Player Dossier

2016-2021

USC

Bubba Bolden

S • 6'3" • 204 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Bubba Bolden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.8

Efficiency

34.3

Consistency

54.7

Season Value

27.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · USC

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
USC • Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

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.

Bubba Bolden, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · USC. Bubba Bolden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

USC paired 0 primary output with 6.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 34.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, Miami.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: App State

Win with 2 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Miami

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

34.3

Usage

9.8

Consistency

54.7

Best Game by takeover score

NC State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1.5. App State: 2. Michigan State: 1. Unknown: 0. Virginia: 0. North Carolina: 0. NC State: 2

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. Alabama: 5 by 35.8. App State: 8 by 53.3. Michigan State: 10 by 51.7. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Virginia: 8 by 33.3. North Carolina: 7 by 29.2. NC State: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

Wins2 · n=2 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=4 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=3 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

App State

Best efficiency game

53.3 vs App State

Result
Sat 10/23vs NC StateW 31-3011110
Sat 10/16@ North CarolinaL 42-4575000
Thu 9/30vs VirginiaL 28-3085000
Sat 9/25vs Unknown32000
Sat 9/18vs Michigan State10+ tacklesL 17-38108100
Sat 9/11vs App StateW 25-2384101
Sat 9/4vs AlabamaL 13-44510.5001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami

    2019-2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

201620172019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUSC0
2017 Regular SeasonUSC06.71.10
2019 Regular SeasonMiami215.22.52
2020 PostseasonMiami11.538.17.39.5
2020 Regular SeasonMiami11.538.17.30
2021 Regular SeasonMiami6.534.39.8-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida State

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

App State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.

#3

NC State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma State

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

#5

Florida State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · USC

0 primary output · 6.7 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Miami

27.2

6.5 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 9.8 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Miami

19.5

11.5 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.972

Bishop Gorman · Las Vegas, NV

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

135

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Bubba Bolden quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
135