Devin Bush Jr.

Devin Bush
Bush in 2017
Michigan Wolverines – No. 10
Position Linebacker
Class Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Chas. Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, FL)
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-18) July 18, 1998
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Devin Bush Jr. (born July 18, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines football team.

Early years

Bush was born in 1998. He is the son of Devin Bush, who played at the safety position in the National Football League from 1995 to 2002. Bush grew up in Pembroke Pines, Florida, where he attended Charles W. Flanagan High School.[1]

University of Michigan

Recruiting and 2016 season

In December 2015, Bush rejected a scholarship offer from Florida State, where his father played, and committed instead to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team.[2][3] In February 2016, Michigan hired Bush's father as a defensive analyst for the football coaching staff.[4][5]

Bush enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2016. He appeared in all 13 games as a freshman for the 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team.[1] He earned a reputation as the hardest hitting player on the Michigan team.[6]

In April 2017, Bush impressed observers in the spring game.[7][8]

2017 season

Bush won the starting job at inside linebacker on the 2017 Michigan team.[9][10]

In the season opener against Florida, he posted a team-high seven tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks.[11]

Two weeks later, he had a career-high 12 tackles against Air Force on September 16, 2017. Through the first three games of the season, he led the Big Ten Conference with four sacks and five tackles for loss.[12]

After Michigan defeated Purdue on September 23, Nick Baumgardner of the Detroit Free Press credited Bush with 13 "impact plays" in the game, rated him the best player on Michigan's defensive unit, and called him "more or less, a one-man wrecking crew."[13]

During the 2017 season, Bush was tied for seventh in the conference with 94 stops, including 35 solo tackles. His 9.5 tackles for loss include 5.0 sacks. Following the 2017 season, Bush was named to the All-Big Ten defensive first-team by the coaches, and second-team by the media.[14] He was also named a Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation.[15]

2018 season

Prior to the 2018 season, Bush was voted captain of the Wolverines by his teammates.[16] Bush was also named an AP preseason first team All-American.[17] During the opening game against Notre Dame where he had 1.5 sacks, Bush left the game during the second quarter and was evaluated for cramps.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Devin Bush". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Linebacker recruit Devin Bush Jr. spurns FSU, commits to Michigan". Orlando Sentinel. December 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Flanagan star linebacker Devin Bush Jr. chooses Michigan". Miami Herald. December 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Michigan football, Jim Harbaugh hire signee's father". UPI. February 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Michigan hires Devin Bush Sr. as defensive analyst". ESPN.com. February 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (June 30, 2017). "Hardest hitting Wolverine? Devin Bush says he's a crusher". The Detroit News.
  7. ↑ Jake Lourim (April 15, 2017). "Michigan linebacker Devin Bush Jr. stands out in spring game". Detroit Free Press.
  8. ↑ "Devin Bush Jr. continues to aim high, wants to be a defensive leader for Michigan". Mlive.com. June 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Michigan's Devin Bush more comfortable at MLB, but still learning from veteran". Detroit Free Press. August 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ Angelique S. Chengelis (August 17, 2017). "Michigan's Devin Bush ready to make hits big, frequent". The Detroit News.
  11. ↑ Orion Sang (September 2, 2017). "On big stage, Bush showcases star potential". The Michigan Daily.
  12. ↑ "Michigan LB Devin Bush leading Big Ten in sacks, and his 'best' is yet to come". Mlive.com. September 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ Nick Baumgardner (September 24, 2017). "Michigan football film study: Devin Bush Jr. is wrecking people". Detroit Free Press.
  14. ↑ "Thirteen Wolverines Named All-Big Ten on Defense, Special Teams". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  15. ↑ "2017 Walter Camp All-America First and Second Teams". waltercamp.org. December 7, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  16. ↑ Chengelis, Angelique (August 26, 2018). "Ben Bredeson, Karan Higdon, Tyree Kinnel, Devin Bush named Michigan captains". Detroit News. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  17. ↑ Russo, Ralph (August 21, 2018). "Love, Oliver, Grier lead AP Preseason All-America team". fox8live.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  18. ↑ Sang, Orion (September 1, 2018). "Michigan football's Devin Bush leaves Notre Dame game with cramps". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
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