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Var'Keyes Gumms

TE · UNLV · Jr. · #30

All-Conf HMReturning to UNLV for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Var'Keyes Gumms

TE · UNLV · Jr · #30

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#917 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Conference USA

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

3 coaches
2022
2023era →
2024
2025era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Conference USA

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UNLV1116815.33--
2024Arkansas1--0.00--
2023Arkansas3268.70--
2022North Texas3445813.55--
Career4965213.38--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 38–21

at Sam Houston

2 rec · 27 yds

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UNLV

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · UNLV

Returning around him

  • 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #51 · 2026 recruiting class #63

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Gary Williams’s 2021 season.

Gary Williams

60%match

Colorado State · 2021

#2

Cameron Butler

Colorado State · 2021

58%
#3

Olsen Patt-Henry

Clemson · 2024

57%
#4

John Copenhaver

North Carolina · 2023

56%
#5

Deyunkrea Lewis

Troy · 2021

54%

Differs from Gary on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Reception volume (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Based on 9 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Tommy Tremble’s path through Notre Dame.

Tommy Tremble

83%match

Notre Dame · 2020

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
#2

Christian Trahan

Houston · 2022

74%
#3

Brayden Willis

Oklahoma · 2022

NFL Rd 7
71%
#4

Justin Joly

NC State · 2025

All-ACCNFL Rd 5
70%
#5

Tyrick James

Tulane · 2022

67%

Matches Tommy on

Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
20222025
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Trent Pennix's senior season at NC State (2023).

Trent Pennix

60%match

NC State · 2023

#2

Josh Sterzer

Utah State · 2024

52%
#3

Robbie Ouzts

Alabama · 2024

NFL Rd 5
49%
#4

Xavier Guillory

Arizona State · 2024

47%
#5

Taylor Thompson

James Madison · 2024

NFL Rd 5
46%

Matches Trent on

Weight
Height
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Trent on

Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Var'Keyes Gumms

#1

Christian Trahan

Houston · 2021

74%
#2

Tyrick James

Tulane · 2021

67%
#3

Pearson Baldwin

Jacksonville State · 2025

66%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1067

Final rank
#1103
Avg #1135.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1067 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
4582022
26.02023
0.02024
1682025

-63%

Sharp dropoff (-63%) — career inflection point.