With selection 244 of the NFL Draft the New Orleans Saints select
Isaiah Buggs, NT, Alabama
Height: 6-2. Weight: 306. Arm: 30.88. Hand: 9.00.
40 Time: 5.15. 10-Yd: 1.82. Three Cone: 8.01.
Bench: 20. Vertical: 24.5. Broad: 8-0.
3/23/19: Buggs did not have a very impressive performance at the Senior Bowl. He would flash occasionally, but was not consistent in practice. In speaking to team sources, they dinged him in their reports for running hot and cold and "playing when he wants to play." Buggs also is short and undersized for the NFL.
Buggs played well for Alabama in 2018 with 51 tackles with 13.5 tackles for a loss, 9.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and three passes batted. The sack numbers that Buggs produced came from a lot of disruption caused by Quinnen Williams and other Alabama defenders. Buggs is a nice player who has strength, quickness and athleticism. He looks like a solid second-day talent.
8/29/18: According to NFL teams' preseason data provided by team sources, Buggs checks in at 6-foot-2, 294-pounds with 30.63-inch arms, nine-inch hands, and a 75.13-inch wingspan. They have him running the 40-yard dash in 4.99 seconds.
Alabama is not a program that hits the junior-college ranks hard, but Buggs was an exception, and he surprisingly won a starting spot right away at Alabama. In 2017, Buggs had 51 tackles with four tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks. He could be even better now that he has a year of experience in the SEC. Buggs should see a lot of good blocking looks with Raekwon Davis drawing attention.