Usage Score
3.1
Player Dossier
2019-2023Troy
Buddha Jones
DT • 6'3" • 317 lbs • Tallahassee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Buddha Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.2
Consistency
11.9
Season Value
11.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Kent State • Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Scouting Read
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Buddha Jones, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Troy. Buddha Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Buddha Jones played DT for Kent State and Troy. Across 5 tracked seasons, Buddha Jones recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Troy paired 0 primary output with 9.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kent State, Troy.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2023 Postseason · Troy
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
3.1
Consistency
11.9
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 2. Unknown: 0. Kansas State: 0. James Madison: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Georgia State: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Army: 0. Texas State: 0. South Alabama: 0.5. UL Monroe: 0. Louisiana: 0. Southern Miss: 0. App State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 1 by 24.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. James Madison: 2 by 18.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 14.2. Georgia State: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. Army: 3 by 12.5. Texas State: 5 by 20.8. South Alabama: 2 by 13.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. App State: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 10 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
25.8 vs App State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | @ Duke | L 10-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs App State | W 49-23 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Southern Miss | W 35-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Louisiana | W 31-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ UL Monroe | W 45-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | vs South Alabama | W 28-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Texas State | W 31-13 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Army | W 19-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Arkansas State | W 37-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Georgia State | W 28-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Western Kentucky | W 27-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs James Madison | L 14-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Kansas State | L 13-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kent State
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Troy
2021-2023
Final stop
Season Progression
2019201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 0 | 6 | 0.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 2.5 | 13.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 5 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 5 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
South Alabama
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.
#2
Duke
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.
#3
Marshall
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 28.2 takeover score.
#4
Western Kentucky
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 26 takeover score.
#5
James Madison
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Troy
0 primary output · 9.7 efficiency · 1.3 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Kent State
35.6
0 primary · 6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kent State
35.6
0 primary · 6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.7833
Amos P. Godby · Tallahassee, FL
- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
74
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.