"It was a pleasure to be in Knoxville. It really felt like home. I enjoyed every second of it. From getting off the airplane to getting in the SUV to leaving. The coaching staff acted like my high school coaching staff, like my family. They were like father figures and people I could look up to."
"I got to know the players personally (and it) was amazing. All of them are pretty humble and they are good, solid dudes. They all told me a lot about the city and that Knoxville loves the players," Bailey explained. "My host was Kenny Bynum and Jalen (Reeves-Maybin). We talked for about two hours last night, and I almost committed but I'm going to wait until signing day. I'm going to take the rest of my official visits and then make my decision on signing day."
Tennessee has emerged as the leader for that decision after his official visit because of everything he saw and experienced.
"Just the coaching staff and Knoxville as a place. I could see myself living here," Bailey said. "The atmosphere was amazing and it was a great place to be. I could see myself staying here for the next three, four or five years."
Bailey was joined by his twin brother and three-star defensive tackle Joshua Bailey, and JaQuan Bailey said they've talked about playing together but he doesn't have that decision yet.
"It's really up to me. I don't really care about it, but thinking about my mother, I really do. But, Tennessee is definitely my No. 1 right now," Bailey said. "Me and Coach (Bob) Shoop got to be really close. We ate together every night and every meal. We talked about football, Reggie White, we talked about Curt Maggitt."