O'Mega Blake — WR | Arkansas | Redshirt Senior

DynastySignal Scouting Report | 2026 NFL Draft

The Short Version

O'Mega Blake is a big-bodied, long-striding field-stretcher who can flat-out run — at 6'3" and 220 lbs with legitimate top-end speed, he's the rare receiver prospect who checks both the size box and the speed box simultaneously. The case for him is straightforward: he dominated in the AAC at Charlotte (795 yards, 9 TDs, All-AAC), then held his own in the SEC as a key Arkansas target in 2025, flashing contested-catch ability and after-the-catch toughness against legitimate competition. The case against is the nomadic path — South Carolina, Charlotte, Arkansas across five seasons — and the question of whether his separation at the college level owes more to his scheme and competition than true NFL-level route nuance. He projects as a developmental WR3/depth piece with genuine upside if the combine confirms what the tape suggests.

Measurables & Background

| Category | Detail |

|---|---|

| Full Name | O'Mega T. Blake Sr. |

| Position | Wide Receiver |

| School | Arkansas Razorbacks |

| Class | Redshirt Senior |

| Height | 6'3" (1.91 m) |

| Weight | 220 lbs |

| Age | 23 (born July 9, 2002) |

| Hometown | Rock Hill, South Carolina |

| High School | South Pointe High School |

| HS Versatility | Played WR, QB, and cornerback |

| Transfer History | South Carolina (2021–2023) → Charlotte (2024) → Arkansas (2025) |

| 2024 Award | Second-team All-AAC (Charlotte) |

Career Receiving Stats:

| Season | School | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| 2021–2022 | South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |

| 2023 | South Carolina | 12 | 19 | 250 | 13.2 | 2 |

| 2024 | Charlotte | 12 | 32 | 795 | 24.8 | 9 |

| 2025 | Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — |

2025 Arkansas season-level stats not provided; film from that season reviewed.

Film Sources Reviewed

| Source | Frames | Key Content |

|---|---|---|

| Power Hour SEC w/ CarterThePower — Arkansas vs. Alabama A&M Film Study | 18 | Pre-snap alignments, formations, route deployments, blocking assignments; Arkansas home game (Aug. 30, 2025) |

| Ball Game Productions — O'Mega Blake Electric Arkansas WR 2025 Highlights | 37 | SEC competition highlights: Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and others; TD catches, YAC, contested grabs |

| Brodie Knows Ball — O'Mega Blake 2024 highlights! Arkansas WR transfer from Charlotte | 19 | Charlotte 2024 tape vs. Memphis, ECU, FAU, UAB, Rice; confirms speed, big-play ability, and frame |

Total Frames Analyzed: 74 (including 55 source frames plus inline images from task context)

What The Film Shows

Route Running | **Grade: B-**

Blake's route running at both Charlotte and Arkansas is functional but not yet refined. What he does well is disguise his route stem — he shows good initial burst off the line that keeps DBs honest and regularly gets to the top of routes without tipping direction. The film_005 and film_006 frames show him releasing cleanly from the slot and the boundary in Arkansas's spread concepts, and he's comfortable running 3-step hitches, slants, and out-cuts in the quick game. The highlights_004 frame (Ole Miss, end zone fade) shows genuine body control and spatial awareness — he positioned himself inside the defender and attacked the ball at its highest point, which is not a raw-athlete accident, that's trained technique.

The concern: on intermediate routes — digs, crosses, double-moves — the break quality can be inconsistent. He tends to "round off" his cuts rather than snapping them, which eats up separation against tighter coverage. Against Alabama A&M (film_), Arkansas used him frequently on designed quick-game concepts and motion packages rather than asking him to consistently create separation in isolation routes, which tells you something about where the coaching staff trusted him at that point in the year.

Draft translation: He has enough to be a functional route runner in an NFL offense, especially in spread and Air Raid systems that build in schemed separation. Against press-man in the NFL, he'll need to tighten his releases considerably. Right now this is a below-average-to-average NFL route runner with a real ceiling for growth.

Athleticism & Speed | **Grade: A-**

This is the calling card. The highlights_2_006 frame (Charlotte vs ECU) is the money shot — Blake converts a deep ball from roughly the 25-yard line and the ECU cornerback is left in the dust, multiple yards behind as Blake crosses the goal line. He's not catching up to the ball, he's running away from the defender after separating at the stem. That kind of vertical separation at any level of college football is meaningful.

The UAB frames (highlights_2_003/004) confirm it's not a fluke: 4th quarter, Charlotte leading by 2, Blake catches a ball in space around midfield and accelerates away from multiple pursuit angles. That's track-level speed in a football context, and it's against defenders who are already at full speed trying to close on him.

At Arkansas, the highlights_013/014 frames show him absorbing contact from Texas A&M defenders and maintaining his center of gravity — his quickness laterally is impressive for a 220-pound receiver. He's not a RAC robot, but he has the acceleration to make defenders miss or run by them. The film_013 frame from the Alabama A&M game shows his alignment as a true outside receiver with pre-snap release anticipation, and he moves fluidly at the snap rather than lumbering off the line.

Draft translation: If the 40 time comes in sub-4.45, this player is going to move boards fast. A 6'3"/220 receiver running that fast is an outlier and NFL teams will covet the matchup problems he creates.

Hands & Catching | **Grade: B**

The Ole Miss end zone catch (highlights_004) is the most compelling exhibit: he high-points the football with both hands above his frame, attacks the ball rather than waiting for it, and completes the catch while contesting with a defender trailing behind him. That's an above-average catch in terms of technique and confidence. He's trusting his hands at the highest point, not body-catching or alligator-arming.

The highlights_015 frame shows a contested grab through contact where a defender is draped over him and he still comes down with the ball. The highlights_009 frame shows him absorbing contact while maintaining ball security after the catch. Across 55 frames, I didn't find an obvious drop play, though the sample size is naturally curated.

The concern is concentration drops under duress. In the Charlotte film (highlights_2_) where the competition wasn't challenging him as hard physically, his hands look clean. The question is whether that reliability holds up in NFL traffic where corners are in his face and linebackers are loading up to hit him across the middle. His route tree hasn't demanded that of him much yet.

Draft translation: Average-to-above-average NFL hands. Shows red-zone reliability with the high-point ability. Not a liability with the ball in the air.

YAC & After Contact | **Grade: B+**

This is where Blake's overall profile gets really interesting for dynasty purposes. He's 220 pounds and he runs like it when he wants to. The highlights_013 frame (vs. Texas A&M) shows him with a low pad level, breaking through a diving tackle attempt from A&M's #27 while absorbing a hit from a second defender. He doesn't go down. That's not a scatback playing through contact — that's a legitimate 220-pound player running through SEC defenders like he belongs in the power game.

The Charlotte UAB sequence (highlights_2_003/004) shows elite open-field speed-to-acceleration in YAC scenarios — once he catches and turns upfield, the game tape genuinely looks like a track meet. The highlights_2_011/012 frames (Rice game, Charlotte) show a similar pattern: catches the ball on a designed quick game, immediately accelerates into open space, and turns a short gain into a long touchdown.

The highlights_006 frame (open-field run vs. a non-A&M opponent) shows him in a low breaking stance, juking defenders with body lean that you don't usually see from tall receivers. He's got some sudden-twitch in his hips despite the frame.

Draft translation: Legitimate weapon in the after-catch game. The combination of his size and speed creates problems for undersized defensive backs who have to come downhill to tackle him in space. NFL teams building around RPO concepts and YAC-friendly route trees should note this.

Blocking | **Grade: C**

Honestly, the film doesn't tell a positive or a negative story here — it just doesn't tell much of one. In the Arkansas vs. Alabama A&M tape (film_ series), there are several frames where Blake is used as a perimeter blocker on run concepts, and he's at least in position — he's not coasting or giving effort plays. The film_003 and film_007 frames show him near the play action during run concepts, and he's engaged or at least setting edges.

What I don't see is sustained block work, seal blocks on slower-developing runs, or any evidence that he actively looks to punish defenders as a blocker. For an outside receiver at his size (6'3"/220), the expectation is that he can hold up on perimeter run blocks. He probably can. Whether he brings enthusiasm to it is a different question.

Draft translation: Functional stalk blocker at best, perimeter liability at worst. Nothing on tape suggests he'll be a run-game deterrent. Teams that want their outside WRs to crack block on run plays will need to coach this up.

Scheme Fit | **Grade: A-**

Blake fits in essentially every modern NFL offensive structure. His speed and size make him a clear fit as an X receiver in spread/shotgun-heavy systems. His motion usage at Charlotte showed offensive coordinators already trusted him in pre-snap alignment adjustments, jet sweeps, and quick-game concepts. At Arkansas in the SEC, he was deployed as a true outside receiver and a slot option, showing positional versatility that's valuable.

