Isaiah Buggs
👑 Dynasty DNA · 5 seasons · 3 titlesRole Player
Height6'3"
Weight335 lb
BornAug 24, 1996
Age29
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2019
Draft2019 · Rd 6, Pick 192 · PIT
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context3
Title Seasons
5
Dynasty Seasons
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3922 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 85% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5
Avg surplus
peak +5
1 seasons × ~5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2019 | — | PIT | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 75 | 12.8% | 2 | 4.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | PIT | 5 | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 131 | 18.9% | 13 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | — | PIT | 9 | — | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 227 | 34.5% | 42 | 16.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | DET | 16 | — | 44 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 755 | 66.8% | 3 | 3.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | DET | 7 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 254 | 39.4% | 1 | 4.0% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Career | — | 40 | — | 81 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,442 | 34.5% | 61 | 7.7% | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | PIT | 3 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | PIT | 5 | 0* | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 25 | PIT | 9 | 0* | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 26 | DET | 16 | 11* | 44 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2023 | 27 | DET | 7 | 0* | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Career | 40 | 11* | 81 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | PIT | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 75 | 12.8% | 2 | 4.5% |
| 2020 | 24 | PIT | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 131 | 18.9% | 13 | 9.8% |
| 2021 | 25 | PIT | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 227 | 34.5% | 42 | 16.6% |
| 2022 | 26 | DET | 17 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 755 | 66.8% | 3 | 3.7% |
| 2023 | 27 | DET | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 254 | 39.4% | 1 | 4.0% |
| Career | 56 | 11* | — | — | 1,442 | — | 61 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | PIT | 10 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 25 | PIT | 10 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26 | DET | 17 | 11* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 27 | DET | 10 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Career | 47 | 11* | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 40 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 40 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
44
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 43.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 40· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 30.4
Availability 12.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2020bestavg 392023
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+40
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1001.595Snap share34.5%Def snaps1,442ReliableCV 0.32
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2019
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.15s
40-Yard
Below avg · 29th pct
Pos 29thAll 13thClass Pos 31thClass All 13th
24.5"
Vertical
Low · 5th pct
Pos 5thAll 2thClass Pos 4thClass All 1th
96"
Broad Jump
Low · 4th pct
Pos 4thAll 2thClass Pos 4thClass All 1th
20 reps
Bench
Low · 8th pct
Pos 8thAll 44thClass Pos 3thClass All 48th
8.01s
3-Cone
Low · 13th pct
Pos 13thAll 5thClass Pos 15thClass All 7th
4.83s
Shuttle
Low · 14th pct
Pos 14thAll 6thClass Pos 23thClass All 8th
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama; Mississippi Gulf Coast CC), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Tyson AlualuDE4yCameron SuttonCB4yBen RoethlisbergerQB3yCameron HeywardDE3yChris BoswellK3yJoe HadenCB3yT.J. WattOLB3yJuJu Smith-SchusterWR3yMinkah FitzpatrickFS3yDevin BushLB3yDiontae JohnsonWR3yTerrell EdmundsS3yRobert SpillaneLB3yChukwuma OkoraforOT3yBenny SnellRB3yJames WashingtonWR3yMarcus AllenLB3yJustin LayneCB3yZach GentryTE3yMason RudolphQB3yUlysees GilbertLB3yZach BannerOT3yTrey EdmundsRB3yJared GoffQB2y
2019 Draft Class· this player went #192
#184Travis FulghamWR#185Ka'dar HollmanCB#186Ty JohnsonRB#187Juwann WinfreeWR#188David Long Jr.ILB#189Drew ForbesOT#190Armon WattsDT#191Marcus EppsSAF#193Olisaemeka UdohOT#194Dexter WilliamsRB#195Xavier CrawfordDB#196Blessuan AustinDB#197Trace McSorleyQB#198Tim HarrisCB#199Gerri GreenDE#200Emeke EgbuleLB
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2022team change
Joined DET (from PIT)
- 2019draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 6, Pick 192
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 335 lb
Frame
306 lb at 5.15s
Size-speed
24.5" vert / 96" broad
Explosion
20 reps
Bench power
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 1 | W11Out· Illness |
| 2021 | PIT | 3 | W13Out· AnkleW14Out· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW18Out· Illness |
| 2020 | PIT | 0 | W10Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
40
peak 44
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2020
C2021
C+2022
C2023
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
67%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.1 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3922 all-time of 4,642. 1.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #192 (Rd 6) · PIT · 2019 · +14.1 vs expected KV-H
40actual
25.9 expected · Δ+14.1
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