Player Dossier

2023-2025

California

T.J. Bush

LB • 6'3" • 265 lbs • Woodbridge, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

T.J. Bush shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.7

Efficiency

27.9

Consistency

34.5

Season Value

43.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Liberty

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Liberty • California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

T.J. Bush, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Liberty. T.J. Bush shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.9 disruption score.

T.J. Bush played LB for Liberty and California. Across 3 tracked seasons, T.J. Bush 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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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Game-by-Game Trend

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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 gameL 31-35211.5000
Sun 11/30vs SMUW 38-3522000
Sun 11/23@ StanfordL 10-31520.500.500
Sun 11/9@ LouisvilleSplash gameW 29-2622210
Sat 11/1vs VirginiaSplash gameL 21-3143211
Fri 10/24@ Virginia TechL 34-4221000
Sat 10/18vs North CarolinaW 21-18200.5000
Sun 10/5vs DukeL 21-4540000
Sat 9/27@ Boston CollegeW 28-2420000
Sun 9/21@ San Diego StateL 0-3411100
Sun 9/14vs MinnesotaSplash gameW 27-1431110
Sat 9/6vs Texas SouthernSplash gameW 35-351110
Sun 8/31@ Oregon StateW 34-1552100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Liberty

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonLiberty1319.66.3
2023 Regular SeasonLiberty1319.66.30
2024 PostseasonLiberty2036.811.47
2024 Regular SeasonLiberty2036.811.40
2025 PostseasonCalifornia2027.911.70
2025 Regular SeasonCalifornia2027.911.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.

#2

UTEP

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

#3

Virginia

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.3 takeover score.

#4

Minnesota

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.

#5

Louisville

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 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

46

20 primary · 36.8 efficiency · 11.4 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · California

43.5

20 primary · 27.9 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

11

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8408

Bishop Ireton · Alexandria, VA

Committed To
Liberty
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

127

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.