Arquon Bush: CB · Cincinnati · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Arquon Bush
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Five seasons in the Cincinnati secondary to date. The first career honor came in 2022: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against UCF — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 34 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 40 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 20 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 16 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 113 | 82 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 21 | 9 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ No. 19 Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Indiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-21@ Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-24vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 29-27@ SMU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-25@ UCF | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-10vs Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-25vs East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-3@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs No. 19 Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 29-27
at SMU
1 interception · 4 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this season34 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Luke Fickell — 53-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
50.2%
416 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Cincinnati, 113 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Luke Fickell.
