Omar Bayless

American football player (born 1996)

Omar Bayless
Career information
No. 80 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Born:	(1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 27) Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Status	Active
CFL status	American
Position(s)	WR
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–present	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Honors	Sun Belt Player of the Year (2019)
Career stats
Receptions	17
Receiving yards	214
Receiving touchdowns	2
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Omar Bayless (born December 15, 1996) is an American professional football player who is a wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

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.

References

^ 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.