| C.J. Bailey |
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Returns for his second season after redshirting last year ... Adds depth at the boundary cornerback position and looks to battle for playing time this season ...Has outstanding athletic ability and good cover skills ... 2006 (Fr): Redshirted ... Prep: Four-year letterwinner for Coach Jerry Alexander at Moss Point
High School ... Played quarterback as a sophomore and junior, before switching to cornerback ... Finished with 48 total tackles (33 solos, 15 assists), five pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, eight interceptions and one quarterback hurry ... First-team region 4-5A ... Second-team All-State by The Clarion Ledger ... Threw for 1,376 yards and 11 touchdowns on 90 completions with nine interceptions as a junior ... Team finished 13-10 over his last two seasons with twostraight playoff appearances ... Two-star rating by both rivals.com and Scout.com ... A three-rating by Forrest Davis Football Recruiting Annual ... All-Southeast Region by PrepStar ... Top-30 preseason Mississippi by rivals.com ... Named to the Mississippi Hot 35 by Scout.com ... Best of the Rest by The Clarion Ledger ... Also ran track ... Personal: Son of Claude and Prytania Bailey ... Majoring in coaching and sport administration ... Born Sept. 7, 1987.