University of Tennessee Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Bailey, Harrison

Jersey Number 15
Harrison Bailey
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Marietta
Bio
CAREER
A leader at quarterback for the Vols, who was thrust into a starting role late in his true freshman season … Arrived at Tennessee in January 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, did not have a spring or a normal summer of preparation … Proved to be one of the top prep signal callers coming out of Georgia … Played in seven games with three starts and was 1-2 in those starts … Accounted for five touchdowns.
2021 – SOPHOMORE
Passed for 16 yards and recorded his first-career rushing touchdown during his season debut vs. Tennessee Tech (9/18).
2020 – FRESHMAN
Played in six games and started the final three games of the year in debut season ... Threw for at least one touchdown in each of his final three games ... Completed 48-of-68 passes for 578 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions … Completion percentage of 70.6 was tops on the team … Started the season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M (12/19), completing all six of his pass attempts for 85 yards and a touchdown ... Started his second straight game and set career highs in completions (14), passing yards (207) and passing touchdowns (two) in first career win at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Made his first career start in loss to No. 6 Florida (12/5) ... Completed 14-of-21 passes for 111 yards and threw his first career touchdown pass against the Gators ... Played the final two drives at No. 23 Auburn (11/21), leading the Vols down the field for a touchdown on his first drive and finishing the game 7-of-10 for 86 yards ... Played the final two drives at Arkansas (11/7), completing 6-of-9 passes for 65 yards with two interceptions ... Made collegiate debut vs. Kentucky (10/17), seeing action for one drive in the fourth quarter ... Completed one pass for 24 yards against the Wildcats.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star prospect and the nation’s third ranked pro style quarterback in 247 composite rankings … Member of ESPN 300 … Four-year starter at Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia, where he led the Blue Devils to their first state championship in over 50 years and a No. 7 national ranking by MaxPreps in 2019 … 2020 All-American Bowl selection … 2019 Nike Elite 11 Finalist … 2019 Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge MVP … 2019 Georgia Class 7A All-State … 2018 Georgia Class 7A All-State Honorable Mention … Finished his high school career with 11,716 passing yards to rank fourth in Georgia history and becoming one of just five Georgia players to surpass 10,000 career passing yards, joining Trevor Lawrence (13,902), Deshaun Watson (13,077), Jake Fromm (12,745) and K'Hari Lane (10,217) … Passed for 4,271 yards and 44 touchdowns while throwing just nine interceptions in 15 games in 2019, completing 69.4 percent of his passes … Threw for 2,800 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior in 2018 … Completed 14-of-18 passes for 410 yards and six touchdowns in the first half of Marietta’s 53-14 victory over Washington Class 3A state champion Eastside Catholic in the 2019 GEICO State Champion Bowl Series.
PERSONAL
Full name is Harrison Clay Bailey … Born on Nov. 1, 2001 … Son of Orvel and Angela Bailey … Majoring in management ... Recipient of the M Lee Mitchell Athletic Scholarship Endowment … Twitter handle is @HBailey_05 and Instagram handle is @5hb.
A leader at quarterback for the Vols, who was thrust into a starting role late in his true freshman season … Arrived at Tennessee in January 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, did not have a spring or a normal summer of preparation … Proved to be one of the top prep signal callers coming out of Georgia … Played in seven games with three starts and was 1-2 in those starts … Accounted for five touchdowns.
2021 – SOPHOMORE
Passed for 16 yards and recorded his first-career rushing touchdown during his season debut vs. Tennessee Tech (9/18).
2020 – FRESHMAN
Played in six games and started the final three games of the year in debut season ... Threw for at least one touchdown in each of his final three games ... Completed 48-of-68 passes for 578 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions … Completion percentage of 70.6 was tops on the team … Started the season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M (12/19), completing all six of his pass attempts for 85 yards and a touchdown ... Started his second straight game and set career highs in completions (14), passing yards (207) and passing touchdowns (two) in first career win at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... Made his first career start in loss to No. 6 Florida (12/5) ... Completed 14-of-21 passes for 111 yards and threw his first career touchdown pass against the Gators ... Played the final two drives at No. 23 Auburn (11/21), leading the Vols down the field for a touchdown on his first drive and finishing the game 7-of-10 for 86 yards ... Played the final two drives at Arkansas (11/7), completing 6-of-9 passes for 65 yards with two interceptions ... Made collegiate debut vs. Kentucky (10/17), seeing action for one drive in the fourth quarter ... Completed one pass for 24 yards against the Wildcats.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star prospect and the nation’s third ranked pro style quarterback in 247 composite rankings … Member of ESPN 300 … Four-year starter at Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia, where he led the Blue Devils to their first state championship in over 50 years and a No. 7 national ranking by MaxPreps in 2019 … 2020 All-American Bowl selection … 2019 Nike Elite 11 Finalist … 2019 Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge MVP … 2019 Georgia Class 7A All-State … 2018 Georgia Class 7A All-State Honorable Mention … Finished his high school career with 11,716 passing yards to rank fourth in Georgia history and becoming one of just five Georgia players to surpass 10,000 career passing yards, joining Trevor Lawrence (13,902), Deshaun Watson (13,077), Jake Fromm (12,745) and K'Hari Lane (10,217) … Passed for 4,271 yards and 44 touchdowns while throwing just nine interceptions in 15 games in 2019, completing 69.4 percent of his passes … Threw for 2,800 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior in 2018 … Completed 14-of-18 passes for 410 yards and six touchdowns in the first half of Marietta’s 53-14 victory over Washington Class 3A state champion Eastside Catholic in the 2019 GEICO State Champion Bowl Series.
PERSONAL
Full name is Harrison Clay Bailey … Born on Nov. 1, 2001 … Son of Orvel and Angela Bailey … Majoring in management ... Recipient of the M Lee Mitchell Athletic Scholarship Endowment … Twitter handle is @HBailey_05 and Instagram handle is @5hb.
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