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09/12/20 - DE JaQuan Bailey, rSr/2021, Iowa State, (DS#33 DE)

JaQuan Bailey is back at full-go after suffering a season-ending leg injury in Game No. 4 at Baylor in 2019. We heard how good he looked during voluntary workouts. We heard the same when contact work started. And Wednesday, he was announced as a starter. He didn't have to return for another senior season. He could have rehabbed, then tried to get into an NFL camp. He came back, however, and now he's listed as a starter. "He's been working very hard," cornerback Anthony Johnson said. "He's going to open a lot of eyes that closed." Bailey was forced to watch what could have been the final nine games of his college career last season. His Iowa State days could have been over, and no one would have blamed him if he chose to move on.

Bailey not only returned for a second senior season, but he also was one of three Cyclones on the media's 2020 all-Big 12 Conference preseason team. Some eyes may have been closed, but he at least left an impression on voting members of the press. He returns where he left off last season - one sack (or even a half-sack) shy of breaking the school's career record. He's No. 2 on the list of active FBS players - behind Miami of Florida's Quincy Roche (26) and Western Kentucky's DeAngelo Malone (19). His 31 ½ career tackles for loss is fifth in Iowa State history. His 37 career starts shares fourth in school history. - Des Moines Register

(DS#33 DE) rSr/2021