Kory Bailey

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Northern

Is a versatile and consistent receiver who can make the short play and also go long ... One of only three players in UNC history with at least 25 catches in every season of his career ... Finished the regular-season ranked fourth all-time at UNC with 139 career receptions and is just the ninth Tar Heel to reach the century mark in receptions ... Ranks fifth all-time at Carolina career reception yards with 1,939.

2001 ... Senior Season
Was second on the team in receptions with 44 catches for 608 yards and six touchdowns ... His 44 catches are a career high for one season ... Had at least one catch in all 12 games ... Averaged 13.8 yards per catch ... With three catches at Maryland, became just the ninth Tar Heel to catch at least 100 passes in his career ... Had five catches of 30 or more yards, including his first touchdown of the season, a 53-yard pass from Ronald Curry in the FSU game to put UNC up 27-9 in the fourth quarter ... Had team highs of five catches, 58 yards and two touchdowns in the win at NC State ... Continued his fine play with a team-best 95 yards on six catches against East Carolina ... Caught a touchdown pass in three of the last four games of the regular-season, including 30-yarders against Georgia Tech and Duke ... Caught a team-high seven balls against Wake Forest for 87 yards and a touchdown ... Had 47 yards on four catches in his final game at Kenan Stadium, a 19-10 win over SMU.

2000 ... Junior Season
Started every game at wide receiver and was second on the team in receiving and third in all-purpose yards ... Had 32 catches for 550 yards ? a 17.2 yard average per catch ? and two touchdowns ... Was 10th in the ACC with 50.0 receiving yards per game ... Caught at least one pass in all but one game ... Did not have a reception vs. Maryland, snapping a 31-game streak of catching at least one pass ... Tied his career high with seven catches and established a new career best with 129 yards receiving vs. Clemson ... That was the best day for a Tar Heel receiver in almost two years (Na Brown had 142 yards vs. Maryland on Nov. 7, 1998) and it was the second-most productive day for a UNC receiver vs. Clemson (L.C. Stevens had 169 yards vs. the Tigers in 1997) ... Had 101 yards receiving vs. Marshall on six catches and had five catches for 82 yards vs. Florida State ... Hauled in a 16-yard dart from Ronald Curry in the fourth quarter vs. Marshall to give Carolina a 13-9 lead ... Made a dramatic 78-yard touchdown catch vs. Georgia Tech ... Pulled his hamstring after making the catch at the Georgia Tech 10-yard line, but was still able to score, dragging a Yellow Jacket defender into the end zone ... That catch tied the record for the longest by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium history ... Returned three kickoffs for 68 yards (22.7 average), including a long of 25 yards ... Had one punt return for 15 yards ... Played 733 snaps, the most of any Tar Heel receiver.

1999 ...Sophomore Season
Led the Tar Heels in all-purpose yards with 695, an average of 63.2 per game, and in receptions with 25 for 418 yards ... Played in all 11 games and started five times ... Averaged 16.7 yards per reception for the season, 17.1 in ACC contests ... Had a season-high six catches for 63 yards in the win at Indiana ... Had 81 yards on four catches against top-ranked FSU ... Caught two touchdown passes ? a 40-yarder from Domonique Williams against Duke and a 39-yarder from Luke Huard against Houston ... The Duke catch was a spectacular, aerial reception that gave the Tar Heels a 19-0 lead just before halftime ... Finished the Duke game with three catches for 57 yards ... Caught two 45-yard passes, the longest passing plays of the season ... Connected with Williams on both 45-yard plays ? one against Furman and one against NC State ... The latter play set up Carolina?s lone touchdown in the 10-6 upset win over the Wolfpack ... Had at least one reception in all 11 games ... Averaged 18.6 yards on 12 kickoff returns and 4.1 yards on 15 punt returns. Saw action on 523 snaps.

1998 ... Freshman Season
Set UNC freshman records for most receptions in a season and game (tied) and most touchdown receptions in a season ... Caught 38 passes for 363 yards (9.6 per) and four touchdowns ... Broke the previous record of 37 receptions by Randall Felton in 1989 ... Tied Felton?s and Corey Holliday?s freshman record for single-game catches with seven against both Maryland and Virginia ... Second on the team in all-purpose yards with 77.9 per game ... Led the team in punt returns with 13 for 13.1 yards per return and in kickoff returns with 11 for 29.5 per return ... Had a season-long 45-yard punt return at Duke ... Returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score against Georgia Tech and had a 57-yard kickoff return at Virginia ... Holds the UNC single-season freshman record for touchdown receptions with four ... Set the record with a 12-yard grab against Florida State ... Had at least one catch in all 11 regular-season games and had TD grabs against Stanford, Clemson, Wake Forest and FSU ... Caught a season-high seven passes for 31 yards in the win against Maryland and had seven receptions for 44 yards against Virginia ... Made a sensational 32-yard TD catch on a deep post pattern against Wake Forest ... Key performer in Carolina?s win over Pittsburgh as he amassed 126 all-purpose yards ... Had four catches for 47 yards, four punt returns for 31 yards and two kickoff returns for 42 yards ... Set up the fourth-quarter touchdown that gave UNC a 22-10 lead with a 33-yard reception off a screen pass ... Caught a 20-yard TD pass from Oscar Davenport against Clemson ... Had four receptions for 50 yards against the Tigers ... Made a spectacular catch for a two-point conversion against San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl ... Moved into the starting lineup (in three wideout sets) after the season-ending injury to Jason Peace ... Made his first college catch against Miami and added two receptions for 22 yards against Stanford ... With 3:20 to play in the fourth quarter against the Cardinal, he made an over-the-shoulder, 19-yard catch for a touchdown ... That catch, on a fourth-and-5 play, tied the game at 34-34 ... Opened the second half against Georgia Tech with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown ... The return tied the sixth-longest return in UNC history and was the first kickoff return for a TD by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium since 1991.

Northern Durham High School
Played in the Shrine Bowl and had a 10-yard touchdown catch in North Carolina?s 21-14 win ... Coached by Gary Merrill ... Made 34 receptions as a senior for 641 yards and eight touchdowns ... Tied a state high school single-season record with six touchdowns on punt returns ... Had eight career punt returns for TDs ... Selected to the all-state team as a return specialist by the North Carolina Prep Report ... All-conference wide receiver and specialist and Co-Offensive Back of the Year ... Had 1,421 all-purpose yards as a senior ... Had 71 receptions for 1,253 yards and 16 scores over his last two years.

Personal
Born Edward Kory Bailey on March 31, 1979 in Durham, N.C. ... Majored in communications.