Player Dossier

2020-2025

Pittsburgh

Buddy Mack III

DB • 6'0" • 214 lbs • Greer, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Buddy Mack III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

6

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

20212223242425

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Pittsburgh • South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Buddy Mack III, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Buddy Mack III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 0 primary output with 7.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, South Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 0 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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2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6

Usage

1.2

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Clemson: 0. Duke: 0. Syracuse: 0. Wake Forest: 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. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=6
First Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=7

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

16.7 vs Unknown

Result
Sun 12/5@ Wake ForestW 45-2111000
Sun 11/28@ SyracuseW 31-1411000
Sat 11/6@ DukeW 54-2910000
Sat 10/23vs ClemsonW 27-1710000
Sat 10/16@ Virginia TechW 28-710000
Sat 10/2@ Georgia TechW 52-2110000
Sat 9/25vs Unknown42000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Carolina

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh07.31.6
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh061.20
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh00
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh00
2024 PostseasonSouth Carolina04.20.80
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina04.20.80
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina06.31.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.8 takeover score.

#2

Virginia Tech

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#5

Kentucky

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

0 primary output · 7.3 efficiency · 1.6 usage

36.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · South Carolina

35.9

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

35.7

0 primary · 6 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8936

Lafayette Christian Academy · Lafayette, LA

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

24

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Buddy Mack III quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
24