TJ Bush Jr.
Minnesota Golden Gophers · #3 · Defensive Lineman · Senior
2025 season
TOT
40
tied 672nd of 4696
SACK
5.5
tied 69th of 4696
PD
1
tied 940th of 4696
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LIB | 32 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LIB | 58 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CAL | 40 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | MINN | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 151 | 59 | 92 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LIB | 32 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LIB | 58 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CAL | 40 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | MINN | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 151 | 59 | 92 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive Lineman |
| Class | Senior |
| Height / weight | 6' 3" / 265 lbs |
| Birthplace | Woodbridge, VA |
| Jersey | #3 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Minnesota Golden Gophers 2026 · 1 season
- California Golden Bears 2025 · 1 season
- Liberty Flames 2023–2024 · 2 seasons
Splits
Season, home and away
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Home | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Away | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 38 | 16 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 53 | 18 | 35 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3 | vs EIU | W 59-7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/12 | vs MSST | L 38-13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/19 | vs AKR | W 41-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/26 | @ WASH | W 27-24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/3 | vs MICH | W 20-14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 total | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/30 | @ ORST | W 34-15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/6 | vs TXSO | W 35-3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | vs MINN | W 27-14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/20 | @ SDSU | L 34-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/27 | @ BC | W 28-24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/4 | vs DUKE | L 45-21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/17 | vs UNC | W 21-18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/24 | @ VT | L 42-34 2OT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/1 | vs UVA | L 31-21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/8 | @ LOU | W 29-26 OT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | @ STAN | L 31-10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/29 | vs SMU | W 38-35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/24 | @ HAW | L 35-31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 40 | 17 | 23 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/31 | vs CAM | W 41-24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/7 | @ NMSU | W 30-24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/14 | vs UTEP | W 28-10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9/21 | vs ECU | W 35-24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/8 | vs FIU | W 31-24 OT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/23 | @ KENN | L 27-24 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/30 | vs JVST | L 31-21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/16 | @ MASS | W 35-34 OT | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/23 | vs WKU | W 38-21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/29 | @ SHSU | L 20-18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/4 | vs BUFF | L 26-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bahamas Bowl Presented by Atlantis Resorts | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 58 | 22 | 36 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/2 | vs BGSU | W 34-24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/9 | vs NMSU | W 33-17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/16 | @ BUFF | W 55-27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/23 | @ FIU | W 38-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/5 | vs SHSU | W 21-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/10 | @ JVST | W 31-13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/17 | vs MTSU | W 42-35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/24 | @ WKU | W 42-29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11/4 | vs LT | W 56-30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/11 | vs ODU | W 38-10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/18 | vs MASS | W 49-25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/25 | @ UTEP | W 42-28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/1 | vs NMSU | W 49-35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference USA Championship | ||||||||||||||
| 1/1 | vs ORE | L 45-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vrbo Fiesta Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||