2019 Football Roster
Roster
Bailey, Jake

Jersey Number 11
Jake Bailey
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, California
- High School:
- St. John Bosco
Bio
Honors at Rice
2021 Preseason Honors
Paul Hornung Award Watch List
Athlon Sports All-Conference USA preseason team (3rd team)
Phil Steele All-Conference USA preseason team (4th team)
2021
Led the team with 56 receptions and 714 yards (33 for 469 yards in the last five games) as well as 728 all-purpose yards despite missing the finale vs. LA Tech... Has caught at least one pass in 15 consecutive games... Set career highs with 10 catches and 143 yards vs. North Texas and matched his yardage total at Charlotte the following week... Fell 20 yards shy of a third consecutive 100-yard receiving day, finishing with 80 yards on five catches vs. WKU… The last Owl with three consecutive games over 100 yards receiving was Jarett Dillard... Named to PFF’s Team of the Week after his performance vs. North Texas... One of three Owls to top 100 yards receiving (Cedric Patterson III and August Pitre III), the most since Owls had three in 2015... Had 40 receptions for 565 yards in C-USA action.
2020
Led the Owls in 2020 with 477 all-purpose yards and 145 yards on kickoff returns and was second on the team with 23 receptions, 276 receiving yards, and two touchdown receptions... Tied for the team lead with a pair of tackles on punt coverage... Shouldered a greater amount of the workload after Austin Trammell was injured, catching a career-best seven passes against Marshall and then matching it the following week vs. UAB... Honorable mention All C-USA as a receiver as well as a punt returner, averaging 20 yards per punt return... Set then career-highs with four catches for 80 yards and along with his second career touchdown at North Texas... Reached the end zone for the first time as a collegian with a 26- yard connection with Mike Collins at Southern Miss... Finished with three catches for 46 yards and added 17 rushing yards... Caught a pair of passes for 21 yards and returned three kickoffs for 76 yards in the opener.
2019
Played in 11 games and made one start at wide receiver as a true freshman… One of six true freshmen to start for the Owls in 2019… Finished the season with nine receptions for 53 yards… First career catch came vs. LA Tech… Caught a season-best three passes the following week at UAB in his first career start… Caught one pass for 13 yards vs. Southern Miss for his longest reception of the year.
St. John Bosco High School
A two-way standout for the nation’s second-ranked high school team… Caught 46 passes for 809 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior slot receiver and had 101 catches for 1,647 yards and 15 touchdowns in his career… Credited with 25 tackles, three interceptions, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery in his career.
Personal
Full name: Jacob Bailey... Born: August 1 at Mission Viejo, California... Parents: Jeff and Rebecca Bailey... One brother, one sister… Brother (Christian) played wide receiver at Nebraska from 2013-17… Rice major: Sport Management... Rice College: McMurtry
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
- All-Conference USA:
- 2020 Coaches (Honorable Mention offense and special teams)
- 2021 Coaches (honorable mention)
- PFF Team of the Week (North Texas 2021)
2021 Preseason Honors

Athlon Sports All-Conference USA preseason team (3rd team)
Phil Steele All-Conference USA preseason team (4th team)
2021
Led the team with 56 receptions and 714 yards (33 for 469 yards in the last five games) as well as 728 all-purpose yards despite missing the finale vs. LA Tech... Has caught at least one pass in 15 consecutive games... Set career highs with 10 catches and 143 yards vs. North Texas and matched his yardage total at Charlotte the following week... Fell 20 yards shy of a third consecutive 100-yard receiving day, finishing with 80 yards on five catches vs. WKU… The last Owl with three consecutive games over 100 yards receiving was Jarett Dillard... Named to PFF’s Team of the Week after his performance vs. North Texas... One of three Owls to top 100 yards receiving (Cedric Patterson III and August Pitre III), the most since Owls had three in 2015... Had 40 receptions for 565 yards in C-USA action.
2020
Led the Owls in 2020 with 477 all-purpose yards and 145 yards on kickoff returns and was second on the team with 23 receptions, 276 receiving yards, and two touchdown receptions... Tied for the team lead with a pair of tackles on punt coverage... Shouldered a greater amount of the workload after Austin Trammell was injured, catching a career-best seven passes against Marshall and then matching it the following week vs. UAB... Honorable mention All C-USA as a receiver as well as a punt returner, averaging 20 yards per punt return... Set then career-highs with four catches for 80 yards and along with his second career touchdown at North Texas... Reached the end zone for the first time as a collegian with a 26- yard connection with Mike Collins at Southern Miss... Finished with three catches for 46 yards and added 17 rushing yards... Caught a pair of passes for 21 yards and returned three kickoffs for 76 yards in the opener.
2019
Played in 11 games and made one start at wide receiver as a true freshman… One of six true freshmen to start for the Owls in 2019… Finished the season with nine receptions for 53 yards… First career catch came vs. LA Tech… Caught a season-best three passes the following week at UAB in his first career start… Caught one pass for 13 yards vs. Southern Miss for his longest reception of the year.
St. John Bosco High School
A two-way standout for the nation’s second-ranked high school team… Caught 46 passes for 809 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior slot receiver and had 101 catches for 1,647 yards and 15 touchdowns in his career… Credited with 25 tackles, three interceptions, three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery in his career.
Personal
Full name: Jacob Bailey... Born: August 1 at Mission Viejo, California... Parents: Jeff and Rebecca Bailey... One brother, one sister… Brother (Christian) played wide receiver at Nebraska from 2013-17… Rice major: Sport Management... Rice College: McMurtry
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