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Jersey Number 10
Buddha Peleti
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Social Sciences
- Hometown:
- Adelanto, Calif.
- High School:
- Oak Hills HS
- Prev School:
- New Mexico State
WASHINGTON STATE
SENIOR (2025): Appeared in all 13 games, started first 11 games…recorded 22 tackles with seven for loss including four sacks…recorded five quarterback hurries…had three tackles in season-opening win over Idaho…shared a sack and recorded two quarterback hurries in win over San Diego State…had a sack in Apple Cup…made two stops at No. 18 Virginia…had two quarterback hurries in win over Toledo…had season-high five tackles with two tackles-for-loss at Oregon State…had a sack in win over Louisiana Tech…shared a sack in win over Oregon State…had two tackles including a sack against Utah State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win.
NEW MEXICO STATE
JUNIOR (2024): Played in 10 games, totaling 20 total tackles, 13 solo…added six tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks…had season-high five tackles against Liberty, including two sacks for 16 yards…had two tackles, both sacks, against Texas A&M…added six quarterback hurries.
SOPHOMORE (2023): Saw action in 12 games, registering 34 total tackles, 12 solo…added 5.5 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks…recorded career-best seven tackles in win over Sam Houston…had back-to-back four-tackle performances in wins over UTEP and Louisiana tech, adding three sacks combined in those two games.
FRESHMAN (2022): Played 11 games for the Crimson & White in a reserve role en route to a Quick Lanes Bowl victory…posted four tackles on the season, with 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack…recorded his first career tackle at Camp Randall Stadium against Wisconsin, a half-sack…posted a tackle for loss in the Aggies’ dominating road win over Liberty (11/26).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate from Oak Hills High School in Hesperia, Calif…Peleti was a two-way force at Oak Hills, playing defensive end, linebacker, fullback, and also long snapping…rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports…went 9-1 in his senior campaign under Robert Metzger, winning the Mojave River League…played in a pair of All-Star games…earned All-State, All-Division, All-League, and All-Area honors…named the Mojave River League Defensive Player of the Year in 2021…recorded 58 total tackles including 39 solo, 12 TFL, six sacks, and a forced fumble as a senior…had a 57-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown that was the eventual game-winning score against Apple Valley in a battle for the MRL title.
PERSONAL
The son of Failauga Peleti and Tanya Gillett … Full name is Failauga Ioane Peleti … Has four siblings – Mia, Lole, Lela, and Sam.
SENIOR (2025): Appeared in all 13 games, started first 11 games…recorded 22 tackles with seven for loss including four sacks…recorded five quarterback hurries…had three tackles in season-opening win over Idaho…shared a sack and recorded two quarterback hurries in win over San Diego State…had a sack in Apple Cup…made two stops at No. 18 Virginia…had two quarterback hurries in win over Toledo…had season-high five tackles with two tackles-for-loss at Oregon State…had a sack in win over Louisiana Tech…shared a sack in win over Oregon State…had two tackles including a sack against Utah State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win.
NEW MEXICO STATE
JUNIOR (2024): Played in 10 games, totaling 20 total tackles, 13 solo…added six tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks…had season-high five tackles against Liberty, including two sacks for 16 yards…had two tackles, both sacks, against Texas A&M…added six quarterback hurries.
SOPHOMORE (2023): Saw action in 12 games, registering 34 total tackles, 12 solo…added 5.5 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks…recorded career-best seven tackles in win over Sam Houston…had back-to-back four-tackle performances in wins over UTEP and Louisiana tech, adding three sacks combined in those two games.
FRESHMAN (2022): Played 11 games for the Crimson & White in a reserve role en route to a Quick Lanes Bowl victory…posted four tackles on the season, with 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack…recorded his first career tackle at Camp Randall Stadium against Wisconsin, a half-sack…posted a tackle for loss in the Aggies’ dominating road win over Liberty (11/26).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate from Oak Hills High School in Hesperia, Calif…Peleti was a two-way force at Oak Hills, playing defensive end, linebacker, fullback, and also long snapping…rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports…went 9-1 in his senior campaign under Robert Metzger, winning the Mojave River League…played in a pair of All-Star games…earned All-State, All-Division, All-League, and All-Area honors…named the Mojave River League Defensive Player of the Year in 2021…recorded 58 total tackles including 39 solo, 12 TFL, six sacks, and a forced fumble as a senior…had a 57-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown that was the eventual game-winning score against Apple Valley in a battle for the MRL title.
PERSONAL
The son of Failauga Peleti and Tanya Gillett … Full name is Failauga Ioane Peleti … Has four siblings – Mia, Lole, Lela, and Sam.
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