Kentucky
Measurables
6'2 3/8"
308 lb
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 3-4David Gusta projects as a penetrating interior rusher — a DT from Kentucky who tested with a starter-caliber athletic profile (60th composite). Combine line reads 6'2 3/8" · 308 lb, 4.88s 40, 32″ vertical, 97″ broad. College defensive line: 74 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT · 4 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 11 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · multi-component
Limited college production
Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.
Career volume
35%10th
age-weighted
Peak season
40%7th
2024
Breakout
15%21th
early-career + jump year
Efficiency
10%14th
Sacks/G · 0.05
Trait grades · 5 dimensions
Strength
97th percentile · 37 bench reps
Power
97th percentile · 37 bench reps
Burst
36th percentile · 32" vert · 97" broad
Frame
40th percentile · 6'2 3/8" · 308 lb
Mobility
80th percentile · 4.88s 40 · —
NFL comparisons · top 3 historical
Closest distance · 0.39Sen'Derrick Marks
2009 R2 · #62 · Auburn · 6-2/306lb · 5s 40
80
sim
Larry Tripplett
2002 R2 · #42 · Washington · 6-2/305lb · 4.93s 40
80
sim
Isaac Sopoaga
2004 R4 · #104 · Hawaii · 6-2/317lb · 4.97s 40
78
sim
Scheme fit
Sub-package three-technique who can win on a half-step in a passing-down rotation.
X-Factor
Strength grades in the 97th percentile — 37 bench reps.
Primary risk
Burst sits in the 36th percentile (32" vert) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine + Pro Day
Scouting Combine · 2026
Athletic composite
4 of 6 metrics graded
40-Yard
vs. 665
Vertical
vs. 568
Broad
vs. 544
3-Cone
No data
Shuttle
No data
Bench
vs. 511
Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan
Athletic composite
2 of 3 metrics graded
Arm
vs. 271
Hand
vs. 271
Wingspan
No data
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WSU | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | WSU | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | WSU | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | UK | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 74 | 31 | 43 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |