Senior defensive lineman for Kentucky. 2025: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
6′3″ · 317 lb · San Bernardino, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
QB hurries: 72nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sack · 2025
3 TFL · 12 tackles · 2 hurries
Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Kentucky. 2025: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
David Gusta
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Texas — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (2nd percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 20 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 30 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 30 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 10–3
at Auburn
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-16vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-23vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-35@ South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-16vs Texas | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 34-56vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-3@ Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45@ Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Pius Odjugo’s 2024 season.
Matches Pius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Lane's senior season at Wisconsin (2025).
Matches Brandon on
Differs from Brandon on
Player DNA