Milton Bugg III: DB · Air Force · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Milton Bugg III
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three seasons in the Air Force secondary to date. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UNLV — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 11 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Lafayette | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-3@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 45-49vs Utah State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14vs Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ Boise State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-20vs No. 22 San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-21vs Army | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Colorado State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-39@ Nevada | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14vs UNLV | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 51 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 |
Week 7 · 2021
W 24-17
at Boise State
1 interception · 8 tackles · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL55 tackles · 1 for loss · 12 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 26-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
12.1%
112 pass / 811 run
Plays / game
76.9
12 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 104 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
