TJ Bush Jr.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
91
Elite

TJ Bush Jr.

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
RUSHDefenseEliteTRANSFER · California
Projected Starter

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TJ Bush Jr. is the projected starter at RUSH for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Senior · #3 · 6'3", 265 lbs

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Depth at RUSH · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1391TJ Bush Jr.Starter
  2. 21185Karter Menz
  3. 39863Adam Kissayi
  4. 44857Aaden Aytch

Minnesota Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten

Sahir WestUCLA · DETobi OsunsanmiIndiana · STUDKenneth MerrieweatherIowa · LDE

Up next for Minnesota

Minnesota plays UCLA at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Bishop Ireton, ranked #1,695 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 39 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 95th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,695 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile95th
Woodbridge, VA
Jersey
#3
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
265 lbs
Transfer
California

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—3910.54.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8408
National Rank
#1695
High School
Bishop Ireton
Hometown
Alexandria, VA

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 95th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 95% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 26% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 23-16 OT

Oct 24WIOWATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 13-10

Oct 11LPURTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 19WAKRTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-7

Sep 12LMSSTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

TJ Bush Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

39 tkl · 10.5 TFL · 4.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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