He scored a whopping 84 points, including punt returns, and also averaged a touchdown every five times he touched the ball.

He is often considered one of the greatest receivers in West Virginia University football history, along with greats such as Reggie Rembert, Jerry Porter, Chris Henry, and David Sills.

In his final NFL season, 1979, Buggs totaled 46 receptions for 631 yards and a touchdown while playing all 16 games for the first time in his career.

On April 29, 1980, Buggs was traded along with a fourth round pick (Larry Flowers) in the 1980 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for cornerback Jeris White.

In 1980, he helped the Edmonton Eskimos, led by quarterback Warren Moon, win the Grey Cup, which is the CFL's championship game.