CFB Zeitgeist Score
65
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 93rd percentile.
Buddha Peleti
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
22 TACKLES · 4 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Washington State for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Washington State
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #71
DE · WASHINGTON STATE · PAC-12
Buddha Peleti
- 4
- #10
- 6-2 | 250 lb
- Adelanto, CA
Heisman Heat
#15239
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DEFENSE AWARD
Nagurski
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2-star | 0.7933 | No. 2149 recruit | HighSchool | New Mexico State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★☆☆☆
to New Mexico State
Composite
0.7933
#2149 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Buddha Peleti
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Buddha Peleti
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 11g
22Tackles
7Tackles for loss
4Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
0.6Tackles for loss
0.4Sacks
Projected (13g)
26Tackles
8.3Tackles for loss
4.7Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 22): needs 29/game over remaining 2.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 22): needs 39/game over remaining 2.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 4): needs 1/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 4): needs 3/game over remaining 2.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Buddha Peleti is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Washington State's defense, with 4.0 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
22 62nd
SOLO
10 56th
TFL
7.0 94th
SACK
4.0 97th
QBH
5 90th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| 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@ 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@ 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 34-21@ Utah State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 7.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 22 | 10 | 7.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 34 | 12 | 6.5 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 60 | 24 | 15.0 | 9.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 22 | #1869/4942 | 62nd pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 7.0 | #277/4972 | 94th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 4.0 | #169/4972 | 97th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 5 | #188/1878 | 90th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 10 | #1996/4584 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Lombardi award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
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 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Losses5g | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 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 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DE cohort
65Solid starter
Elite: sacks (93rd). Strength: qb hurries (92nd). Concern: passes defended (17th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DE · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Buddha PeletiWashington StateMarcAnthony ParkerNavy· 63% simEthan WesloskiNorth Texas· 61% simMaverick BaranowskiMinnesota· 60% sim
Sacks
QB hurries
Tackles for loss
Tackles
Solo tackles
Passes defended
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Speed Rusher
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryton Thompson’s 2022 season.
Bryton Thompson
90%match
#2
Taylor Riggins
87%
#3
Tre'Mon Morris-Brash
All-Big 12
85%
#4
Joe Evans
All-AAC
84%
#5
D'Andre Ragin
82%
Matches Bryton on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Bryton on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tre'Mon Morris-Brash's senior season at UCF (2023).
Tre'Mon Morris-Brash
90%match
All-Big 12
#2
Ryan Smith
89%
#3
De'Jon Benton
All-Mountain West
87%
#4
Prince Dorbah
All-Big 12
86%
#5
Trumane Bell
86%
Matches Tre'Mon on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
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
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.1%
327 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Jake Dickert
Washington State
2023
Jake Dickert
Washington State
2025era →
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Dickert → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownAdelanto, CA
Height6'2"
Weight250 lb
Class4
PositionDE
Jersey10
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamWashington State
ConferencePac-12
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico State | DE4 | #15239 | #15390 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | DE4 | #9257 | #9847 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | DE4 | #10648 | #10612 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | Pac-12 | DE | 4 | No. 10 | 6-2 | 250 lb | Adelanto, CA |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | DE | 4 | No. 10 | 6-2 | 250 lb | Adelanto, CA |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | DE | 4 | No. 10 | 6-2 | 250 lb | Adelanto, CA |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | DE | 4 | No. 10 | 6-2 | 250 lb | Adelanto, CA |