Gary Wiley

Senior defensive end for SMU. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

DE · SMU · Sr. · #3

6′3″ · 239 lb · Longview, TX

CFB Index 19 · #346 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceSMU 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 2019 nationally · Signed with SMU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for SMU. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at SMU, 10 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20184 games

Signed with SMU3-star out of Pine Tree

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2019 national

CFB

College

SMU

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

3 coaches

2018–2020

Sonny Dykes

SMU

2021

Jim Leavitt

SMU

era →

2022

Rhett Lashlee

SMU

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt, and Rhett Lashlee. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018SMU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced

2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

19Below cohort / limited sample #346 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#1183 / 2755 · 56th pct

Tackles#1207 / 2755 · 55th pct

Sacks#1310 / 2755 · 50th pct

0.5

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1576 / 2755 · 39th pct

1.5

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	0.2	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

19 · #346 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #346 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	SMU	32	18	1.5	0.5	--	--	--
2021	SMU	42	21	9.0	4.5	3	--	--
2020	SMU	24	13	5.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	SMU	19	10	2.5	2.5	--	--	--
2018	SMU	6	4	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		123	66	20.5	9.5	3	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 45–16

vs Lamar

3 SOLO · 6 TOT · 1 REC

Dominant 29-point win at home against Lamar.

With T. Mordecai — 212 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 63.1 · R. Bujcevski — 46 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10@ North Texas	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 45-16vs Lamar	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 3	L 27-34@ Maryland	4	2	1.5	0.5	—
Wk 4	L 34-42vs TCU	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 19-41@ UCF	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 40-34vs Navy	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 27-29vs Cincinnati	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 45-34@ Tulsa	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 77-63vs Houston	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 24-59@ Tulane	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		32	18	1.5	0.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Gary Wiley

20184 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Versatile End

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