Colorado State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster

Jersey Number 8
Buom Jock
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mankato, Minn.
- High School:
- Episcopal
Awards and Honors
• All-Mountain West, Second Team (League, 2024)
at Colorado State
Sophomore, 2024 (12/12):
• Started 12 games at middle linebacker
• Led the team with 100 tackles with 40 solo stops and 2.5 TFs
• Recorded an interception against New Mexico
• Added a forced fumble at Air Force
• Had three games with double-figure tackles with a season-high 13 against UTEP
Freshman, 2023 (12/0):
• Saw game action in all 12 games, making his first collegiate appearance in the season opener against Washington State
• Totaled 34 tackles on the season, including 14 solo stops
• Added 0.5 TFL against Utah Tech
• Recovered a fumble against Boise State
• A three-sport letterman, including basketball and track
• Had 54 receptions for 814 yards and nine touchdowns
• Added 52 tackles with four interceptions
• Averaged 16.7 points per game on the basketball team as a junior
• Football captain as a senior
• Full name is Buomkuoth
• Father is Malakal Padoch and mother is Elizabeth Khoor
• One of seven children, brothers Padoch, Jal and Sudan, and sisters Nyachaing, Nyadak, and Nyabhan
• All-Mountain West, Second Team (League, 2024)
at Colorado State
Sophomore, 2024 (12/12):
• Started 12 games at middle linebacker
• Led the team with 100 tackles with 40 solo stops and 2.5 TFs
• Recorded an interception against New Mexico
• Added a forced fumble at Air Force
• Had three games with double-figure tackles with a season-high 13 against UTEP
Freshman, 2023 (12/0):
• Saw game action in all 12 games, making his first collegiate appearance in the season opener against Washington State
• Totaled 34 tackles on the season, including 14 solo stops
• Added 0.5 TFL against Utah Tech
• Recovered a fumble against Boise State
Personal/High School
• Played for coach Kadeem Rodgers• A three-sport letterman, including basketball and track
• Had 54 receptions for 814 yards and nine touchdowns
• Added 52 tackles with four interceptions
• Averaged 16.7 points per game on the basketball team as a junior
• Football captain as a senior
• Full name is Buomkuoth
• Father is Malakal Padoch and mother is Elizabeth Khoor
• One of seven children, brothers Padoch, Jal and Sudan, and sisters Nyachaing, Nyadak, and Nyabhan
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