Immanuel Bush is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at James Madison.
Bush wins the gap play after play. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2025: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington State, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 26 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 34 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 17 | 7 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Marshall | 15 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Marshall | 18 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 110 | 31 | 21.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Louisville | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 31-13@ Liberty | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-10vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14vs Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 63-27vs Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-20@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-23@ Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-20vs Washington State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%7 TFLSack rate
12%3 sacksHurry rate
8%2 hurries26 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.7%
385 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
69.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #250 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #29 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,355 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Sun Belt as a senior.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Doc Holliday, Charles Huff, Curt Cignetti and Bob Chesney.
