Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022SMU
Gary Wiley
DE • 6'3" • 239 lbs • Longview, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Gary Wiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
55
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Gary Wiley built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Longview, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Gary Wiley's career was his defensive production: 123...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Gary Wiley, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · SMU. Gary Wiley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 123
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Gary Wiley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 123
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pine Tree · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Pine Tree · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DE 62nd (top 23%) · American Athletic 111th (top 24%) · National 1,229th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 18 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 24 | 5.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 42 | 9 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 66.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 10 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 22.5 |
Related Context
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Gary Wiley played DE for SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gary Wiley recorded 123 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
SMU paired 20.5 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · SMU
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
5.2
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 1. Lamar: 0. Maryland: 2. TCU: 0. UCF: 0. Navy: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Tulsa: 1. Houston: 0. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 2 by 18.3. Lamar: 6 by 25. Maryland: 4 by 36.7. TCU: 4 by 16.7. UCF: 2 by 8.3. Navy: 5 by 20.8. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 3 by 22.5. Houston: 1 by 4.2. Tulane: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/18 | @ Tulane | L 24-59 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Houston | W 77-63 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Tulsa | W 45-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Cincinnati | L 27-29 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/14 | vs Navy | W 40-34 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/5 | @ UCF | L 19-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs TCU | L 34-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ MarylandSplash game | L 27-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Lamar | W 45-16 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ North Texas | W 48-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Gary Wiley story
Gary Wiley built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Longview, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Gary Wiley's career was his defensive production: 123 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Gary Wiley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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SMU
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | SMU | 6 | 21.3 | 7.2 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 8 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 5.5 | 17.2 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 20.5 | 31.7 | 9.4 | 15 |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 4 | 17.3 | 5.2 | -16.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 6 · W 31-24 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 3 · L 27-34
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 2 · W 35-12
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
vs South Florida
Week 5 · W 41-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Abilene Christian
Week 1 · W 56-9
3
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · SMU
20.5 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 9.4 usage
66.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · SMU
45.7
6 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · SMU
36.4
5.5 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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