Player Career

David Gusta Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

David Gusta story

David Gusta built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from San Bernardino, CA wearing No. 60, spending time with Kentucky and Washington State. The clearest part of David Gusta's career was his defensive production: 73 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives David Gusta's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Washington State

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kentucky

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonWashington State0———
2022 Regular SeasonWashington State410.72.44
2023 Regular SeasonWashington State5.5184.11.5
2024 Regular SeasonWashington State1323.76.17.5
2025 Regular SeasonKentucky612.24.3-7

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Washington State to KentuckyG5/FCS to P489.3Jan 5, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas Tech

Week 2 · W 37-16

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs San José State

Week 4 · W 54-52

4

Havoc Plays

81.4 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

vs Colorado

Week 12 · W 56-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

75.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Arizona

Week 7 · L 6-44 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs Arizona State

Week 11 · W 28-18 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

62 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Washington State

13 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage

52.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

39.8

6 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Washington State

26.9

5.5 primary · 18 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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