5′11″ · 236 lb · Dallas, TX
Gerrit Choate: DE · SMU · #54.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gerrit Choate
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his second year in the same defensive front at SMU. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Tulsa — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-30@ Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-27vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 47-17vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-37vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21vs Temple | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 48-54@ No. 24 Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-51vs East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-20vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
0%0 TFL13 tackles.
2 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 15-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
48.7%
502 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
79.3
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
535 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at SMU — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kyle Whittingham, Chad Morris and Sonny Dykes.
