JJ Pegues

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft, April 26, 2025.

2025: Played in 11 games and recorded 11 tackles (four solo), one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery…Was inactive for eight games (Weeks 1-3 and 6-10)….(9/28) vs. Chi.: Made NFL debut and recorded one tackle...(10/5) at Ind.: Posted one tackle...(11/23) vs. Cle.: Totaled two tackles (one) and one tackle for loss...(11/30) at LAC: Notched one tackle...(12/7) vs. Den.: Had one tackle...(12/14) at Phi.: Saw action on defense and special teams...(12/21) at Hou.: Appeared on defense..(12/28) vs. NYG: Posted three tackles (two)...(1/4/26) vs. KC: Compiled two tackles and one fumble recovery.

COLLEGE: Played in 62 career games with 25 starts over five college seasons, including two seasons at Auburn (2020-21) and three seasons at Ole Miss (2022-24), amassing 126 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery on the defensive side of the ball…Also played a considerable amount on offense as well during his college career, racking up 100 yards and seven touchdowns on 31 rushing attempts (3.2 avg.) as well as 58 yards and one touchdown on eight receptions (7.3 avg.)…Began his career at tight end before transitioning to defensive tackle in 2021…As a fifth-year senior in 2024, played in all 13 games (11 starts), seeing action on both sides of the ball, finishing with 42 tackles, a career-high 14 tackles for loss (6th in SEC), 3.5 sacks, five QB hits, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed…Also rushed 21 times for 69 yards and seven touchdowns – ranking second on the team in rushing touchdowns and leading the nation among defenders…Earned All-SEC First Team (CFN) and All-SEC Third Team (Coaches, Phil Steele) and was a Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist and the 2024 Chucky Mullins Courage Award winner…As a senior in 2023, appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts…Notched career-highs in tackles (42), tackle for loss (8.0), sacks (3.5) and pass defensed (four), also added two QB hurries...Also rushed four times for 13 yards…As a junior in 2022, played in 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman and totaled 26 tackles, five tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks…Also caught a one-yard touchdown pass…In his sophomore season in 2021, converted to defensive line from tight end and played in 13 games, totaling 16 tackles and two tackles for loss…As a true freshman in 2020, played tight end in 11 games, finishing with seven catches for 57 yards (8.1 avg.)…Also rushed five times for 14 yards.

PERSONAL: Attended Oxford (Miss.) High School, where he led the Oxford Chargers to a Class 6A state championship as a senior…Named to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen…Also played basketball.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: TACKLES: Total – 3, 12/28/25 vs. NYG. Solo – 2, 12/28/25 vs. NYG.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2025 Draft, April 26, 2024.

AT A GLANCE
• Played in 62 career games with 25 starts, including two seasons at Auburn (2020-21) and three seasons at Ole Miss (2022-24), amassing 126 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery on the defensive side of the ball.
• Saw action on offense as well during his college career, racking up 100 yards and seven touchdowns on 31 rushing attempts (3.2 avg.) as well as 58 yards and one touchdown on eight receptions (7.3 avg.).
• In his final season at Ole Miss (2024), played in all 13 games with 11 starts, seeing action on both sides of the ball, finishing with 42 tackles (10th on team), a career-high 14 tackles for loss (6th in SEC), 3.5 sacks, five QB hits, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed. Also rushed 21 times for 69 yards and seven touchdowns – ranking second on the team in rushing touchdowns and leading the nation among defenders.

COLLEGE: Played in 62 career games with 25 starts over five college seasons, including two seasons at Auburn (2020-21) and three seasons at Ole Miss (2022-24), amassing 126 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, seven passes defensed and one fumble recovery on the defensive side of the ball…Also played a considerable amount on offense as well during his college career, racking up 100 yards and seven touchdowns on 31 rushing attempts (3.2 avg.) as well as 58 yards and one touchdown on eight receptions (7.3 avg.)…Began his career at tight end before transitioning to defensive tackle in 2021…Fifth-Year Senior (2024): In his final season at Ole Miss (2024), played in all 13 games (11 starts), seeing action on both sides of the ball, finishing with 42 tackles (10th on team), a career-high 14 tackles for loss (6th in SEC), 3.5 sacks, five QB hits, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed…Also rushed 21 times for 69 yards and seven touchdowns – ranking second on the team in rushing touchdowns and leading the nation among defenders…Earned All-SEC First Team (CFN) and All-SEC Third Team (Coaches, Phil Steele) and was a Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist and the 2024 Chucky Mullins Courage Award winner…Started at DT, recorded four tackles (three) and 2.0 tackle for loss, along with two carries for 12 yards and one rushing TD on offense against Furman…Started at DT and picked up one solo tackle for loss and one QB hurry in 45 snaps against Middle Tennessee…Recorded three tackles, a half-sack and tackle for loss with two QB hurries, along with two rushes for four yards at Wake Forest…Started at DE, got three tackles (two), a tackle for loss and recovered a fumble, along with a rushing TD against Georgia Southern…Made four tackles (one) and 0.5 tackle for loss against Kentucky…Made two solo tackles, one for a three-yard loss, and rushed for two touchdowns in 40 snaps at South Carolina…Recorded four tackles (two) with one tackle for loss and one QB hurry and rushed once for five yards at LSU…Notched career-high six tackles (four solo) with additional highs of 3.0 tackle for loss for 23 yards and 2.0 sacks for 15 yards, also rushed once for a one-yard TD against Oklahoma…Recorded five tackles (one), also rushed for a TD in two attempts at Arkansas…Recorded one tackle for loss and one rush for nine yards and a first down against Georgia… assisted on two tackles with a half sack, had career-highs in rushing attempts (six) and yards (19) at Florida…Tied career-high with six tackles with 1.5 tackle for loss and one half sack while also rushing two times for six yards and one TD against Mississippi State…Assisted on one tackle and added one QB hurry and also rushed once for seven yards for a first down and was targeted once in the passing game in Ole Miss' Gator Bowl victory…Senior (2023): Played in all 13 games, starting 12 on the defensive line and played 619 snaps across defense, special teams and offense…Notched career-highs in tackles (42), tackle for loss (8.0), sacks (3.5) and pass defensed (four), also added two QB hurries...Also rushed four times for 13 yards…Junior (2022): Appeared in 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman in his first season at Ole Miss, totaling 26 tackles, five tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks…Also caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Jaxson Dart on a Rebel goal line stand, marking his first career touchdown reception…Sophomore (2021): Converted to defensive line from tight end and played in 13 games, totaling 16 tackles and two tackles for loss…Freshman (2020): Played tight end as a true freshman and played in 11 games, finishing with seven catches for 57 yards (8.1 avg.)…Also rushed five times for 14 yards.

PERSONAL: Attended Oxford (Miss.) High School, where he led the Oxford Chargers to a Class 6A state championship as a senior…Named to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen…Also played basketball in high school….Full name is Jeremiah J'veon Pegues.