Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ Penn State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 3 | 18 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
#8
Jasaiah Gathings
Senior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Statesville, NC · Statesville
CFB Index 41 · #297 of 485 WRsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
18
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 9 rec · 103 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 2 rec, 14 yds, vs UAlbany
Swing playSwung Buffalo from 9% to 35% to win.Ohio at Buffalo · 31-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Akron in 2021.
- Transferred from UConn to Buffalo in 2025.
Jasaiah Gathings
Moves the chains on third down. Jasaiah Gathings has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. 2023 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt: 14 rec yds, 2 receptions against UAlbany — Week 1, 2026.
18 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 103 yds vs Kent State.Kent State · W 31-272023
2021
- Signed with Akron3-star out of Statesville
202312 games
- All-MACsecond
202412 games
- Entered the portal
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2024
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–17
vs UAlbany
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026Buffalo1-2HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 9.0 YDS/g, 5.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
54.9%
113 pass / 93 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #19 of 38 Mid-American WRs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Returning starter at receiver for a 5-7 Buffalo team that went +0 in the portal. The No. 1,919 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to TJ Graham’s 2020 season.
82%match
Matches TJ on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from TJ on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Treyvhon Saunders’s path through Colgate.
Matches Treyvhon on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dean Connors's senior season at Houston (2025).
Matches Dean on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Dean on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jasaiah Gathings
Background
Hoof Prints: Transfer from UConn who began his career at Akron... major is communication. Redshirt-Senior Appeared in 11 games and made 10 starts... ranked third on the team in receiving with 36 catches for 410 yards and three touchdowns... had at least two receptions in every game in which he…
The receiver room · Buffalo
- #8Jasaiah Gathings410 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Chance Morrow129 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Patrick Clacks III71 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Mark Anthony Scott Jr.no box-score line yet
- #82Terrell Richardsno box-score line yet
10 more on the roster · Buffalo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology