6 . ▁Bay lis ▁caught ▁ 4 4 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 5 1 1 ▁yards ▁and ▁three ▁touch down s ▁during ▁his ▁college ▁career . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Bay lis ▁was ▁r ated ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁best ▁tight ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁by ▁N F LD raft Sc out . com . ▁ ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁After ▁going ▁und raft ed , ▁Bay lis ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁Tex ans ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 ▁and ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁practice ▁squad ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁Tex ans ▁tight ▁ends ▁C . ▁J . ▁F ied or ow icz , ▁Ryan ▁Griff in ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Anderson ▁were ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁conc uss ion ▁protocol . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Bay lis ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁active ▁ro ster ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁NFL ▁debut ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁active ▁tight ▁end . ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁Tex ans ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Bay lis ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ' ▁practice ▁squad , ▁but ▁was ▁wa ived ▁four ▁days ▁later . ▁