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Player Dossier
2014-2018Illinois
AJ Bush
QB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Pass-first distributorVolume operator
AJ Bush is a pass-first distributor with 34.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
2
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player 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:...
Read the storyAJ Bush, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Illinois. AJ Bush is a pass-first distributor with 34.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 2,374
- Passing yards
- 1,512
- Rushing yards
- 862
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
AJ Bush quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 2,374
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2018 Total offense rank
- 2,146 total offense · QB 88th (top 25%) · Big Ten 11th (top 6%) · National 89th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 5 | 228 | 99 | 129 | 1 | 35.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 2,146 | 1,413 | 733 | 14 | 77.1 |
Related Context
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AJ Bush played QB for Virginia Tech and Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, AJ Bush recorded 1,512 passing yards, 862 rushing yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Illinois paired 2,146 primary output with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 52.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with 89 yards of offense and 75.6 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2017 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
5
Primary Metric / G
45.6
Efficiency
52.5
Usage
8
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 82. Old Dominion: 44. North Carolina: 89. Georgia Tech: 11. Pittsburgh: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 7 by 79.2. Old Dominion: 6 by 70.4. North Carolina: 11 by 75.6. Georgia Tech: 4 by 27.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins54.3 · Games = 4 · +43.3 vs Losses
Losses11 · Games = 1 · -43.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs East Carolina
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
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Virginia Tech
2014-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Illinois
2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 228 | 52.5 | 8 | 228 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 2,146 | 58.9 | 34.5 | 1,918 |
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
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
8
Above avg efficiency
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