2024 Football Roster
Roster
Bailey, Dominic

Jersey Number 90
Dominic Bailey
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 292
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, Md.
- High School:
- St. Frances Academy
Bio

CAREER
Experienced and steady pass rusher who is in his sixth and final year with the program … One of the leaders of the defensive line room and was tabbed as the MVP of this year’s fall camp by position coach Rodney Garner ... Sees most time at strongside defensive end but has showcased his versatility by sliding in to play defensive tackle at times, as well … Played in 43 career games with 13 starts … Has racked up 52 total tackles, five TFLs, 2.5 sacks, five QB hurries, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in his career with the Vols … Graduated from Tennessee in December 2024.2025 - RS-SENIOR (SIXTH YEAR)
Started at DE and finished with two tackles in season-opening victory over Syracuse (8/30).2024 - RS-SENIOR
Played in all 13 games with 10 starts at defensive end as a redshirt senior … Had a career-best season with 25 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … Recovered a second-quarter fumble that led to a UT touchdown in win over UTEP (11/23) ... Started at DE and notched one tackle in win over Mississippi State (11/9) ... Tied a career high in tackles (4) for the second straight game in win over Kentucky (11/2) ... Had the most productive game of his career, setting or tying career highs in tackles (4), TFLs (1.5), sacks (1.0) and QB hurries (2) in win over No. 7 Alabama (10/19) ... Saw action on a season-high 49 snaps and finished with two tackles at Arkansas (10/5) ... Played 48 snaps in road win at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21), finishing with a pair of tackles and a QB hurry ... Set or tied career highs in tackles (3), TFLs (1.0), sacks (1.0), forced fumbles (1) and fumble recoveries (1) in UT’s victory over No. 24 NC State (9/7) ... Set up a UT field goal with his third-quarter strip sack of Wolfpack QB Grayson McCall that he also recovered ... Started the season opener vs. Chattanooga (8/31) and collected three tackles.2023 - RS-JUNIOR
Reserve pass rusher, who played his most complete game in the Citrus Bowl finale … Played in all 13 games with two starts … Logged 13 tackles and 0.5 sacks in 286 defensive snaps on the year … Saw 30 snaps of action in his second career start vs. No. 17 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl (1/1) and gathered three tackles and a fumble recovery in the shutout victory … His fumble recovery against the Hawkeyes came at the Iowa 7-yard line in the third quarter and set up a touchdown two plays later … Played 26 defensive snaps in win over Vanderbilt to close out the regular season (11/25) ... Saw action on 28 defensive snaps and made one tackle in loss to No. 1 Georgia (11/18) ... Played a season-high 35 snaps and made one tackle in win vs. Texas A&M (10/14) ... Made two tackles and half a sack in win over South Carolina (9/30) ... Had two tackles in 14 defensive snaps in win over UTSA (9/23) ... Played 16 defensive snaps and recorded a pair of assisted tackles in SEC opener at Florida (9/16) ... Earned his first-career start in season-opening win vs. Virginia (9/2), getting the nod at defensive end and playing 16 snaps against the Cavaliers.2022 - RS-SOPHOMORE
Played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive lineman, recording a career-high 11 tackles on the year … Tied a career high with half a TFL in shutout win at Vanderbilt (11/26) ... Tied a career high with three tackles at No. 3 Georgia (11/5) ... Played 26 snaps and recorded half a TFL for the first time in his career in win over No. 3 Alabama (10/15) ... Saw significant action and set a career high with two tackles in win at No. 25 LSU (10/8) ... Was in on 20 defensive snaps and recorded one tackle in win over No. 20 Florida (9/24) ... Played a season-high 27 defensive snaps and recorded his first tackle of the year in win over Akron (9/17) ... Saw action on 18 defensive snaps and recorded his first-career QB hurry in win at No. 17 Pitt (9/10) ... Played 20 snaps as a reserve defensive lineman in season-opening win over Ball State (9/1).2021 - RS-FRESHMAN
A reserve defensive lineman who played in two games … Made his first collegiate tackle against Tennessee Tech (9/18) and had a pass breakup.2020 - FRESHMAN
Played in one game as a true freshman during COVID-19 season ... Made collegiate debut late against No. 6 Florida (12/5) … Did not record any statistics.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Rated as a four-star prospect and the nation’s 21st-ranked defensive tackle in 247 composite rankings … Member of ESPN 300 … Starred at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, where he helped lead the Panthers to an 11-1 record and No. 5 national ranking by MaxPreps in 2019 … 2020 Under Armour All-American Bowl selection … Played three seasons at Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland, prior to playing his senior season at St. Frances, where he was a first-team all-conference selection in 2017 and 2018 … Full name is Dominic Robert Bailey … Goes by “Dom” … Son of Shante and Robert Bailey … Has one brother, Anthony, and one sister, TyJae … Graduated from Tennessee with a degree in communication studies in December 2024 ... Favorite musical artist is NBA YoungBoy … Favorite food is chicken alfredo … Favorite sport other than football is basketball … Recipient of the Susan Rayborn Athletic Scholarship Endowment … X handle is @DominicBailey56 and Instagram handle is dominic.bailey.__FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01