Buddha Peleti is a defensive end at Washington State who has not played in Washington State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Washington State lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
Washington State is 1-8. Next: vs Colorado State, Sat Nov 14.
Peleti wins the corner before the tackle can set. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Oregon State — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 22 | 10 | 7.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 20 | 12 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 34 | 12 | 6.5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 80 | 36 | 20.5 | 13.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Idaho | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-13vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-59@ North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-59vs Washington | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-22@ No. 18 Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-10@ Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-24@ No. 21 James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 32-8vs Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-21vs Utah State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%4 sacksTFL rate
32%7 TFLHurry rate
23%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
44%4 of 9 pressures22 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Pass share
48.7%
407 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #166 at the position.
The No. 2,535 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Pac-12 as a senior.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jerry Kill, Tony Sanchez, Jimmy Rogers and Kirby Moore.
