2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
T.J. Bush
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Mississippi State, Week 2, 2026.
30 tackles · 5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota | 30 | 15 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | California | 39 | 16 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Liberty | 58 | 22 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Liberty | 30 | 9 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 157 | 62 | 33.0 | 16.0 | 10 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Washington | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-14vs Michigan | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-10vs No. 15 Iowa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23@ No. 4 Indiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-23 at Indiana, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Minnesota’s defense played that day
Indiana’s 14 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 14.
3 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 10 ended Iowa’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, tied 3-3. Ended Iowa’s drive (int).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, 1 pass broken up, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 12-yard loss. Second quarter, down 14-7.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 5 · 2026
W 20-14
vs Michigan
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%7 TFLSack rate
17%5 sacksHurry rate
10%3 hurries30 tackles · 7 for loss · 5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
54.3%
269 pass / 226 run
Plays / game
61.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
30 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #18 at the position.
The No. 1,695 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jamey Chadwell, Justin Wilcox and P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Minnesota
