5′11″ · 260 lb · Katy, TX
Cody Gessler: DL · Air Force · #95.
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Cody Gessler
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the Air Force defensive front. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Nevada — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Stony Brook | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-33@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 32-42@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-28vs Nevada | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-35@ UNLV | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-48vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-17@ Army | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2018
W 41-35
at UNLV
1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out UNLV on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries23 tackles · 4 for loss.
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 10-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
20.0%
171 pass / 686 run
Plays / game
71.4
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
182 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
