Stedman Bailey was a three-year starter at wide receiver who earned All-America honors in 2012 and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award that year.
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The native of Miramar, Florida, played in 39 career games from 2010-12, starting 34. In his final season, he was one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award and was named a first team All-American by the Football Writers' Association of America, CBSSports.com, Phil Steele and SI.com. He was a second team All-American by Walter Camp and FOX Sports. Bailey earned All-Big 12 Conference First Team honors at wide receiver.
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Bailey's 25 touchdown receptions in 2012 tied for second all-time in FBS history with Randy Moss. At the end of his career, he owned the school record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games (five) and most career 100-yard receiving games (14). Bailey set the WVU career touchdown reception record (41) with five against Baylor and set the Big 12 season record with 25. He finished with a career-best 303 yards receiving in that Baylor contest, including a career-long 87-yard touchdown reception.
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He matched WVU's single-game record with 14 catches against Oklahoma State and finished his career second on WVU's all-time list with 3,218 receiving yards. Bailey finished second in career receptions with 210.
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Bailey concluded 2012 ranked first in the Big 12 in receptions per game (8.8), second in receiving yards (124.8) and third in all-purpose yards (137.0). He finished the season ranked third nationally in scoring, receiving yards per game and receptions and was 25th in all-purpose yards.
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Bailey produced 13 catches for 205 yards and four touchdowns against Oklahoma. His 205-yard performance was the fifth-best single-game mark in school history. Bailey finished with 225 yards against Oklahoma State, tied for the second-best mark in school history.
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As a sophomore in 2011, he was named Second Team All-Big East and ended the year with 1,279 receiving yards, a WVU single-season mark at the time. Bailey set the school record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games with five. He tallied a then-career long 84-yard touchdown reception against UConn, the fifth-longest scoring reception from scrimmage in school history. Bailey earned All-Big East Freshman honors by ESPN.com in 2010.
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Bailey finished his career with 41 touchdowns, scoring 246 points.
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He decided to forgo his senior season at WVU and was drafted in the third round with the 92nd pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in 2014 after a punt return for a touchdown against Seattle. He played until 2015 and finished with 59 receptions, 843 receiving yards and four total touchdowns.
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He graduated from WVU in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies.
