Last confirmed: Alabama, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 286 lb · Ruston, LA
Isaiah Buggs: DL · Alabama · #49.
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Isaiah Buggs
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent two seasons in the Alabama defensive front. On tape: 7 tackles and 4 tackles for loss against Texas A&M, Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Louisville | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-7vs Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-7@ Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-23vs No. 22 Texas A&M | 7 | 3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 56-14vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-31@ Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-10vs Missouri | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 58-21@ Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-0@ No. 4 LSU | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-0vs No. 18 Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-17vs The Citadel | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-28@ No. 4 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-34vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-44vs No. 2 Clemson | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 24 | 14.0 | 10.0 | — | 3 |
Week 4 · 2018
W 45-23
vs Texas A&M
3.5 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Texas A&M.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%14 TFLSack rate
19%10 sacksHurry rate
12%6 hurries52 tackles · 14 for loss · 10 sacks.
2 seasons under Nick Saban — 27-2 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
43.8%
438 pass / 563 run
Plays / game
66.7
15 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
52 tackles in 15 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Alabama, 12 sacks — drafted at #192 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 8th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 8th NFL season
