Receiver, Middle Tennessee (from Gardner-Webb), 2018–⁠22

Izaiah Gathings

Number
No. 2
Height
6′4″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Statesville, NC
Born
Sep 18, 2000

Izaiah Gathings played receiver at Gardner-Webb (2018–⁠19) and Middle Tennessee (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

11catches, career highat Colorado State, 202297receiving yards, career highvs. UTSA, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Gardner-Webb177.007
2019Gardner-Webb612120.2037
2021Middle Tennessee2430212.6146
2022Middle Tennessee605599.3226
Career9198910.9346

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Gardner-Webb2WRYr 1
2019Gardner-Webb2WRYr 2
2021Middle Tennessee2WRYr 4
2022Middle Tennessee2WRSr. (Yr 5)6′4″222

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Gardner-Webb (FCS)10.34––0.3–
2019Gardner-Webb (FCS)120.73––8.8–
2021Middle Tennessee340.257th (n=410)0.678.45%
2022Middle Tennessee660.6743rd (n=683)0.7144.08%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 60 catches, 559 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atJames MadisonL 7–⁠44634011
Sep 10atColorado StateW 34–⁠191192026
Sep 17vs.Tennessee StateW 49–⁠6330021
Sep 24atMiamiW 45–⁠3141907
Sep 30vs.UTSAL 30–⁠45997024
Oct 8atUABL 14–⁠41338020
Oct 15vs.Western KentuckyL 17–⁠35342125
Oct 29atUTEPW 24–⁠13222013
Nov 19vs.Florida AtlanticW 49–⁠21539113
Nov 26atFlorida InternationalW 33–⁠28777022
Dec 24 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 25–⁠23769022
2021 Middle Tennessee 10 games, 24 catches, 302 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 18atUTSAL 13–⁠27365046
Sep 24atCharlotteL 39–⁠42112012
Oct 2vs.MarshallW 34–⁠28222016
Oct 9atLibertyL 13–⁠41110010
Oct 22atUConnW 44–⁠13349125
Nov 6atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠48424011
Nov 13vs.Florida InternationalW 50–⁠1021209
Nov 20vs.Old DominionL 17–⁠24442015
Nov 27atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠17349027
Dec 17 ✦vs.ToledoW 31–⁠24117017
2019 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 6 catches, 121 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atCharlotteL 28–⁠49238028
Sep 7atEast CarolinaL 9–⁠48483037

No box score in the source for Sep 14 vs. North Carolina Central; Sep 21 at Wofford; Oct 5 at Western Carolina; Oct 12 vs. Hampton; Oct 19 at Monmouth; Oct 26 vs. Campbell; Nov 2 vs. Charleston Southern; Nov 9 at Presbyterian; Nov 16 vs. North Alabama; Nov 23 at Kennesaw State, so those games are not listed.

2018 Gardner-Webb 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 22atApp StateL 7–⁠721707

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Limestone; Sep 8 at North Carolina A&T; Sep 14 vs. Western Carolina; Sep 29 vs. Wofford; Oct 6 at East Tennessee State; Oct 13 vs. Kennesaw State; Oct 27 at Campbell; Nov 3 vs. Presbyterian; Nov 10 at Charleston Southern; Nov 17 vs. Monmouth, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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