Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024SMU
Jake Bailey
WR • 5'10" • 188 lbs • San Clemente, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jake Bailey reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
59
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: 2021 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Rice • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Jake Bailey, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rice. Jake Bailey reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,051
- Receptions
- 161
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Jake Bailey quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,051
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Gunter · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Gunter · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 275 receiving yards · WR 387th (top 36%) · ACC 71st (top 25%) · National 476th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 23 | 276 | 2 | 74.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 11 | 56 | 714 | 2 | 83.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 12 | 205 | 1 | 62.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 14 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 14 | 36 | 474 | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 19 | 275 | 1 | 61.5 |
Related Context
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Jake Bailey played WR for Rice and SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jake Bailey recorded 37 rushing yards, 2,051 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Rice paired 714 primary output with 76.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 76.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Rice
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
64.9
Efficiency
76.6
Usage
29.2
Consistency
59.1
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 47. Houston: 15. Texas: 22. Texas Southern: 65. Southern Miss: 83. UTSA: 13. UAB: 45. North Texas: 143. Charlotte: 143. Western Kentucky: 80. UTEP: 58
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. Arkansas: 4 by 78.3. Houston: 1 by 100. Texas: 4 by 36.7. Texas Southern: 7 by 61.9. Southern Miss: 5 by 100. UTSA: 2 by 43.3. UAB: 6 by 50. North Texas: 10 by 95.3. Charlotte: 7 by 100. Western Kentucky: 5 by 100. UTEP: 5 by 77.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.3 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses65.1 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
100 vs Western Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/20 | @ UTEP | L 28-38 | — | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Western Kentucky | L 21-42 | — | 5 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Charlotte100 receiving yards | L 24-31 | — | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 0 | 40 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs North Texas100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-30 | — | 10 | 143 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ UAB | W 30-24 | — | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ UTSA | L 0-45 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Southern Miss | W 24-19 | — | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Texas Southern | W 48-34 | — | 7 | 65 | 9.9 | 9.30 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 9/19 | @ Texas | L 0-58 | — | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Houston | L 7-44 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Arkansas | L 17-38 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 20 |
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
Rice
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 53 | 44.9 | 11.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 276 | 78.6 | 32.1 | 223 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 714 | 76.6 | 29.2 | 438 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 205 | 85 | 21.7 | -509 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 528 | 78.6 | 14.5 | 323 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 528 | 78.6 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 275 | 77.2 | 16.8 | -253 |
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
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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
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#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
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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