Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Purdue
Gary Bush
WR • 6'0" • Miami, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Gary Bush reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Gary Bush built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Gary Bush's career was his receiving role: 91 catches, 822...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Gary Bush, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Purdue. Gary Bush reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 822
- Receptions
- 91
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Gary Bush quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 822
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Columbus · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Columbus · 54 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2013
- 2013 Receiving yards rank
- 57 receiving yards · WR 682nd (top 74%) · Big Ten 107th (top 64%) · National 1,143rd (top 62%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 36.8 |
| 2011 Postseason | Purdue | 12 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 57.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 23 | 220 | 2 | 57.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 41 | 360 | 7 | 67 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 35.3 |
Related Context
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Gary Bush played WR for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gary Bush recorded 36 rushing yards, 822 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Purdue paired 360 primary output with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2013 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
9.5
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
9.3
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 14. Wisconsin: 19. Ohio State: 18. Penn State: 2. Illinois: -1. Indiana: 5
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. Cincinnati: 4 by 23.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 100. Ohio State: 2 by 60. Penn State: 1 by 13.3. Illinois: 1 by 0. Indiana: 1 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half17 · Games = 3 · +15 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · Games = 3 · -15 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wisconsin
Player Story
Gary Bush story
Gary Bush built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Gary Bush's career was his receiving role: 91 catches, 822 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns, and 36 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 36 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Gary Bush's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Purdue | 95 | 47.8 | 10.6 | 95 |
| 2011 Postseason | Purdue | 310 | 56.1 | 13.4 | 215 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Purdue | 310 | 56.1 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Purdue | 360 | 58 | 15.1 | 50 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 57 | 38.3 | 9.3 | -303 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 37-32 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
90
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 5 · W 51-41
83
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 79 efficiency score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 13 · W 56-35 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
78.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 11 · L 16-27 · Conference game
39
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 4 · L 10-41 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
72.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Purdue
360 primary output · 58 efficiency · 15.1 usage
67
#2
2011 Postseason · Purdue
57.9
310 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Purdue
57.9
310 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 13.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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