Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Alabama
Isaiah Buggs
DL • 6'5" • 286 lbs • Ruston, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Buggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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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: 2018 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Isaiah Buggs built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Ruston, LA wearing No. 49, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Isaiah Buggs' career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 192
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Isaiah Buggs, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama. Isaiah Buggs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Isaiah Buggs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DL
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 6 · Pick 19 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DL 20th (top 3%) · SEC 58th (top 9%) · National 587th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 43 | 2 | 0.5 | 7 | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 63.8 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Buggs played DL for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Isaiah Buggs recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Alabama paired 33 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.4 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: Texas A&M
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Alabama
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
8.6
Consistency
50.3
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Louisville: 2. Arkansas State: 3. Ole Miss: 2. Texas A&M: 9.5. Louisiana: 0. Arkansas: 2. Missouri: 4. Tennessee: 3.5. LSU: 2.5. Mississippi State: 3. The Citadel: 0.5. Auburn: 0. Georgia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 6 by 25. Oklahoma: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas State: 5 by 50.8. Ole Miss: 2 by 28.3. Texas A&M: 7 by 79.2. Louisiana: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 3 by 32.5. Missouri: 3 by 52.5. Tennessee: 3 by 47.5. LSU: 2 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 5 by 50.8. The Citadel: 3 by 17.5. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 14 · +2.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -2.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/8 | vs Clemson | L 16-44 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/30 | vs Oklahoma | W 45-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | @ Georgia | W 35-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Auburn | W 52-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs The Citadel | W 50-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 24-0 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/4 | @ LSUSplash game | W 29-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ TennesseeSplash game | W 58-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs MissouriSplash game | W 39-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 65-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Louisiana | W 56-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Texas A&M2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-23 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 3.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Ole MissSplash game | W 62-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 57-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 51-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Buggs story
Isaiah Buggs built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Ruston, LA wearing No. 49, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Isaiah Buggs' career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Isaiah Buggs' production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Isaiah Buggs moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 12.5 | 26 | 6 | 12.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 12.5 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 33 | 33.4 | 8.6 | 20.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 33 | 33.4 | 8.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas A&M
Week 4 · W 45-23 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9.5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
9.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Ole Miss
Week 5 · W 66-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Missouri
Week 7 · W 39-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
64.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 8 · W 58-21 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Mississippi State
Week 11 · W 24-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Alabama
33 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 8.6 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Alabama
63.8
33 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Alabama
41.7
12.5 primary · 26 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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