Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Liberty | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#31
Seth Gathers
2nd-year safety on James Madison's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Waldorf, MD · North Point
Returning to James Madison for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1738 nationally · Signed with James Madison
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety on James Madison's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to James Madison in 2025.
Seth Gathers
The receipt: 4 tackles against Liberty — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with James Madison3-star out of North Point
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
James Madison
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026James Madison2-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 87–3
vs Wagner
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · James Madison
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (37 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #80
Background
2025: Did not see any game action High School: First Team All-Conference defense as a junior and senior and Second Team as a sophomore Second Team All-Conference offense as a senior Accrued 19 total touchdowns and 11 interceptions in his North Point career Helped North Point to 2022 and 2024 MPSS...
The secondary · James Madison
- #7Javis Mynatt30 tackles · 2025
- #16TJ McGill12 tackles · 2025
- #6DJ Kelly10 tackles · 2025
- #22Chase Regan6 tackles · 2025
- #31Seth Gathers2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · James Madison team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology