Seth Gathers
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against App State — Week 8, 2026.
44 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 44 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 44 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Liberty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-13@ San Diego State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 46-20@ Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs Marshall | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-22vs Georgia State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-34@ App State | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 29 · L 21-24 vs Troy, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How James Madison’s defense played that day
Troy’s 14 drives: 11 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 9.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL44 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
45.5%
283 pass / 339 run
Plays / game
69.1
9 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
306 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
44 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #264 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Chesney → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
