Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020San José State
Bailey Gaither
WR • 6'1" • 182 lbs • Paso Robles, CA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Bailey Gaither reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Bailey Gaither built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Paso Robles, CA wearing No. 84, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Bailey Gaither's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Bailey Gaither, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · San José State. Bailey Gaither reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,227
- Receptions
- 135
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Bailey Gaither quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,227
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Paso Robles · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Paso Robles · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Senior
- 2020 Receiving yards rank
- 725 receiving yards · WR 37th (top 5%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 38th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 7 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 24.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 7 | 22 | 320 | 4 | 56 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 16 | 327 | 3 | 62.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 52 | 812 | 6 | 77.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 7 | 41 | 725 | 4 | 84.6 |
Related Context
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Bailey Gaither played WR for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bailey Gaither recorded 47 rushing yards, 2,227 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
San José State paired 725 primary output with 90.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 75.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · San José State
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
45.7
Efficiency
75.6
Usage
23.2
Consistency
31.8
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cal Poly: 56. South Florida: 100. Texas: 9. Utah: 125. Utah State: 24. UNLV: 0. BYU: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cal Poly: 3 by 100. South Florida: 6 by 100. Texas: 1 by 60. Utah: 8 by 100. Utah State: 3 by 53.3. BYU: 1 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins56 · Games = 1 · +12 vs Losses
Losses44 · Games = 6 · -12 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/28 | @ BYU | L 20-41 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 10/1 | @ UNLV | L 13-41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Utah State | L 10-61 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Utah100 receiving yards · High volume | L 16-54 | — | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 1 | 47 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Texas | L 0-56 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Cal Poly | W 34-13 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 8/26 | vs South Florida100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 22-42 | — | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 2 | 25 |
Player Story
Bailey Gaither story
Bailey Gaither built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Paso Robles, CA wearing No. 84, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Bailey Gaither's career was his receiving role: 135 catches, 2,227 receiving yards, 18 touchdowns, and 47 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 47 rushing yards, 4 tackles, and 490 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bailey Gaither's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 43 | 55 | 6.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 320 | 75.6 | 23.2 | 277 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 327 | 77.5 | 17.8 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 812 | 80.2 | 17.5 | 485 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 725 | 90.9 | 26.6 | -87 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah
Week 3 · L 16-54
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ New Mexico
Week 9 · W 38-21 · Conference game
208
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
208 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 15 · W 30-20 · Conference game
156
Receiving Yards
91.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
156 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Nevada
Week 7 · L 38-41 · Conference game
131
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
131 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs UC Davis
Week 1 · L 38-44
137
Receiving Yards
90.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
137 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · San José State
725 primary output · 90.9 efficiency · 26.6 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · San José State
77.9
812 primary · 80.2 efficiency · 17.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · San José State
62.2
327 primary · 77.5 efficiency · 17.8 usage
Milestones
8
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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