Wesley Bush: DB · Middle Tennessee · #23.
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Wesley Bush
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the Middle Tennessee secondary. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Kentucky — Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
70 tackles. 2 passes defended. 6 interceptions. 2 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 70 | 39 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | Middle Tennessee | 22 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 92 | 54 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-35@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 61-37vs UT Martin | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-49@ No. 3 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-24vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-24@ Marshall | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Florida International | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-13vs Charlotte | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-17@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-10vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-32@ UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-34@ No. 20 Kentucky | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 27-3vs UAB | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 25-27vs UAB | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 39 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL70 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 6 interceptions.
2 seasons under Rick Stockstill, all balanced offenses — 15-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
49.4%
483 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
69.9
14 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
70 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Middle Tennessee, 92 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
