Devin Bush Jr. Biography, Age, Family, Education, Football, Draft, Stats

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Devin Bush Jr. Biography

Devin Bush Jr. is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He is from Atlanta Georgia and he played college football at the University of Michigan.

Devin Bush Jr. Age

Bush was born on 18 July 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He is 21 years old as of 2019.

Devin Bush Jr. Family

Bush was born to Devin Bush, who played at the safety position in the National Football League from 1995 to 2002. He grew up in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Devin Bush Jr. Education

Bush attended Charles W. Flanagan High School and later enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2016.

Devin Bush Jr. College Football

Devin rejected a scholarship offer from Florida State, where his father played committing instead to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team. Michigan hired his father as a defensive analyst for the football coaching staff in February 2016.

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After joining Michigan, he appeared in all 13 games as a freshman for the 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team. He also earned rputation as the hardest hitting player on the Michigan team. Devin impressed observers in the spring game in April 2017.

He won the starting job at inside linebacker on the 2017 Michigan team. In the season opener against Florida, Devin
posted a team-high seven tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks.

Bush had a career high 12 tackles against Air Force on September 16, 2017. The Detroit Free Press credited Bush with 13 “impact plays” in the game, rated him the best player on Michigan’s defensive unit, and called him “more or less, a one-man wrecking crew” after Michigan defeated Purdue on 23 September.

He was tied for seventh in the conference with 94 stops, including 35 solo tackles during the 2017 season. Devin’s 9.5 tackles for loss include 5.0 sacks. He was named to the All-Big Ten defensive first-team by the coaches, and second-team by the media following the 2017 season. Devin was also named a Second-Team All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation.

He was voted captain of the Wolverines by his teammates prior to the 2018 season. He was also named an AP preseason first team All-American. Devin was named an AP preseason first team All-American. He left the game during the second quarter and was evaluated for cramps during the opening game against Notre Dame where he had 1.5 sacks.

Devin Bush Jr. Draft

He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 10th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Devin’s father was also a first round NFL draft pick. The Pittsburgh Steelers originally acquired this selection in a trade with the Denver Broncos, trading their first round selection (20th), their 2019 second round selection, and 2020 third round pick to Denver.

Devin Bush Jr. College Stats

Michigan Wolverines

Year

Class

Position

GP

Tackles

Interceptions

Fumbles

Solo

Ast

Total

Loss

Sack

Int

Yards

Avg

TD

PD

FR

Yards

TD

FF

2016

Freshmen

LB

7

6

5

11

0.0

0.0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2017

Sophomore

LB

13

44

51

95

10.0

5.5

1

0

0.0

0

7

0

0

0

0

2018

Junior

LB

12

41

25

66

8.5

4.5

0

0

0.0

0

4

0

0

0

0

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