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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Texas
David Gbenda
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Gbenda shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
David Gbenda built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 33, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of David Gbenda's career was his defensive production: 162...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
David Gbenda, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas. David Gbenda shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 162
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
David Gbenda quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · LB
- Career Tackles
- 162
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cinco Ranch · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Cinco Ranch · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · LB 207th (top 17%) · SEC 46th (top 7%) · National 357th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 6 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 27 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 15 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 15 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.3 |
Related Context
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David Gbenda played LB for Texas. Across 6 tracked seasons, David Gbenda recorded 162 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Texas paired 9 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Texas
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
21.6
Usage
5.1
Consistency
51.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 1. Arizona State: 0. Clemson: 0. Colorado State: 1. Michigan: 0.5. UTSA: 0.5. UL Monroe: 0.5. Mississippi State: 1. Oklahoma: 2. Georgia: 0.5. Vanderbilt: 0. Florida: 0. Arkansas: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. Colorado State: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 7 by 34.2. UTSA: 5 by 25.8. UL Monroe: 4 by 21.7. Mississippi State: 8 by 43.3. Oklahoma: 4 by 36.7. Georgia: 7 by 34.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 12 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/11 | vs Ohio State | L 14-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Arizona State | W 39-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/21 | vs Clemson | W 38-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Georgia | L 19-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Texas A&M | W 17-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arkansas | W 20-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Florida | W 49-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Vanderbilt | W 27-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Georgia | L 15-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ OklahomaSplash game | W 34-3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 35-13 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs UL Monroe | W 51-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UTSA | W 56-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Michigan | W 31-12 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Colorado State | W 52-0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
David Gbenda story
David Gbenda built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Katy, TX wearing No. 33, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of David Gbenda's career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 46 career games in the available record. That gives David Gbenda's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 1 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 6 | 21.6 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 10.4 | 1.7 | -6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas | 9 | 22.8 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 9 | 22.8 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 7 | 21.6 | 5.1 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 21.6 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 12 · W 26-16 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Kansas State
Week 13 · W 22-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 2 · W 34-24
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma
Week 7 · W 34-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 14 · W 69-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Texas
9 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
54.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Texas
54.5
9 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Texas
48.3
7 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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