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8 Buddha Peleti

  • Position DE
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 250
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Adelanto, Calif.
  • High School Oak Hills HS

Biography

2022 (Freshman)
Played 11 games for the Crimson & White in a reserve role en route to a Quick Lanes Bowl victory… Posted four tackles on the season, with 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack… Recorded his first career tackle at Camp Randall Stadium against Wisconsin, a half-sack… Posted a tackle for loss in the Aggies’ dominating road win over Liberty (11/26).

High School
A 2022 graduate from Oak Hills High School in Hesperia, California … Peleti was a two-way force at Oak Hills, playing defensive end, linebacker, fullback, and also long snapping … Rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports … Went 9-1 in his senior campaign under Robert Metzger, winning the Mojave River League … Played in a pair of All-Star games … Earned All-State, All-Division, All-League, and All-Area honors … Named the Mojave River League Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 … Recorded 58 total tackles including 39 solo, 12 TFL, six sacks, and a forced fumble as a senior … Had a 57-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown that was the eventual game-winning score against Apple Valley in a battle for the MRL title.
 
Personal
The son of Failauga Peleti and Tanya Gillett … Full name is Failauga Ioane Peleti … Has four siblings – Mia, Lole, Lela, and Sam … Majoring in kinesiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2022Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 235 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2023Sophomore

    Outside Linebacker
    6'2" 250 lbs
    40
  • 8

    2024Junior

    Defensive End
    6'2" 250 lbs
    8