Omari Hayes
Omari Hayes
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 89 rec yds, 4 receptions against Tulsa, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulane | 39 | 515 | 13.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 39 | 590 | 15.1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 78 | 1,105 | 14.2 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulane | -- | -- | -- | 61 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 7 | -- | 71 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 7 | -- | 132 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 34–21
vs North Texas
3 rec · 21 yds
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Tulane
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derius Davis’s 2021 season.
Matches Derius on
Differs from Derius on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Amari Rodgers’s path through Clemson.
Amari Rodgers
Kyndon Fuselier
Elijah Moore
Adrian Hardy
Matches Amari on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tiaquelin Mims's sophomore season at Southern Miss (2023).
Matches Tiaquelin on
Differs from Tiaquelin on
Player DNA
Players who play like Omari Hayes
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2024–2025-13%
Down 13% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).