Player Career

Jake Bailey Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jake Bailey story

Jake Bailey built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from San Clemente, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Rice and SMU. The clearest part of Jake Bailey's career was his receiving role: 161 catches, 2,051 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 37 rushing yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 37 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 161 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jake Bailey's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rice

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonRice5344.911.7
2020 Regular SeasonRice27678.632.1223
2021 Regular SeasonRice71476.629.2438
2022 Regular SeasonSMU2058521.7-509
2023 PostseasonSMU52878.614.5323
2023 Regular SeasonSMU52878.614.50
2024 Regular SeasonSMU27577.216.8-253

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Rice to SMUG5/FCS to P481.2Mar 10, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Charlotte

Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

143

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

143 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs TCU

Week 4 · L 34-42

163

Receiving Yards

99.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

163 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs North Texas

Week 9 · L 24-30 · Conference game

143

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

143 receiving yards with a 95.3 efficiency score.

#4

vs Houston Christian

Week 1 · W 59-7

59

Receiving Yards

90.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Rice

Week 10 · W 36-31 · Conference game

73

Receiving Yards

89.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Rice

714 primary output · 76.6 efficiency · 29.2 usage

83.2

#2

2020 Regular Season · Rice

74.5

276 primary · 78.6 efficiency · 32.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · SMU

64.5

528 primary · 78.6 efficiency · 14.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games