Receiver, Iowa State (from Florida Atlantic, Tulane), 2022–⁠26

Omari Hayes

Number
No. 9
Height
5′9″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Sarasota, FL

Omari Hayes plays receiver for Iowa State, after Florida Atlantic (2022–⁠24) and Tulane (2025). Last time out, at BYU: 3 catches, 18 yards.

2026 so far

17 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 18 yards at BYU, L 10–⁠24

Next game: at Arizona, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 54SEMO
  2. 39@IOWA
  3. 8BGSU
  4. 55UTAH
  5. 34WVU
  6. 18@BYU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Northwestern, 2025137receiving yards, career highvs. Wagner, 2024

Team titles: American champions, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Florida Atlantic3959015.1371
2025Tulane3951513.2142
2026Iowa State1720812.2134
Career951,31313.8571

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2024Florida Atlantic14710
2025Tulane13610
2026Iowa State110
Career281330

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Florida Atlantic9WRRS
2023Florida Atlantic9WRFr.
2024Florida Atlantic9WRSo.
2025Tulane9WRJr.
2026Iowa State9WRSr.5′9″175

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
2024Florida Atlantic510.9554th (n=581)0.9248.77%
2025Tulane510.6783rd (n=1040)0.4634.25%
2026Iowa State280.4047th (n=829)0.4311.37%

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

2026 Iowa State 6 games, 17 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠102540–
Sep 12atIowaL 13–⁠163390–
Sep 19vs.Bowling GreenW 55–⁠71801
Sep 26vs.UtahL 17–⁠315550–
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠423341–
Oct 9atBYUL 10–⁠243180–
2025 Tulane 14 games, 39 catches, 515 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 30vs.NorthwesternW 23–⁠397402
Sep 6atSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠31–––1
Sep 13vs.DukeW 34–⁠274690–
Sep 20atOle MissL 10–⁠4512201
Sep 27atTulsaW 31–⁠1448903
Oct 9vs.East CarolinaW 26–⁠191120–
Oct 18vs.ArmyW 24–⁠1734102
Oct 30atUTSAL 26–⁠4836911
Nov 7atMemphisW 38–⁠32–––2
Nov 15vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠242150–
Nov 22atTempleW 37–⁠133290–
Nov 29vs.CharlotteW 27–⁠02220–
Dec 5vs.North TexasW 34–⁠213210–
Dec 20 ✦atOle MissL 10–⁠4145201
2024 Florida Atlantic 11 games, 39 catches, 590 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 30atMichigan StateL 10–⁠1657403
Sep 7vs.ArmyL 7–⁠2444512
Sep 14vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠201130–
Sep 21atUConnL 14–⁠483130–
Sep 28vs.WagnerW 41–⁠10613704
Oct 12vs.North TexasL 37–⁠4158911
Nov 1vs.South FloridaL 21–⁠4477301
Nov 7atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠494540–
Nov 16atTempleL 15–⁠183270–
Nov 23vs.CharlotteL 27–⁠3916511
Nov 30atTulsaW 63–⁠16–––2

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

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