Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Total | 5 | 93 | 20.0 | 0 | 34 |
#9
Omari Hayes
Senior wide receiver for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 175 lb · Sarasota, FL · Venice
CFB Index 50 · #223 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Tulane → Iowa State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
93
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 18.6 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 39 yds, at Iowa
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Florida Atlantic in 2022.
- Transferred from Tulane to Iowa State in 2026.
Omari Hayes
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 54 rec yds, 8 rush yds against Southeast Missouri State, Week 1, 2026.
93 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 89 yds at Tulsa.Tulsa · W 31-142025
2022
- Signed with Florida Atlanticout of Venice
202514 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
2025Tulane
2026Iowa State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rush yards (94th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (89th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 46.5 YDS/g, 20.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Tulane | 39 | 515 | 13.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 39 | 590 | 15.1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 83 | 1,198 | 14.4 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 2 | 23 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Tulane | -- | -- | -- | 61 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 7 | -- | 71 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 30 | -- | 132 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derius Davis’s 2021 season.
81%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Derius on
Yards / reception
Weight
Height
Differs from Derius on
Class year (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Amari Rodgers’s path through Clemson.
100%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 22
#3
Kyndon Fuselier
98%
Matches Amari on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tiaquelin Mims's sophomore season at Southern Miss (2023).
79%match
Matches Tiaquelin on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Tiaquelin on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Omari Hayes
Background
Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26) 2025 (at Tulane) Played in all 14 games and made five starts in helping Tulane to an 11-3 record and a berth in the College Football Playoff … was third on the team with 39 receptions for 515 yards and one touchdown … had nine receptions for...
The receiver room · Iowa State
- #9Omari Hayes515 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Carter Pabst168 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Dominic Overby87 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Evan Boyd54 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Jordyn Bailey36 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology