Usage / Role
33%
Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Malcolm Buggs built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Opelika, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Malcolm Buggs' career was his defensive production: 78...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Malcolm Buggs, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama. Malcolm Buggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Malcolm Buggs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · S
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Opelika · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Opelika · 27 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · S 132nd (top 29%) · Sun Belt 75th (top 17%) · National 962nd (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 9 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 25.2 |
Related Context
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Malcolm Buggs played S for South Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malcolm Buggs recorded 7 rushing yards and 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 7 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
Memphis
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Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Texas State: 0. Memphis: 1. App State: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Alabama State: 0. Troy: 0.5. Arkansas State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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. Alabama State: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 1 by 9.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
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 Alabama State | W 45-7 | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Malcolm Buggs story
Malcolm Buggs built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Opelika, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Malcolm Buggs' career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 4 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malcolm Buggs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value 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 | 7 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2.5 | 19.2 | 4.3 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 4 · L 35-52
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Alabama A&M
Week 3 · W 45-0
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia Southern
Week 6 · L 13-48 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma State
Week 2 · L 7-44
1
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia Southern
Week 12 · L 0-52 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
7 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
54.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · South Alabama
37.5
0 primary · 5 efficiency · 0.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
25.2
2.5 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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