

Var'Keyes Gumms is a Slot Specialist TE for North Texas. Var'Keyes's 2022 season produced 27.3 total EPA across 35 plays.
The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.
Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Thompson | Tulane | 2024 | 48 | 0.420 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
| Seth Green | Minnesota | 2018 | 83 | 0.390 | 0.0 | 32.4 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSMU | L10-48 | 4.7 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 33 | 0.23 |
| 2 | vsTexas Southern | W59-27 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 1 | 14 | — |
| 3 | @UNLV | L27-58 | -11.9 | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 1 | 54 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 1 · Rec Yds 7 · Avg 7.0 · Rec TD 0
| 0.51 |
| 4 | @Memphis | L34-44 | 6.8 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0.57 |
| 5 | vsFlorida Atlantic | W45-28 | -7.1 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 | 0.62 |
| 7 | vsLouisiana Tech | W47-27 | -17.8 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 1 | 20 | 1.97 |
| 8 | @UTSA | L27-31 | 7.2 | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 1 | 46 | 0.81 |
| 9 | @Western Kentucky | W40-13 | 1.7 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 | — |
| 10 | vsFlorida International | W52-14 | -25.5 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 14 | 1.29 |
| 11 | @UAB | L21-41 | -0.5 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | -0.03 |
| 13 | vsRice | W21-17 | -15.2 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 16 | 2.44 |
| 14 | @UTSA | L27-48 | 7.2 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | -0.07 |
| 1 | vsBoise State | L32-35 | 5.7 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0.30 |