Player Career

AJ Bush Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

AJ Bush story

AJ Bush built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Illinois and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of AJ Bush's career was his passing role: 1,512 passing yards, 7 touchdown passes, 228 attempts, and 862 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 862 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois and Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: AJ Bush moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Illinois

    2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0
2015 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech00
2016 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech00
2017 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech22852.58228
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois2,14658.934.51,918

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Minnesota

Week 10 · W 55-31 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

343

Total Offense

90.4 takeover

343 total offense with 79.7 efficiency.

#2

vs Kent State

Week 1 · W 31-24

329

Total Offense

88 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

329 total offense with 72.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Northwestern

Week 13 · L 16-24 · Conference game

337

Total Offense

86.4 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

337 total offense with 60.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Nebraska

Week 11 · L 35-54 · Conference game

313

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

313 total offense with 57.2 efficiency.

#5

@ Rutgers

Week 6 · W 38-17 · Conference game

205

Total Offense

72.7 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

205 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Illinois

2,146 primary output · 58.9 efficiency · 34.5 usage

77.1

#2

2017 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

35.1

228 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 8 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency