David Gusta is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kentucky.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Jake Dickert, Pete Kaligis and Mark Stoops. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Texas — Week 8, 2025.
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
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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| 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 No. 20 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 No. 21 Texas | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 34-56vs No. 17 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@ No. 12 Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%3 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
17%2 hurries12 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
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
Mark Stoops
Pass share
46.2%
366 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 1,227 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SEC as a senior.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert and Mark Stoops.
