Jasaiah Gathings
Jasaiah Gathings
Moves the chains on third down. Jasaiah Gathings has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. 2023 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt: 85 rec yds, 6 receptions against Central Michigan — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-MAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 45–6
vs St. Francis (PA)
2 rec · 9 yds
Dominant 39-point win at home against St. Francis (PA).
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Buffalo
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Buffalo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Buffalo player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (16 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Buffalo · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #112 · 2026 recruiting class #101
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to TJ Graham’s 2020 season.
Matches TJ on
Differs from TJ on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Treyvhon Saunders’s path through Colgate.
Treyvhon Saunders
Karim Page
Tony Poljan
Brandon Smith
Nate Stewart
Matches Treyvhon on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dean Connors's senior season at Houston (2025).
Matches Dean on
Differs from Dean on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+2462%
Up 2462% from first season to most-recent.
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 pl...