Massive Announcement: Washington State Lands 6-foot-2, 250 Star After Decommiting

Washington State football announced the signing of linebacker Fallauga “Buddha” Peleti on Friday, the day that the transfer portal window closed for the spring.

Peleti joins Jimmy Rogers’ squad after three seasons at New Mexico State. In that time, the 6’2″ 250-pound pass rusher appeared in 36 games, recorded 58 total tackles, and made 9.5 sacks. He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

A native of Hesperia, California, Peleti was originally a three-star recruit out of Oak Hills High School, as rated by 247Sports. The outlet also rated Peleti as the No. 206 linebacker in the class of 2022.

Peleti is the second New Mexico State transfer to join the Cougars this cycle, joining defensive end Malaki Ta’ase. The Cougs have a total of 27 incoming transfers, as of April 26, for the 2025 season.

WSU recently completed their first spring camp under the direction of Rogers, who enters his first season as the head coach at WSU.

Washington State Adds San Diego State Transfer DL Darrion Dalton

The Washington State Cougars have been busy this portal cycle, particularly in shoring up the defensive front. WSU received a commitment from former San Diego State defensive lineman Darrion Dalton on Friday.

Dalton will join the Cougs as their 27th incoming transfer of the 2025 class. He is tenth WSU incoming transfer who is either a defensive lineman or a linebacker.

Originally, Dalton signed with SDSU as a three-star recruit (247Sports) out of Saguaro High School in Arizona. Dalton spent the last four seasons with the Aztecs and will have one season of eligibility remaining. In his time with SDSU, Dalton appeared in 23 total games with 24 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and a pass breakup.

He was listed on SDSU’s 2024 roster at 6’3″ and 280 pounds, adding more size to what could be a crowded defenisve line room in Pullman, but that will likely be needed in the first year of the Jimmy Rogers rebuild.