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Player Dossier
2023-2025California
TJ Bush Jr.
LB • 6'3" • 265 lbs • Woodbridge, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
TJ Bush Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Liberty
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Liberty • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
TJ Bush Jr. built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 3, spending time with California and Liberty. The clearest part of TJ Bush Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Liberty
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
TJ Bush Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Liberty. TJ Bush Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 26
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
TJ Bush Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · LB
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Liberty
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Ireton · Liberty
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Ireton · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · LB 383rd (top 31%) · ACC 131st (top 17%) · National 974th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Liberty | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 13 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Liberty | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Liberty | 12 | 53 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | California | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 64.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 13 | 37 | 9 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64.9 |
Related Context
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TJ Bush Jr. played LB for Liberty and California. Across 3 tracked seasons, TJ Bush Jr. recorded 127 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Liberty.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Liberty paired 20 primary output with 36.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Liberty, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · California
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
27.9
Usage
11.7
Consistency
34.5
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 2.5. Oregon State: 1. Texas Southern: 2. Minnesota: 4. San Diego State: 1. Boston College: 0. Duke: 0. North Carolina: 0.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Virginia: 4. Louisville: 4. Stanford: 1. SMU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 2 by 33.3. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8. Texas Southern: 5 by 40.8. Minnesota: 3 by 52.5. San Diego State: 1 by 14.2. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 4 by 16.7. North Carolina: 2 by 13.3. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 4 by 56.7. Louisville: 2 by 48.3. Stanford: 5 by 30.8. SMU: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/25 | @ Hawai'iSplash game | L 31-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs SMU | W 38-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Stanford | L 10-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 29-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 21-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/24 | @ Virginia Tech | L 34-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs North Carolina | W 21-18 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Duke | L 21-45 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Boston College | W 28-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | @ San Diego State | L 0-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 27-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Texas SouthernSplash game | W 35-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | @ Oregon State | W 34-15 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
TJ Bush Jr. story
TJ Bush Jr. built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Woodbridge, VA wearing No. 3, spending time with California and Liberty. The clearest part of TJ Bush Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives TJ Bush Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Liberty
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
California
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Liberty | 13 | 19.6 | 6.3 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 13 | 19.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Liberty | 20 | 36.8 | 11.4 | 7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Liberty | 20 | 36.8 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | California | 20 | 27.9 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 20 | 27.9 | 11.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 2 · W 30-24 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 3 · W 28-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 31 Virginia
Week 10 · L 21-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 70 Minnesota
Week 3 · W 27-14
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 25 Louisville
Week 11 · W 29-26 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Liberty
20 primary output · 36.8 efficiency · 11.4 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Liberty
66.9
20 primary · 36.8 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · California
64.9
20 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 11.7 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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