James Bailey (football)

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2006 (Sophomore): The Hoosiers' second-most productive receiver, grabbing 40 passes for 401 yards ... top game of the season came at Minnesota, as the sophomore grabbed a season-high seven catches and recorded a season-best 61 yards ... played a crucial role in IU's upset victory over No. 15/13 Iowa, as he hauled in a 38-yard pass to help set up a touchdown ... also added five catches for 32 yards against No. 2 Michigan and five grabs for 51 yards against Western Michigan.

2005 (Freshman): Caught 27 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns in 2005 ... nabbed a career-high nine passes for 65 yards at Iowa ... added a career-long 46-yard touchdown reception at Wisconsin ... closed the game with three receptions for 63 yards ... first career college touchdown came on an 18-yard reception against Nicholls State, a game in which he finished with two catches for 40 yards ... one of the top comeback stories in college football in 2005, finishing as the team's fourth-leading receiver after his involvement in a March 2005 auto accident that forced him to spend two weeks in a hospital and another two weeks in a wheelchair.

2004: Redshirted the 2004 season.

Prep: Joined the Hoosiers as a three-star prospect out of Denby High School at wide receiver, according to Rivals.com, and ranked as the 78th-best receiver in the nation by the web site as well ... had 44 catches for 817 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and was recognized as a member of the Detroit Free Press Dream Team, consisting of the state's top 22 players ... a Fab 50 selection in the state of Michigan by Mick McCabe and was All-Detroit first team as selected by the Detroit Free Press .