Receiver, SMU (from Rice), 2019–⁠24

Jake Bailey

Number
No. 12
Height
5′10″
Weight
188 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
San Clemente, CA

Jake Bailey played receiver at Rice (2019–⁠21) and SMU (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. North Texas, 2021163receiving yards, career highvs. TCU, 2022

Team titles: American champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rice9535.9013
2020Rice2327612.0235
2021Rice5671412.8240
2022SMU1220517.1145
2023SMU4252812.6034
2024SMU1927514.5139
Career1612,05112.7645

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2020Rice612102400
2024SMU–––100
Career612103400

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
2019Rice12WRYr 1
2020Rice12WRYr 2
2021Rice12WRYr 3
2022SMU12WRYr 4
2023SMU12WRYr 5
2024SMU12WRSr. (Yr 6)5′10″188

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
2019Rice110.07––0.8–
2020Rice400.2817th (n=346)0.5511.312%
2021Rice610.9384th (n=410)0.6756.711%
2022SMU122.31––27.7–
2023SMU441.1287th (n=681)0.8049.45%
2024SMU191.30––24.7–

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

2024 SMU 7 games, 19 catches, 275 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Houston ChristianW 59–⁠7459128–
Sep 6vs.BYUL 15–⁠18334017–
Sep 21vs.TCUW 66–⁠4221207–
Sep 28vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠16265039–
Oct 5atLouisvilleW 34–⁠27244033−3
Oct 19atStanfordW 40–⁠10446023–
Oct 26atDukeW 28–⁠27215010–
2023 SMU 14 games, 42 catches, 528 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠143905–
Sep 9atOklahomaL 11–⁠28773030–
Sep 16vs.Prairie View A&MW 69–⁠0354033–
Sep 23atTCUL 17–⁠341505–
Sep 30vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠16334020–
Oct 12atEast CarolinaW 31–⁠10345024–
Oct 20atTempleW 55–⁠0674015–
Oct 28vs.TulsaW 69–⁠10117017–
Nov 4atRiceW 36–⁠31473034–
Nov 10vs.North TexasW 45–⁠21130030–
Nov 18atMemphisW 38–⁠34124024–
Nov 25vs.NavyW 59–⁠14112012–
Dec 2atTulaneW 26–⁠14224015–
Dec 28 ✦vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠2365401810
2022 SMU 2 games, 12 catches, 205 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17atMarylandL 27–⁠34442024–
Sep 24vs.TCUL 34–⁠428163145–
2021 Rice 11 games, 56 catches, 714 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atArkansasL 17–⁠38447020–
Sep 11vs.HoustonL 7–⁠44115015–
Sep 18atTexasL 0–⁠5842209–
Sep 25vs.Texas SouthernW 48–⁠3476501714
Oct 2vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠19583139–
Oct 16atUTSAL 0–⁠4521309–
Oct 23atUABW 30–⁠24645011–
Oct 30vs.North TexasL 24–⁠3010143136–
Nov 6atCharlotteL 24–⁠317143040–
Nov 13vs.Western KentuckyL 21–⁠42580023–
Nov 20atUTEPL 28–⁠38558019–
2020 Rice 5 games, 23 catches, 276 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeL 34–⁠40221012–
Oct 31atSouthern MissW 30–⁠634612517
Nov 21atNorth TexasL 17–⁠27480135−1
Dec 5atMarshallW 20–⁠0757013–
Dec 12vs.UABL 16–⁠21772020–
2019 Rice 5 games, 9 catches, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 28vs.Louisiana TechL 20–⁠2321106–
Oct 5atUABL 20–⁠3531408–
Oct 26vs.Southern MissL 6–⁠20113013–
Nov 2vs.MarshallL 7–⁠201606–
Nov 23vs.North TexasW 20–⁠142905–

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

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