Usage Score
4.3
Player Dossier
2014-2018South Alabama
Malcolm Buggs
S • 5'9" • 205 lbs • Opelika, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malcolm Buggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.2
Consistency
10
Season Value
9.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Malcolm Buggs, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · South Alabama. Malcolm Buggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 0 primary output with 5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
4.3
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Texas State: 0. Memphis: 1. App State: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Unknown: 0. Troy: 0.5. Arkansas State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 4 by 16.7. Memphis: 6 by 35. App State: 6 by 25. Georgia Southern: 8 by 43.3. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 1 by 9.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=2 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · +0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs Georgia Southern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 31-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Arkansas State | L 14-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/24 | vs Troy | L 17-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Georgia Southern | L 13-48 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ App State | L 7-52 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Memphis | L 35-52 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Texas State | W 41-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Oklahoma State | L 13-55 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 26-30 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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South Alabama
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 6 | 21.5 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2.5 | 19.2 | 4.3 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Georgia Southern
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#2
Memphis
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
#4
Arkansas State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.
#5
Georgia Southern
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · South Alabama
0 primary output · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
13.3
6 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
9.7
2.5 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7986
Opelika · Opelika, AL
- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
78
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.