Florida International · L 20-33
No catches.
Robert Morris · W 31-28 · FCS
No catches.
Western Michigan · L 17-20
No catches.
Toledo · W 23-8
No catches.
Massachusetts · W 25-18
No catches.
Gathings has catches in 4 of Buffalo’s 9 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jasaiah Gathings
Played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The first one came in 2023: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 14 receiving yards and 2 receptions against UAlbany — Week 1, 2026.
31 receiving yards · 5 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Miami (OH) on Nov. 3: 1 catch for 10 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 5 catches for 31 yards. Buffalo has thrown to him 12 times in 138 passes.
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Last game (Wk 10): 10 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| 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@ No. 14 Penn State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 10 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 21-17
vs UAlbany
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
44.4%
292 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.0
9 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #19 of 38 Mid-American WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
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.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, Joe Moorhead, Jim Mora and Pete Lembo.
