Linebacker, Texas, 2019–24
David Gbenda
- Number
- No. 33
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Katy, TX
David Gbenda played linebacker at Texas (2019–24).
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Mississippi State, 2024Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas | 33 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Texas | 33 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Texas | 33 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Texas | 33 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Texas | 33 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Texas | 33 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Texas 15 games, 61 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Michigan | W 31–12 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. UTSA | W 56–7 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UL Monroe | W 51–3 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Mississippi State | W 35–13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Oklahoma | W 34–3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Georgia | L 15–30 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Vanderbilt | W 27–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Florida | W 49–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Arkansas | W 20–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Texas A&M | W 17–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Georgia | L 19–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 38–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 39–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 14–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Texas 12 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Alabama | W 34–24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wyoming | W 31–10 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Baylor | W 38–6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Kansas | W 40–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Oklahoma | L 30–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Houston | W 31–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. BYU | W 35–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kansas State | W 33–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa State | W 26–16 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas Tech | W 57–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 49–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Washington | L 31–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Texas 4 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.UL Monroe | W 52–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.UTSA | W 41–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atTexas Tech | L 34–37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atKansas | W 55–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Texas 8 games, 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Louisiana | W 38–18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atArkansas | L 21–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Rice | W 58–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 24–32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atBaylor | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atIowa State | L 7–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at West Virginia | L 23–31 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Kansas State | W 22–17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Texas 6 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. UTEP | W 59–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. TCU | L 31–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Oklahoma | L 45–53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.West Virginia | W 17–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atKansas State | W 69–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Colorado | W 55–23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Texas 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | vs.Kansas | W 50–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ |
| Weight | 236 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 78½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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