Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 13.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
31
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State • Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: James Madison
Player Story
Buddha Jones built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Kent State and Troy. The clearest part of Buddha Jones' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Buddha Jones, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Troy. Buddha Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Buddha Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · DT
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Troy
- Top game
- James Madison
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Amos P. Godby · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Amos P. Godby · 48 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DT 38th (top 18%) · Sun Belt 160th (top 25%) · National 1,370th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 7 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 7 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 3 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Troy | 10 | 26 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 32.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 37.8 |
Related Context
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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
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.3 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: South Alabama
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Troy
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
14.3
Usage
3.1
Consistency
40.5
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama A&M: 0.5. App State: 0. Marshall: 0.5. Western Kentucky: 0.5. Southern Miss: 0. Texas State: 0. South Alabama: 1. Army: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Arkansas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama A&M: 2 by 13.3. App State: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 6 by 30. Western Kentucky: 2 by 13.3. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Army: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
30 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Arkansas State | W 48-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs UL Monroe | W 34-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Army | W 10-9 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/20 | @ South Alabama | W 10-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Texas State | W 17-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Southern Miss | W 27-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Western Kentucky | W 34-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Marshall | W 16-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ App State | L 28-32 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Alabama A&M | W 38-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Buddha Jones story
Buddha Jones built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Kent State and Troy. The clearest part of Buddha Jones' career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Buddha Jones' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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 Value 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 | 3.5 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 7 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 7 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs James Madison
Week 3 · L 14-16 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
#2
@ South Alabama
Week 8 · W 10-6 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#3
vs South Alabama
Week 10 · W 28-10 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 12 · W 34-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Duke
Week 1 · L 10-17 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
43.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Troy
0 primary output · 9.7 efficiency · 1.3 usage
40.2
#2
2019 Postseason · Kent State
37.8
0 primary · 6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kent State
37.8
0 primary · 6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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