive effort with five tackles (one TFL) vs. Stetson (Sept. 12)
- Notched first career sack at Tennessee Tech (Sept. 19)
2014
- Played 10 games at safety during freshman campaign
- Missed time early in season due to injury
- Recorded 31 total tackles (22 solo, 9 assisted) and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Led the team with two fumble recoveries
- Forced a fumble against Wofford (Nov. 22)
Before Mercer
High School
- Letterwinner for head coach Philip Ironside at Hillgrove High School
- Rated a two-star recruit by 247 Sports
- Named Honorable Mention All-State
- Garnered First Team All-Region and All-County recognition in 2013
- Recorded 127 tackles, 17 for loss, five forced fumbles, three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two defensive touchdowns as a senior
Personal
- Born December 19, 1995 in Marietta, Ga. to Darius Bailey and Tequila Sanders
- Has one younger brother, Brandon
- Chose Mercer because of the great academic programs and to lead the Bears to a Southern Conference championship
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