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Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born | Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. | December 15, 1996||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
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 and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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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.
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.
Bayless 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]