Jamari Buddin
Arrives at Duquesne for fifth collegiate season · Began career in 2021 at Penn State, spending two seasons as a Nittany Lion ... Played 13 games with 12 tackles ... 8 tackles (1.5 TFL), 1 fumble recovery and a QB hurry in nine games during 2022 season. · Played 2024 and 2025 seasons at Grand Valley State (DII) in Michigan ... Played in 19 games totaling 37 tackles with 10 TFLs and two sacks ... 2024: battled early season injury and made nine tackles (2.0 for loss) in nine appearances ... 2025: played all 10 games with 28 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, and 2.0 sacks. · Was consensus top-15 recruit out of the state of Michigan in 2020 ... Two-time first team all-conference selection and four-year letterwinner out of Belleville HS ... Was HS team captain ... Earned Detroit News All-West team, Detroit News Dream Team, and MaxPreps All-Great Lakes Region honors ... Also was an honorable mention all-conference basketball player. Son of Allison and John Buddin · Has two sisters, Madison and Taylor
- TransferredJamari Buddin (DL) officially transferred from Grand Valley State University to Duquesne University
- TransferredJamari Buddin (DL) officially transferred from Pennsylvania State University to Grand Valley State University
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duquesne University | 6 | 0 | -- | Med. | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Grand Valley State University | 10 | 10 | -- | High | 28 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Grand Valley State University | 9 | 0 | -- | Low | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Pennsylvania State University | 9 | 0 | -- | Med. | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Pennsylvania State University | 4 | 0 | -- | Med. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 38 | 10 | -- | Med. | 57 | 17 | 18.5 | 26 | 2.0 |
Profile last updated Nov 9, 2026