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Jersey Number 2
Izaiah Gathings
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Statesville, NC
- High School:
- Statesville
Bio
Honors
• 2022: Named to the Shrine Bowl 1000 List, Named to the C-USA Preseason Watch List, Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
2022 (Senior)
• Played in 12 games and had 11 starts
• Finished the season second on the team with 60 receptions for 559 yards and two scores
• Had four or more catches in a game seven times
• His 650 total snaps played was third among all receivers
• Turned in six receptions for 34 yards at JMU
• Hauled in a game-high 11 catches for 92 yards in win over Colorado State (11 grabs equaled the eighth most in school history)
• Registered nine receptions for 97 yards against UTSA
• Had three catches and his first touchdown of the season against WKU
• Missed the Louisiana Tech game with an injury
• Returned against Charlotte but did not have a catch
• Had five receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown against FAU
• Led team with seven catches for 77 yards against FIU
• Turned in seven receptions for 69 yards in bowl win over SDSU
2021 (Junior)
• Played in 12 games and earned four starts
• Finished the season with 24 receptions for 302 yards and a touchdown
• Was in on 427 total snaps and graded out a winner eight times
• Led team with three receptions for 65 yards at UTSA, including 26 yards after catch
• Turned in three catches for 49 yards and a touchdown at UConn. His 17-yard grab in the second quarter made ESPN’s No. 3 play of the day
• Had four grabs at WKU and also against ODU
• Collected three receptions for 49 yards in win over FAU
2020 (Junior at Gardner-Webb)
• Played all four games the team competed in
• Led the team with 26 receptions for 267 yards and two touchdowns
• Opened the year with 10 catches for 126 yards against Elon
2019 (Sophomore at Gardner-Webb)
• Played in all 12 games
• Led team with 71 receptions for 1,046 yards and 11 touchdowns
• Averaged 14.7 yards a catch
• Totaled 47 receptions in his last four games of the year combined
2018 (Freshman at Gardner-Webb)
• Played in eight games and had one start
• Had four receptions for 28 yards on the season
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Statesville High School
• Two-time all-conference selection
• Named first-team All-County by the Statesville Record & Landmark as a senior
• Caught 48 passes for 642 yards and eight touchdowns to help the Greyhounds to a 9-3 record his senior year
• Named Iredell County Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2016-2017 by the Statesville Record and Landmark after averaging 11.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game as a junior
Personal
• Full name: Izaiah Gathings-Rice
• Parent: Danny Gathings
• Born: 9/18/2000
• Major: Journalism
• Note: Father, Danny Gathings, was the 2004 Big South Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year at High Point University
• 2022: Named to the Shrine Bowl 1000 List, Named to the C-USA Preseason Watch List, Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
2022 (Senior)
• Played in 12 games and had 11 starts
• Finished the season second on the team with 60 receptions for 559 yards and two scores
• Had four or more catches in a game seven times
• His 650 total snaps played was third among all receivers
• Turned in six receptions for 34 yards at JMU
• Hauled in a game-high 11 catches for 92 yards in win over Colorado State (11 grabs equaled the eighth most in school history)
• Registered nine receptions for 97 yards against UTSA
• Had three catches and his first touchdown of the season against WKU
• Missed the Louisiana Tech game with an injury
• Returned against Charlotte but did not have a catch
• Had five receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown against FAU
• Led team with seven catches for 77 yards against FIU
• Turned in seven receptions for 69 yards in bowl win over SDSU
2021 (Junior)
• Played in 12 games and earned four starts
• Finished the season with 24 receptions for 302 yards and a touchdown
• Was in on 427 total snaps and graded out a winner eight times
• Led team with three receptions for 65 yards at UTSA, including 26 yards after catch
• Turned in three catches for 49 yards and a touchdown at UConn. His 17-yard grab in the second quarter made ESPN’s No. 3 play of the day
• Had four grabs at WKU and also against ODU
• Collected three receptions for 49 yards in win over FAU
2020 (Junior at Gardner-Webb)
• Played all four games the team competed in
• Led the team with 26 receptions for 267 yards and two touchdowns
• Opened the year with 10 catches for 126 yards against Elon
2019 (Sophomore at Gardner-Webb)
• Played in all 12 games
• Led team with 71 receptions for 1,046 yards and 11 touchdowns
• Averaged 14.7 yards a catch
• Totaled 47 receptions in his last four games of the year combined
2018 (Freshman at Gardner-Webb)
• Played in eight games and had one start
• Had four receptions for 28 yards on the season
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Statesville High School
• Two-time all-conference selection
• Named first-team All-County by the Statesville Record & Landmark as a senior
• Caught 48 passes for 642 yards and eight touchdowns to help the Greyhounds to a 9-3 record his senior year
• Named Iredell County Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2016-2017 by the Statesville Record and Landmark after averaging 11.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game as a junior
Personal
• Full name: Izaiah Gathings-Rice
• Parent: Danny Gathings
• Born: 9/18/2000
• Major: Journalism
• Note: Father, Danny Gathings, was the 2004 Big South Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year at High Point University
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