Usage Score
4.1
Player Dossier
2021-2025Washington State
David Gusta
DL • 6'3" • 317 lbs • San Bernardino, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
David Gusta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Efficiency
10
Consistency
14.8
Season Value
10.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington State • Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
David Gusta, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Washington State. David Gusta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Washington State paired 7 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
10
Usage
4.1
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1. South Carolina: 0. Texas: 1. Tennessee: 0. Auburn: 0. Florida: 1. Vanderbilt: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 0 by 0. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. South Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 4 by 26.7. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 0 by 0
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Vanderbilt | L 17-45 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Florida | W 38-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Auburn | W 10-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Tennessee | L 34-56 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Texas | L 13-16 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ South Carolina | L 13-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 48-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Ole Miss | L 23-30 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Toledo | W 24-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Washington State
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Kentucky
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 2 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 2.5 | 15 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington State | 7 | 17 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kentucky | 4 | 10 | 4.1 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Colorado
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#2
Utah State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#3
Texas
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#4
San José State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.
#5
Wisconsin
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Washington State
7 primary output · 17 efficiency · 6 usage
24.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · Kentucky
10.5
4 primary · 10 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Washington State
9.2
2.5 primary · 15 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.845
Elder · Cincinnati, OH
- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
73
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 36 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.