Overview
- The Jets, which announced the signing Friday, secured the edge rusher on a four-year rookie deal reported at $54.6 million with a fifth-year option that Spotrac says is fully guaranteed.
- Head coach Aaron Glenn said Bailey will line up as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 and as a defensive end in a 4-3, adding that coaches want to unlock his speed and power.
- Ahead of rookie minicamp, the team issued numbers and Bailey chose No. 31, the jersey he wore in college under the NFL’s expanded numbering rules.
- Bailey led the FBS with 14.5 sacks last season at Texas Tech and holds the highest career quarterback pressure rate in the past decade at 18.7 percent, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini.
- New York’s defense finished 31st with 26 sacks in 2025, so his immediate task is to boost a thin pass rush as the Jets integrate their draft class.