Bailey Johnson joined the SF State volleyball coaching staff ahead of the 2021 season as a volunteer assistant coach. A CCAA All-First Team selection as a senior, Johnson wrapped up her collegiate career in 2019 with six top-ten hitting performances as well as the second-best hitting percentage in a season in program history with a .360, which also ranked fifth in the CCAA and in the top 75 in the nation. She also notched a career-high 267 kills on the year. In three season with the Gators, the Orlando, Florida native appeared in all 79 of the team's matches. She played her first season at Florida Gulf Coast, where appeared in 13 matches and totaled eight kills, three blocks, and hit .294.
Johnson prepped at Winter Springs High School, where she was an Under Armour All-American as a senior and led her team to the 8A Florida state title in 2015 and a final ranking of No. 5 in the nation, finishing 30-2. She wrapped up her prep career as the number eight scorer in Central Florida history with 1,180 kills and was a four-time All-Central Florida selection. Johnson played club for Orlando Volleyball Academy, where she was a two-time AAU All-American and three-time open-division national champion. She also won a USAV HP national championship with Team Florida.
Johnson earned her degree in Dietetics from SF State.