Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Total | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
#8
Jasaiah Gathings
Senior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Statesville, NC · Statesville
CFB Index 41 · #297 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Buffalo for 2026
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
14
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 7 per catch
1 game 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
4 wide receiver for Buffalo. 2026: 1 game 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.
14 REC YDS · 2 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.
2026 snapshot
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
2026Buffalo1-1HC: Pete Lembo · Pass-leaning
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 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 14.0 YDS/g, 7.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
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.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–17
vs UAlbany
Game log
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
- -1% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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 #120 · 2026 recruiting class #101
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 pl...
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