Omar Bayless (born December 15, 1996) is an American professional football player who is a free agent. He played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
| Born: | December 15, 1996 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| College | Arkansas State (2015–2019) |
| High school | Laurel |
| NFL draft | 2020, undrafted |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2020–2021 | Carolina Panthers* |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs* |
| 2023 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Honors |
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| Career stats | |
| Receptions | 17 |
| Receiving yards | 214 |
| Receiving touchdowns | 2 |
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College career
editBayless 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
editBayless signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.[3] He spent 2022 with the Kansas City Chiefs and was released before the season.[4]
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.[5]
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.
- ^ How tragedy, triumph and the Andersons got Omar Bayless his chance with the Panthers
- ^ "Omar Bayless: Let go by Kansas City". CBSSports.com. August 15, 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.