Buddha Jones

Senior defensive tackle on Troy's 2023 roster.

DT · Troy · Sr. · #4

6′3″ · 317 lb · Tallahassee, FL

CFB Index 62 · #98 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceTroy 2023 alumnus

The story

4 defensive tackle on Troy's roster.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Kent State in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 3178 nationally · Signed with Kent State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Troy, 74 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20197 games

Signed with Kent State2-star out of Amos P. Godby

20213 games

The snaps went the other way.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3178 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Chip Lindsey

Troy

2022–2023

Jon Sumrall

Troy

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chip Lindsey → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Kent State7-6HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy

2020Kent State3-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Troy5-7HC: Chip Lindsey · Balanced

2022Troy12-2HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning

2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

62Quality starter #98 of 302?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (20th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1055 / 2842 · 60th pct

3.0

Tackles#1360 / 2842 · 51st pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#2200 / 2842 · 20th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.0	0.4	0.0	0.0
Road7g	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	1.5	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Gerad Parker

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

62 · #98 of 302 interior linemen

Two-star recruit. Now #98 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Troy	29	8	3.0	2	--	--
2022	Troy	26	9	2.5	--	--	--
2021	Troy	7	2	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Kent State	2	--	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Kent State	10	5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		74	24	5.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 48–30

vs Stephen F. Austin

1 TOT

Edged out Stephen F. Austin at home in a shootout.

With K. Vidal — 248 rush yds (25 car) · G. Watson — 198 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.1 · -1 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 48-30vs Stephen F. Austin	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 13-42@ Kansas State	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 14-16vs James Madison	2	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 27-24vs Western Kentucky	1	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 28-7@ Georgia State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 37-3vs Arkansas State	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 19-0@ Army	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 31-13@ Texas State	5	1	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 10	W 28-10vs South Alabama	2	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 11	W 45-14@ UL Monroe	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-24vs Louisiana	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 35-17@ Southern Miss	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 49-23vs App State	5	0	0.5	—	0
Bowl	L 10-17@ Duke	1	0	0.0	—	2
Total		29	8	3.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology