Omari Hayes

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Sarasota, Fla.
High School:
Venice
Prev School:
Tulane

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 74 yards in season opener against Northwestern … had four catches against Duke, Tulsa and Ole Miss … scored a touchdown and finished with three catches for 69 yards against UTSA.

2024 (at Florida Atlantic)
Made two starts while playing in 11 games … had 39 catches for 590 yards and three touchdowns … made six receptions for 137 yards, including a long reception of 71 yards, against Wagner … first career touchdown came against Army West Point, an eight-yard TD reception … had five catches for 89 yards and a touchdown against North Texas … had a season-high seven receptions for 73 yards against South Florida … scored on a 65-yard reception against Charlotte.

2023 (at Florida Atlantic)
Played in one game, seeing first career action against Tulane.

2022 (at Florida Atlantic)
Redshirted.

High School
Prepped at Venice High School for head coach John Peacock … led team to Class 8A state championship in 2021, finishing season with 14 catches for 851 yards and 11 touchdowns … also carried 37 times for 192 yards and eight rushing TDs … in state title game against Apopka, finished with eight receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown … accumulated 640 receiving yards and five touchdowns as a junior at Riverview High School.

Personal
Mother, Christy, played tennis at Mississippi Valley State … older brother, Michael, played football at Lafayette.