Receiver, Arkansas State, 2015–⁠19

Omar Bayless

Number
No. 7
Height
6′3″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Laurel, MS
Born
Dec 15, 1996

Omar Bayless played receiver at Arkansas State (2015–⁠19).

At a glance

Best season
1,661
Receiving yards, 2019 (Arkansas State, 8–⁠5)
Best game
154 yards
At Georgia State, week 6, 2019: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in receiving yards, 2019

Career highs

10catches, career hightwice; last at Troy, 2019213receiving yards, career highat Troy, 20194receiving touchdowns, career highvs. SMU, 2019

Honors

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2016

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Arkansas State131179.0118
2017Arkansas State3243913.7637
2018Arkansas State3956614.5254
2019Arkansas State931,66117.91792
Career1772,78315.72692

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Arkansas State110000
2018Arkansas State110000
2019Arkansas State310000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Arkansas State7WRFr.
2017Arkansas State7WRSo.
2018Arkansas State7WRJr.
2019Arkansas State7WRSr.6′3″207

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
2016Arkansas State210.30––6.24%
2017Arkansas State520.4844th (n=507)0.5225.26%
2018Arkansas State540.5860th (n=497)0.5331.67%
2019Arkansas State1310.9894th (n=499)0.54128.314%

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

2019 Arkansas State 13 games, 93 catches, 1,661 yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.SMUL 30–⁠3710132434–
Sep 7atUNLVW 43–⁠176149171–
Sep 14atGeorgiaL 0–⁠55754017–
Sep 21vs.Southern IllinoisW 41–⁠283141189–
Sep 28atTroyW 50–⁠4310213192–
Oct 5atGeorgia StateL 38–⁠528154346–
Oct 17vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠379150049–
Oct 26vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠14777219–
Nov 2atUL MonroeW 48–⁠41698146–
Nov 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 28–⁠277102130–
Nov 23vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠337113132–
Nov 29atSouth AlabamaL 30–⁠34498153–
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠269180152–
2018 Arkansas State 12 games, 39 catches, 566 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 48–⁠21267154–
Sep 8atAlabamaL 7–⁠57336015–
Sep 22vs.UNLVW 27–⁠20329020–
Sep 29atGeorgia SouthernL 21–⁠28584023–
Oct 9vs.App StateL 9–⁠35230020–
Oct 18vs.Georgia StateW 51–⁠35232025–
Oct 27atLouisianaL 43–⁠47675033–
Nov 3vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠14447023–
Nov 10atCoastal CarolinaW 44–⁠161616–
Nov 17vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠17316013–
Nov 24atTexas StateW 33–⁠7115015–
Dec 29 ✦vs.NevadaL 13–⁠167129036–
2017 Arkansas State 11 games, 32 catches, 439 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atNebraskaL 36–⁠43742018–
Sep 16vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 48–⁠3350123–
Sep 23atSMUL 21–⁠44472132–
Oct 4atGeorgia SouthernW 43–⁠25137137–
Oct 14vs.Coastal CarolinaW 51–⁠17110010–
Oct 19vs.LouisianaW 47–⁠3340023–
Oct 28atNew Mexico StateW 37–⁠21473223−1
Nov 18vs.Texas StateW 30–⁠12345034–
Nov 25atUL MonroeW 67–⁠50221011−2
Dec 2vs.TroyL 25–⁠32338115–
Dec 16 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeL 30–⁠35111012–
2016 Arkansas State 7 games, 13 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 24vs.Central ArkansasL 23–⁠281808–
Oct 5vs.Georgia SouthernW 27–⁠261818–
Oct 15vs.South AlabamaW 17–⁠7115015–
Oct 29vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠101404–
Nov 3atGeorgia StateW 31–⁠1631609–
Nov 12vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠221202–
Nov 26atLouisianaL 19–⁠24564018–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′0¾″
Weight212 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9″
Wingspan76⅞″W
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.35 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

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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