Taariq (Buddah) Al-Uqdah wrapped up his redshirt freshman season at Washington State. The standout linebacker ended the season on a high, establishing himself a clear role on the Cougar defense. But before he was starting at linebacker, making tackles and picking off passes at Gesa Field he had to battle through injury and climb the ranks of the Cougar depth chart.
Al-Uqdah attended Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. In his senior year Al-Uqdah was named Ocean League Player of the Year and was selected to play in the All-American Bowl. This led to Al-Uqdah being a three-star prospect by 247 sports and the No.