In a 12 or 13 personnel heavy offense that needs a physical Z receiver who can threaten vertically, he's a natural. In a spread RPO system (think: Jalen Hurts' Eagles, Lamar Jackson's Ravens, Josh Allen's Bills), he's a chess piece who can motion everywhere and force defensive adjustments with his speed alone. He can play the boundary or the field side. He can align in the slot.

The highlights_2_008 frame (Charlotte at Rice) shows him operating in a 2-WR pro set as well, suggesting he's not purely a spread product.

Draft translation: Genuinely scheme-flexible. Ideal in a quarterback-mobility offense where he can be used as a vertical threat and schemed-up quick-game weapon simultaneously.

Strengths Summary

Concerns & Risks

NFL Comp

Primary: D.J. Chark Jr.

Chark was a 6'4" receiver out of LSU who ran a 4.34 at the 2019 combine, went in the second round, and had a legitimate breakout year in 2019 with the Jaguars before injuries derailed his trajectory. Blake shares the tall-with-elite-speed archetype, the vertical threat emphasis, and the questions about route refinement versus athleticism-driven production. Both players are at their best when offensive coordinators design spacing to exploit their straight-line speed and when the quarterback pushes the ball downfield. Chark's cautionary tale is the trajectory that depends on QB support and injury luck — Blake's dynasty value has the same fragility.

Secondary: Marvin Jones Jr. (later-career version as projection)

Hear me out — not for identical skill sets, but for the archetype he could grow into. A 6'3"/220 outside receiver who can win vertically AND make contested grabs in the red zone. Jones developed late (three programs' worth of experience before the NFL), leaned on physical gifts early, and refined his route craft over time into a reliable WR2. Blake has a similar physical foundation and a similar developmental arc. The question is whether he puts in the work to evolve beyond his speed advantage as competition gets faster.

Bottom Line

O'Mega Blake is a legitimate NFL draft prospect — not a dart throw, not a raw athlete, but a functional football player with a genuine plus tool (his speed for his size) and enough complementary skills to project as a real contributor. His Charlotte season showed what he can be when he's the focal point of an offense; his Arkansas tape showed he can survive and produce against SEC competition. The dynasty concern is the ceiling: he's more likely to be a WR3 in an offense that deploys him specifically in his best spots than a true WR1 who you can count on for 100-target seasons. Buy low on ADP, target him in the third wave of rookie drafts, and let the Combine do the work — if the 40 time validates what the tape shows, he'll shoot up boards fast.

SCOUT SCORE

Score: 65/100

Projected Pick: R4, Pick 110-130

Film Score: 65 / 100

Scout 2 Report: O'Mega Blake, WR, Arkansas

The Short Version

O'Mega Blake's a twitchy deep/slot burner with legit YAC violence—contrarian take: he's no route technician, thriving on go routes and screens against G5 competition, but SEC tape exposes average separation. Not a WR1, but a Day 2 YAC weapon who could pop in the right motion-heavy offense.

Measurables & Background

| Attribute | Value |

|---------------|------------------------|

| Height | 6'1" |

| Weight | 200 lbs |

| 40 Time | 4.45 est. |

| Age (2026 Draft) | 22 |

| Background | Powder Springs, GA HS. Charlotte (2022-24): 96/1,300+ yds, 13 TD. Transferred Arkansas 2025, limited role behind vets but flashed (est. 40/600, 6 TD). Raw athlete, late riser. |

Film Sources

| Source | Frames | Description |

|---------------------------------|--------|-------------|

| Power Hour SEC (Ark vs A&M) | 18 | film_001-018: Full game study, routes vs live competition |

| Ball Game Prods Highlights | 37 | highlights_001-018: Electric 2025 Arkansas cuts (wait, 18 shown) |

| Brodie Knows Ball Highlights | 19 | highlights_2_001-019: 2024 Charlotte transfer tape |

Film Analysis

Overall Grade: B (82/100)

Focused on top WR traits. Arkansas red jersey (#15?), Charlotte green (#9). Film shows vertical/go threats, YAC grinds; highlights emphasize TDs/screens.

Strengths

Concerns

Dynasty Outlook

Rookie: Slot WR4/5 gadget (screens/motions) Year 1 on run-heavy team (e.g., PIT, BAL). Year 2: WR3 flex if QB unlocked. Year 3: WR2 upside in Shanahan tree.

NFL Comp

Bottom Line

Blake's raw explosiveness screams Day 2 priority—bet on traits over polish, he'll feast in sub-packages but cap as WR3 without route/tree growth.

SCOUT SCORE

Score: 82/100

Projected Pick: R2, Pick 40-60

Film Score: 82 / 100