Player Dossier

2019-2024

SMU

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.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

59

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

49

Limited ceiling signals so far

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8647

Gunter · Gunter, TX

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

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonRice5953043.9
2020 Regular SeasonRice523276274.5
2021 Regular SeasonRice1156714283.2
2022 Regular SeasonSMU212205162.4
2023 PostseasonSMU14654064.5
2023 Regular SeasonSMU1436474064.5
2024 Regular SeasonSMU719275161.5

Related Context

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

2023 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 78.6 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: Rice

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · SMU

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

37.7

Efficiency

78.6

Usage

14.5

Consistency

57.4

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 54. Louisiana Tech: 9. Oklahoma: 73. Prairie View A&M: 54. TCU: 5. Charlotte: 34. East Carolina: 45. Temple: 74. Tulsa: 17. Rice: 73. North Texas: 30. Memphis: 24. Navy: 12. Tulane: 24

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. Boston College: 6 by 60. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 20. Oklahoma: 7 by 69.5. Prairie View A&M: 3 by 100. TCU: 1 by 33.3. Charlotte: 3 by 75.6. East Carolina: 3 by 100. Temple: 6 by 82.2. Tulsa: 1 by 100. Rice: 4 by 100. North Texas: 1 by 100. Memphis: 1 by 100. Navy: 1 by 80. Tulane: 2 by 80

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins36 · Games = 11 · -8 vs Losses
Losses44 · Games = 3 · +8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

100 vs Memphis

Result
Thu 12/28@ Boston CollegeL 14-236549.19018
Sat 12/2@ TulaneW 26-142241212015
Sat 11/25vs NavyW 59-141121212012
Sat 11/18@ MemphisW 38-341242424024
Sat 11/11vs North TexasW 45-211303030030
Sat 11/4@ RiceW 36-3147318.318.30034
Sat 10/28vs TulsaW 69-101171717017
Fri 10/20@ TempleW 55-067412.312.30015
Thu 10/12@ East CarolinaW 31-103451515024
Sat 9/30vs CharlotteW 34-1633411.311.30020
Sat 9/23@ TCUL 17-34155505
Sat 9/16vs Prairie View A&MW 69-03541818033
Sat 9/9@ OklahomaL 11-2877310.410.40030
Sat 9/2vs Louisiana TechW 38-14393305

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

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

2

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games