JJ Bush
Freshman linebacker on Missouri's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′1″ · 222 lb · Mobile, AL · Theodore
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 379 nationally · Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
1 linebacker on Missouri's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2026.
JJ Bush
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2026
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of Theodore
Career arc
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A four-star recruit at linebacker for Missouri -- now projected at an All-Conference level in the middle of the defense.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Grades highest in pursuit and hit power.
Missouri has produced 3 All-Conference linebackers. 6 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2015. Josiah Trotter went on to the NFL out of this room (2026).
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
Background
A highly-regarded linebacker prospect who is a consensus four-star prospect in the class of 2026 … the 21st-ranked linebacker nationally according to 247Sports and the No. 13 player in the state of Alabama … No. 374 nationally, the No. 25 linebacker and No. 16 player in the state according to the...
The linebacker corps · Missouri
- Robert Woodyard Jr.67 tackles · 2025
- #5Nicholas Rodriguez61 tackles · 2025
- #6Jeremiah Beasley19 tackles · 2025
- #9Dante McClellan7 tackles · 2025
- #33JJ Bushno box-score line yet
6 more on the roster · Missouri team page