Jets Sign Try Out TE Izaiah Gathings.

[jetsrule128]

The Jets have signed TE Izaiah Gathings.

Gathings (6-4, 222) played wide receiver at Middle Tennessee State. He finished second on the team with 60 receptions for 559 yards and 2 touchdowns in 12 games (11 starts) last year. Gathings had 24 receptions, 302 yards and 1 touchdown in 2021, his first season with the Blue Raiders. He began his college career at Gardner-Webb, totaling 101 receptions, 1,341 yards and 13 scores.

Gathings participated in the Jets' rookie minicamp as a tryout player.

[C Mart]

Strengths: Nice-sized wideout coming off a career season. Settles into the open spot of the field, extends his hands, and snatches the ball away from his frame. Adjusts to the errant throw on crossing patterns, makes the reception in stride, and keeps the play in bounds after the catch. Displays soft, consistent hands. Tough to bring down in the open field.

Weaknesses: Displays limited quickness. Minimally effective after the catch despite his best efforts. Turned in just one year of significant production at Middle Tennessee after transferring from Gardner Webb.

Overall: Gathings possesses size, big hands and deceptive speed. He showed plenty of improvement in his game, and based off last year’s film, Gathings is worth keeping on a practice squad for future development.
 

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/middle-tennessee-2023-nfl-draft-scouting-reports-include-izaiah-gathings-jordan-ferguson/

[TuscanyTile2]

1 minute ago, C Mart said:

Strengths: Nice-sized wideout coming off a career season. Settles into the open spot of the field, extends his hands, and snatches the ball away from his frame. Adjusts to the errant throw on crossing patterns, makes the reception in stride, and keeps the play in bounds after the catch. Displays soft, consistent hands. Tough to bring down in the open field.

Weaknesses: Displays limited quickness. Minimally effective after the catch despite his best efforts. Turned in just one year of significant production at Middle Tennessee after transferring from Gardner Webb.

Overall: Gathings possesses size, big hands and deceptive speed. He showed plenty of improvement in his game, and based off last year’s film, Gathings is worth keeping on a practice squad for future development.
 

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/middle-tennessee-2023-nfl-draft-scouting-reports-include-izaiah-gathings-jordan-ferguson/

Weaknesses: Spells own first name with a Z instead of an S.

[#27TheDominator]

25 minutes ago, C Mart said:

Strengths: Nice-sized wideout coming off a career season. Settles into the open spot of the field, extends his hands, and snatches the ball away from his frame. Adjusts to the errant throw on crossing patterns, makes the reception in stride, and keeps the play in bounds after the catch. Displays soft, consistent hands. Tough to bring down in the open field.

Weaknesses: Displays limited quickness. Minimally effective after the catch despite his best efforts. Turned in just one year of significant production at Middle Tennessee after transferring from Gardner Webb.

Overall: Gathings possesses size, big hands and deceptive speed. He showed plenty of improvement in his game, and based off last year’s film, Gathings is worth keeping on a practice squad for future development.
 

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/middle-tennessee-2023-nfl-draft-scouting-reports-include-izaiah-gathings-jordan-ferguson/

2019	(NCGW) 12 GP, 71 REC, 1,046 REC YDS, 11 TDS

If these were his stats @Gardner-Webb in 2019, how the **** is 41/374/1 a "career year?"  "Turned in just one year of significant production at Middle Tennessee after transferring from Gardner Webb."  His first year there was 24/302/1.  Seems pretty consistent to me, though it was 12 games vs. 8.  Interesting small school guy who will be fighting for a practice squad developmental slot.  Does sound like he might have a ST mindset.  

I know that was pro football network and not you @C Mart.  Just seems like lazy analysis.  Actually worse, since my lazy analysis was - that is silly.

[mrcoops]

This is not the WR to TE conversion that Brandon Marshall was hoping for.

[Sarge4Tide]

Love to see a guy earn a spot as a tryout.  Hope he makes it!

[Bronx]

Our TE group are overachiever at best. They need to step the fuk up this year.

[Warfish]

1 hour ago, Sarge4Tide said:

Love to see a guy earn a spot as a tryout.  Hope he makes it!

Just curious, but who do you hope he makes it over?

Uzomah and Conklin and likely locks, especially in a Rodgers-led all-in year.

Ruckert and Kuntz are recent (and fan popular) draft picks.

So which of those four you want to drop to make room for this guy?

Not trying to be mean, just being real, this guy is a camp body with almost zero shot of making the team.  Unless Ruckert or Kuntz really sucks, or Uzomah or Conklin have an early ACL tear or the like.

[Sarge4Tide]

1 hour ago, Warfish said:

Just curious, but who do you hope he makes it over?

Uzomah and Conklin and likely locks, especially in a Rodgers-led all-in year.

Ruckert and Kuntz are recent (and fan popular) draft picks.

So which of those four you want to drop to make room for this guy?

Not trying to be mean, just being real, this guy is a camp body with almost zero shot of making the team.  Unless Ruckert or Kuntz really sucks, or Uzomah or Conklin have an early ACL tear or the like.

Well, he could make it on the practice squad and then get a shot with us or another team - you never know all the possible twists and turns a career could take.