Receiver, San José State, 2016–⁠20

Bailey Gaither

Number
No. 84
Height
6′1″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Paso Robles, CA
Born
Jan 11, 1997

Bailey Gaither played receiver at San José State (2016–⁠20).

Career highs

10catches, career highat New Mexico, 2020208receiving yards, career highat New Mexico, 20202receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. UNLV, 2020

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016San José State44310.8125
2017San José State2232014.5449
2018San José State1632720.4379
2019San José State5281215.6680
2020San José State4172517.7469
Career1352,22716.51880

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016San José State71280100
2017San José State132560400
2018San José State3500190
2019San José State–––1100
2020San José State–––5370
Career23434012560

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016San José State84WRYr 1
2017San José State84WRYr 2
2018San José State84WRYr 3
2019San José State84WRYr 4
2020San José State84WRSr. (Yr 5)6′1″182

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016San José State80.81––6.5–
2017San José State360.6470th (n=507)0.5222.88%
2018San José State340.5655th (n=497)0.5319.111%
2019San José State900.4941st (n=499)0.5444.211%
2020San José State580.6666th (n=346)0.5538.413%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 San José State 7 games, 41 catches, 725 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 24vs.Air ForceW 17–⁠681100––1
Oct 31atNew MexicoW 38–⁠21102081––1
Nov 6atSan Diego StateW 28–⁠173201––1
Nov 14vs.UNLVW 34–⁠176942––2
Dec 5vs.Hawai’iW 35–⁠242390–––
Dec 11vs.NevadaW 30–⁠2071560–––
Dec 19vs.Boise StateW 34–⁠205980–––
2019 San José State 12 games, 52 catches, 812 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Northern ColoradoW 35–⁠18260–––
Sep 7vs.TulsaL 16–⁠345680–––
Sep 21atArkansasW 31–⁠241500–––
Sep 27atAir ForceL 24–⁠415440–––
Oct 4vs.New MexicoW 32–⁠212901–––
Oct 12atNevadaL 38–⁠4151311–––
Oct 19vs.San Diego StateL 17–⁠274751–––
Oct 26atArmyW 34–⁠293271–––
Nov 2vs.Boise StateL 42–⁠5281101–––
Nov 9atHawai’iL 40–⁠424741–––
Nov 23atUNLVL 35–⁠386700––1
Nov 30vs.Fresno StateW 17–⁠167670–––
2018 San José State 4 games, 16 catches, 327 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.UC DavisL 38–⁠4461372350–
Sep 8atWashington StateL 0–⁠31230–––
Sep 15atOregonL 22–⁠356900–––
Sep 29vs.Hawai’iL 41–⁠442971––1
2017 San José State 7 games, 22 catches, 320 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 26vs.South FloridaL 22–⁠4261002–––
Sep 2vs.Cal PolyW 34–⁠1335612432
Sep 9atTexasL 0–⁠561905113–
Sep 16atUtahL 16–⁠5481251114–
Sep 23vs.Utah StateL 10–⁠6132401212
Sep 30atUNLVL 13–⁠41–––225–
Oct 28atBYUL 20–⁠41160240–
2016 San José State 7 games, 8 returns, 128 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atTulsaL 10–⁠45140–––
Sep 10vs.Portland StateW 66–⁠35110126–
Sep 17vs.UtahL 17–⁠34–––234–
Sep 24atIowa StateL 10–⁠441130358–
Nov 4atBoise StateL 31–⁠45––––––
Nov 19vs.Air ForceL 38–⁠411251110–
Nov 26atFresno StateW 16–⁠14–––––1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2021
Height6′0″
Weight188 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press9 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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