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Omari Hayes vs ranked teams

Iowa State · AP Top 25 · 2024-2026 · regular season and postseason

Omari Hayes has averaged 30.6 receiving yards in 8 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 50.3 in 22 games against everyone else (2024-2026, regular season and postseason).

Vs AP Top 25
30.6
receiving yards per game · 8 games
Vs everyone else
50.3
receiving yards per game · 22 games
Difference
−19.7
per game, ranked minus everyone else

Career and by season

Omari Hayes per game averages against AP Top 25 opponents and everyone else, career and by season
PeriodOpponentsGamesRecRec ydsRec TDRush ydsDiff vs others
CareerAP Top 2582.930.60.002.0−19.7
Everyone else223.550.30.230.6
2026AP Top 2553.030.00.003.2−2.0
Everyone else32.032.00.332.3
2025AP Top 2532.731.70.000.0−15.0
Everyone else93.446.70.110.0
2024AP Top 250––––
Everyone else103.959.00.300.7

Every game against a ranked opponent

  1. 2026 Week 9vs No. 24 Oklahoma State1 carries, 1 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 9 rec yds, 0 TD
  2. 2026 Week 8at No. 25 Arizona0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 29 rec yds, 0 TD
  3. 2026 Week 6at No. 8 BYU0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 18 rec yds, 0 TD
  4. 2026 Week 4vs No. 15 Utah0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 5 catches, 55 rec yds, 0 TD
  5. 2026 Week 2at No. 21 Iowa1 carries, 15 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 39 rec yds, 0 TD
  6. 2025 postseasonat No. 6 Ole Miss0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 4 catches, 52 rec yds, 0 TD
  7. 2025 Week 15vs No. 20 North Texas0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 21 rec yds, 0 TD
  8. 2025 Week 4at No. 13 Ole Miss0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 22 rec yds, 0 TD

What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.