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Var'Keyes Gumms is a Red Zone Weapon TE for UNLV.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
4%
projected
band 2%'25 3%6%
Regressed toward the TE mean. Model correlation r≈0.42 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Receiving
11 Receptions168 Rec yards3 Rec TD15.3 Yards/rec
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs TE peers
Player type
Red Zone Weapon TE
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Red zone targetHigh TD rateSize/catch radius advantage
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency85th %ile · above avg
Key findings
- ▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
- ▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Peak game: 2.80 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs Miami (OH) (SP+ -3).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Elite
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.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsIdaho State | W38-31 | — | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | 1.17 |
| 1 | vsSam Houston | W38-21 | -27.8 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 9 | 1.17 |
| 2 | vsUCLA | W30-23 | -8.7 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 17 | 2.11 |
| 4 | @Miami (OH) | W41-38 | -3.4 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 2.80 |
| 7 | vsAir Force | W51-48 | -3.2 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | 16 | 1.39 |
| 10 | vsNew Mexico | L35-40 | 0.9 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 27 | 0.40 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
Snap-share proxy
Overall
2.8%
Passing plays
5.6%
Rushing plays
0.0%
Standard downs
2.8%
Passing downs
2.8%
EPA by down type
- Standard downs
- 1.57
- Passing downs
- 1.52
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 1.56 / —
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).