// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Omar Bayless a great receiver? He's always catching on.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | December 15, 1996 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Laurel | ||||||||
| College | Arkansas State (2015–2019) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020 (undrafted) | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Carolina Panthers* | ||||||||
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs* | ||||||||
| 2023 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||||||||
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
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| Career CFL statistics | |||||||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||||||
Omar Bayless (born December 15, 1996) is an American professional football player. He played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
College career
[edit]Bayless played college football at Arkansas State University.[1] As a senior in 2019, he finished second in the nation in receiving yards behind Ja'Marr Chase with 1,653 and was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.[2] During his career he had 177 receptions for 2,775 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) | 4.62 s | 1.55 s | 2.72 s | 4.50 s | 7.35 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 11 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Bayless signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.[5] He spent 2022 with the Kansas City Chiefs and was released before the season.[6]
Bayless signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 2023. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on June 1, 2024.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Gammons, Jeff (October 3, 2019). "Bayless catches on as top WR | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com.
- ↑ Crowe, Brad (December 6, 2019). "Best in the Sun Belt". Laurel Leader-Call.
- ↑ "Omar Bayless Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Omar Bayless College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
- ↑ Getzenberg, Alaina (April 29, 2020). "How tragedy, triumph and the Andersons got Omar Bayless his chance with the Panthers". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Omar Bayless: Let go by Kansas City". CBSSports.com. August 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Players of Canadian football from Mississippi
- Players of American football from Laurel, Mississippi
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Arkansas State Red Wolves football players
- Carolina Panthers players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players