Jets Sign Tryout Tight End Izaiah Gathings

Everyone loves a good underdog story, and there may be one brewing at 1 Jets Drive as Izaiah Gathings, a Jets tryout player out of Middle Tennessee State has landed a contract with Gang Green.

We've signed TE Izaiah Gathings.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) May 15, 2023

A 6′ 4” receiver at MTSU, Gathings is listed as a tight end by the Jets whose tight end room adds yet another body.

Having used a draft pick on Zach Kuntz to join second-year man Jeremy Rucker in the tight end room along with starters Tyler Conklin and CJ Uzomah, the Jets now have a blend of established vets and developmental youngsters.

Over his past two collegiate seasons, Gathings racked up 861 yards and 3 touchdowns on 84 receptions.

While Gathings was not an NFL combine participant, he did work out at his pro day with the following results according to draftscout.com.

Ht: 6 ‘3”
Wt: 233
40: 4.67
20 yd split: 2.81
10 yd split: 1.69
225 reps: 19
Vert: 36”
Broad: 10’ 1”
20yd shuttle: 4.26
3-Cone: 7.11

Prior to transferring to MTSU, Gathings spent time at Gardner-Webb where he was the team’s leading receiver in 2019 and 2020.

Glenn Naughton

Glenn was Born in the Bronx, New York and has followed the Jets religiously despite being stationed in several different countries and time zones around the world. He now resides in England and has been a JetNation member since 2005. Glenn will bleed green with the rest of us through the highs and lows.

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