Usage Score
7.2
Player Dossier
2016-2022Northern Illinois
Kyle Pugh
LB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Chicago Heights, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyle Pugh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
28.1
Consistency
14.8
Season Value
13.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
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.
Kyle Pugh, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Kyle Pugh shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 3 primary output with 33.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
28.1
Usage
7.2
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Tulsa: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Kentucky: 0. Ball State: 1. Toledo: 0. Ohio: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Miami (OH): 1
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. Unknown: 8 by 33.3. Tulsa: 4 by 26.7. Vanderbilt: 12 by 50. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Ball State: 8 by 43.3. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 6 by 35. Central Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Miami (OH): 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Losses0.5 · n=8
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.1 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=9
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
50 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11/17 | vs Miami (OH) | L 23-29 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Central Michigan | L 22-35 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio | L 17-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Toledo | L 32-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State | L 38-44 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Kentucky | L 23-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Vanderbilt10+ tackles | L 28-38 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Tulsa | L 35-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Unknown | — | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Northern Illinois
2016-2022
Opening stop
Season Progression
2016201720182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 38.7 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4.5 | 38.7 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 33.8 | 14.5 | -1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 38.3 | 12.2 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | -5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 28.1 | 7.2 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Central Michigan
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.4 takeover score.
#2
Akron
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.
#3
Boston College
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.
#4
Nebraska
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#5
Ball State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
3 primary output · 33.8 efficiency · 14.5 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
36.5
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
30.6
3 primary · 38.7 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2015 · Rating 0.8281
Bloom · Chicago Heights, IL
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
215
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.