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Jake Bailey

#12Jake Bailey

WR·SMU·2024

Jake Bailey is a Slot Specialist WR for SMU.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.47
    Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.45
    Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Jake Bailey's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Receiving
19 Receptions275 Rec yards1 Rec TD14.5 Yards/rec
Returns
1 Punt returns0 PR yards0 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs WR peers

  • Efficiency100
  • Volume11
  • Explosiveness50
  • Consistency78
  • Pass-Down82
Player type
Slot Specialist WR

The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.

3rd-down converterRoute technicianHigh passing-down share
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency78th %ile · above avg
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 7 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.18 from the first to second half of the season.
  • Peak game: 3.67 EPA/play in Wk 5 vs Florida State (SP+ -3).

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗
Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+3.6703.67Wk 1 vs Houston Christian: +1.40 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs BYU: +0.65 EPA/play2Wk 4 vs TCU: +0.96 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs Florida State: +3.67 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs Louisville: +2.43 EPA/play6Wk 8 vs Stanford: +0.40 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Duke: +0.72 EPA/play9
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+RecRec YdsAvgRec TDLongEPA/play
1vsHouston ChristianW59-745914.81281.40
2vsBYUL15-1815.333411.30170.65
4vsTCUW66-4210.82126.0070.96
5vsFlorida StateW42-16-3.226532.50393.67
6@LouisvilleW34-2713.624422.00332.43
8@StanfordW40-10-8.244611.50230.40
9@DukeW28-275.62157.50100.72

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
4.0%
Passing plays
10.2%
Rushing plays
0.0%
Standard downs
2.4%
Passing downs
7.7%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
1.12
Passing downs
1.31
Pass / Rush EPA
1.24 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.