CJ Bailey is a Dual-Threat QB for NC State. CJ's 2024 season ranks in the 28th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 373 plays — a developing rate for the QB. A four-star recruit in the class of 2024, CJ has shown flashes of the talent that made him a coveted recruit.
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Rotational contributor. Smaller collective or local deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | vsTennessee | L10-51 | 22.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 3 | vsLouisiana Tech | W30-20 | -11.6 | 13/20 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 68.9 | 27 | 1 | 0.64 |
| 4 | @Clemson | L35-59 | 13.3 | 16/25 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 19/26 · Pass Yds 230 · Pass TD 3 · INT 1
| 204 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 51.3 |
| -13 |
| 0 |
| 0.31 |
| 5 | vsNorthern Illinois | W24-17 | -3.5 | 13/20 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 26.3 | 22 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 6 | vsWake Forest | L30-34 | -5.7 | 28/42 | 272 | 2 | 1 | 51.5 | -1 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 7 | vsSyracuse | L17-24 | 5.5 | 17/24 | 329 | 2 | 1 | 62.5 | 28 | 0 | 0.75 |
| 8 | @California | W24-23 | 4.0 | 25/36 | 306 | 2 | 0 | 77.4 | -7 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 10 | vsStanford | W59-28 | -8.2 | 18/20 | 234 | 3 | 0 | 98.4 | 19 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 11 | vsDuke | L19-29 | 5.6 | 16/39 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 41.4 | 36 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 13 | @Georgia Tech | L29-30 | 1.9 | 17/30 | 147 | 0 | 3 | 44.9 | 83 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 14 | @North Carolina | W35-30 | 5.0 | 14/20 | 242 | 2 | 1 | 71.7 | 54 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 1 | vsEast Carolina | L21-26 | -1.0 | 19/26 | 230 | 3 | 1 | 45.4 | 24 | 0 | 0.40 |
