Herbert Gums Jr.: NT · Boise State · #98.
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Herbert Gums Jr.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The four seasons at Boise State span two head coaches: Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson. On tape: 6 tackles against Utah State, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boise State | 21 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 19 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 22 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Boise State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 68 | 32 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-45@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-14vs Portland State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-24vs Washington State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 62-30vs Utah State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 29-24@ UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-24vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21vs Nevada | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-18vs Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 21-7vs No. 19 UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-31vs No. 5 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 45-24
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Washington State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries21 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
43.5%
415 pass / 538 run
Plays / game
68.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Boise State, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos, and Spencer Danielson. Multi-era developmental context.
