Player Dossier

2022-2025

New Mexico State

Buddha Peleti

DE • 6'2" • 250 lbs • Adelanto, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Buddha Peleti shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

15.1

Efficiency

23.5

Consistency

27.4

Season Value

24.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Washington State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
New Mexico State • Washington State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Buddha Peleti, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Washington State. Buddha Peleti shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Washington State paired 11 primary output with 18.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 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 New Mexico State, Washington State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

23.5

Usage

15.1

Consistency

27.4

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 3. Fresno State: 0. Sam Houston: 1. Florida International: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 5. Middle Tennessee: 1. UTEP: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 5 by 50.8. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Sam Houston: 3 by 22.5. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 58.3. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 3 by 17.5

Split Comparison

Losses1.4 · n=7
First Half1 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · n=4 · +0.6 vs First Half
All Games1.3 · n=8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas A&M

Best efficiency game

58.3 vs Texas A&M

Result
Sat 11/30vs UTEPL 35-42310.5000
Sat 11/23@ Middle TennesseeW 36-2122100
Sun 11/17@ Texas A&M2+ sacks · Splash gameL 3-3822221
Sat 11/9vs Western KentuckyL 28-4122000
Tue 10/29@ Florida InternationalL 13-3410000
Sat 9/21@ Sam HoustonL 11-31320.500.500
Sun 9/15@ Fresno StateL 0-4821000
Sun 9/8vs LibertyL 24-30521.501.500

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    New Mexico State

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Washington State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State29.24.2
2023 PostseasonNew Mexico State111869
2023 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State111860
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State10.523.515.1-0.5
2025 PostseasonWashington State1118.37.80.5
2025 Regular SeasonWashington State1118.37.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas A&M

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

#2

UTEP

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.6 takeover score.

#3

Oregon State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#4

Liberty

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Washington State

11 primary output · 18.3 efficiency · 7.8 usage

29.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Washington State

29.2

11 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 7.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State

24.5

10.5 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 15.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.7933

Oak Hills · Hesperia, CA

Committed To
New Mexico State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

80

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 37 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
80