JJ Pegues

Jeremiah J'veon "JJ" Pegues (; born November 25, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels. Pegues was selected by the Raiders in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life Pegues was born in Oxford, Mississippi, and attended Oxford High School where he played football and basketball. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Auburn Tigers.

College career Auburn As a freshman at Auburn University in 2020, Pegues played as a tight end and had seven receptions for 57 yards, while also rushing five times for 14 yards. He was converted to a defensive tackle prior to the 2021 season. In 2021, Pegues tallied 17 tackles with two being for a loss, in 13 games. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. In 2023, Pegues played in all 13 games for the Rebels starting in 12, where he notched 42 tackles with eight being for a loss, three and a half sacks, and four pass deflections. Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named the recipient of the Chucky Mullins Award.

College statistics Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Rushing Receiving GP GS Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg PD FR Yds TD FF Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 2020 Auburn 11 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5 14 2.8 0 7 57 8.1 0 2021 Auburn 13 1 11 5 16 2 0.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 Ole Miss 12 0 15 11 26 5 3.0 — — — 2 — — — — 1 4 4.0 0 1 1 1.0 1 2023 Ole Miss 13 12 18 24 42 8 3.5 — — — 4 — — — — 4 13 3.3 0 — — — — 2024 Ole Miss 12 10 18 23 41 14 3.5 — — — 1 1 0 — — 20 62 3.1 7 — — — —Career 61 24 62 63 125 29 10.0 — — — 7 1 0 — — 30 93 3.1 7 8 58 7.3 1

Professional career

Pegues was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 180th pick in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft. On May 8, 2025, Pegues signed a 4-year contract with the Raiders worth $4.47 million.

NFL career statistics

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2025 LV 9 0 11 4 7 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Career 9 0 11 4 7 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0