Herbert Gums

Herbert Gums runs the Bleed Blue flag out onto the field during pregame festivities at the Mountain West Championship game in Boise on December 6, 2024.

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Herbert Gums leads Boise State on the field with the Dan Paul Hammer

Photo by: Boise State University

Photo by: Kenna Harbison

Position:
Nose Tackle
Height:
6-1
Weight:
303
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Diboll, Texas
High School:
Diboll HS

RS SENIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Saw action in all 14 games, starting 13…recorded a solo tackle against Portland State (Sept. 21)...tallied four tackles and a solo sack against Washington State (Sept. 28)...matched his career-high with six tackles against Utah State, including five solo stops (Oct. 5)...earned the team’s top run defense grade at Hawai’i, limiting the Rainbow Warriors to 15 yards on 24 attempts (Oct. 12)...notched two tackles at UNLV, including 0.5 sacks (Oct. 25)...made a solo tackle against San Diego State (Nov. 1)...posted two solo tackles against Nevada, including a TFL (Nov. 9)...had a pair of solo stops against Oregon State (Nov. 29)...recorded one tackle in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6) and added another against No. 6 Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31).

RS JUNIOR (2023)
Top Highlights: Appeared in 14 games, starting 13 at nose tackle…had two tackles and 0.5 TFLs at Washington (Sept. 2)...recorded two tackles and two quarterback hurries against San Diego State (Sept. 22)...tallied a pair of solo tackles against San Jose State (Oct. 7)...recovered a fumble and totaled three tackles at Utah State (Nov. 18)...registered two tackles and a half sack in the MW Championship win over UNLV (Dec. 2).

RS SOPHOMORE (2022)
Top Highlights: Started all 13 games in which he appeared…recorded 25 tackles, including 3.5 for-loss and 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups and two quarterback hurries…notched a career-high six tackles at UTEP (Sept. 23).

RS FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Appeared in seven games…registered seven tackles, including one for-loss.

FRESHMAN (2020)
Top Highlights: Appeared in one game.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star prospect according to ESPN…three-star prospect according to 247Sports and RIvals…rated No. 33 at his position nationally by ESPN, and No. 57 by 247Sports…rated No. 60 in the state of Texas by ESPN…named District 11-3A Most Valuable Player and to the All-District 11-3A First Team as a senior…Diboll advanced to the Area Round of the 3A Division I playoffs…helped lead Diboll to the Class 4A Division II playoffs bi-district round in 2018…also played running back as a sophomore, running for 564 yards and six touchdowns.