Omar Bayless

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Omar Bayless
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Position Wide receiver
Personal information
Born (1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 28)
Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Laurel
College Arkansas State (2015–2019)
NFL draft 2020: undrafted
Career history
20202021 Carolina Panthers*
2022 Kansas City Chiefs*
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career CFL statistics
Receptions 17
Receiving yards214
Receiving touchdowns 2
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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.

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College career

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

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]

References

  1. Gammons, Jeff (October 3, 2019). "Bayless catches on as top WR | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com.
  2. Crowe, Brad (December 6, 2019). "Best in the Sun Belt". Laurel Leader-Call.
  3. How tragedy, triumph and the Andersons got Omar Bayless his chance with the Panthers
  4. "Omar Bayless: Let go by Kansas City". CBSSports.com. August 15, 2022.
  5. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.