Devin Bush

LB

#55

Experience: 4 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 23

Weight: 234 lbs

College: Michigan

2021 SEASON

Solo
35
SCK
2
FF
1
INT

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF	OPP FR
18	@Ravens	W 16 - 13	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
15	Titans	W 19 - 13	5	3	2	0	0	1	0
13	Ravens	W 20 - 19	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	@Vikings	L 28 - 36	8	2	5	0	0	2	0
11	@Chargers	L 37 - 41	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
12	@Bengals	L 10 - 41	5	2	3	0	0	0	0
10	Lions	T 16 - 16	9	5	4	0	0	0	0
9	Bears	W 29 - 27	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
8	@Browns	W 15 - 10	5	3	2	0	0	0	0
6	Seahawks	W 23 - 20	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	1
5	Broncos	W 27 - 19	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
4	@Packers	L 17 - 27	6	5	1	1	0	0	0
3	Bengals	L 10 - 24	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
2	Raiders	L 17 - 26
1	@Bills	W 23 - 16	10	5	4	0	0	0	1

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2019	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	15	109	52	37	1	4	2	6	3	6	0	1	4
2020	Pittsburgh Steelers	5	5	26	14	10	1	3						0
2021	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	14	70	35	29	2	4						1	1
TOTAL		35	34	205	101	76	4	11	2	6	3	6	0	2	5

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 33 games (32 starts) in his three-year NFL career
Has registered 196 tackles (124 solo), 11 tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed, five fumble recoveries, eight quarterback hits, 4.0 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble return for TD
In 2019, led the team and all NFL rookies in tackles (109), solo tackles (72) and ranked fourth in both categories in TFLs (nine)
Only Steelers rookie ever to eclipse 100 tackles
First NFL rookie with a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game since safety Eddie Jackson of the Chicago Bears vs. Carolina on Oct. 22, 2017 and the 11th since the 1970s AFL-NFL merger
First Steelers rookie, and just the second NFL rookie since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, with a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game (Delton Hall accomplished the feat vs. San Francisco on Sept. 13, 1987)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 33 games (32 starts) in his three-year NFL career
Has registered 196 tackles (124 solo), 11 tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed, five fumble recoveries, eight quarterback hits, 4.0 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble return for TD
In 2019, led the team and all NFL rookies in tackles (109), solo tackles (72) and ranked fourth in both categories in TFLs (nine)
Only Steelers rookie ever to eclipse 100 tackles
First NFL rookie with a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game since safety Eddie Jackson of the Chicago Bears vs. Carolina on Oct. 22, 2017 and the 11th since the 1970s AFL-NFL merger
First Steelers rookie, and just the second NFL rookie since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, with a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game (Delton Hall accomplished the feat vs. San Francisco on Sept. 13, 1987)

2021 (STEELERS)

Registered 10 tackles in Week 1 at Buffalo, marking his fourth career game with double-digit tackles
Registered two QB hits and sacked Aaron Rodgers in Week 4 at Green Bay
Recovered a Geno Smith fumble forced by T.J. Watt in overtime to secure the Steelers' Week 6 win over Seattle

2020 (STEELERS)

Saw action in five regular-season games (five starts) before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 5 vs. Cleveland
Recorded 26 tackles (16 solo), three passes defensed, two quarterback hits and 1.0 sack

2019 (STEELERS)

Saw action in all 16 regular-season games (15 starts)
Led the team in total tackles (109) and solo tackles (72), tied for the team-lead in fumble recoveries (four), tied for third on the team in interceptions (two) and ranked fourth on the team in TFLs (nine)
Led all NFL rookies in total tackles and solo tackles, tied for second in fumble recoveries, ranked fourth in TFLs and tied for third in interceptions
His four fumble recoveries tied for second most in the NFL
Involved in seven of the Steelers' league-leading 38 forced turnovers (four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and one forced fumble)
His six total takeaways (interceptions and fumble recoveries) led all NFL rookies and rank tied for fourth in the NFL
First NFL rookie with at least 95 tackles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and one forced fumble in a season since Minnesota's Chad Greenway in 2007
Fifth Steeler with a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game (Delton Hall accomplished the feat vs. San Francisco on Sept. 13, 1987)
First Steelers rookie with a fumble return for TD since Javon Hargrave at Cleveland on Nov. 20, 2016
Made his NFL debut starting at inside linebacker and led the team with 11 tackles (seven solo) in Week 1 at New England
Recorded seven tackles (three solo) and recovered a Seattle fumble in the fourth quarter, setting the Steelers up for a TD on the following play, in Week 2 vs. Seattle
Led the team with 11 tackles (nine solo) and recovered two San Francisco fumbles on back-to-back drives in Week 3 at San Francisco
Finished with eight tackles (five solo) and registered his first career interception (QB Lamar Jackson in the red zone) in Week 5 vs. Baltimore
Led the team with seven tackles (four solo) and collected a nine-yard fumble return for a TD and intercepted Phillip Rivers in Week 6 at L.A. Chargers
Registered a career-high 12 tackles (11 solo) in Week 17 at Baltimore

COLLEGE

Played in 39 games (32 starts) at Michigan as a three-year letterman (2016-18)
Two-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference (2017-18)
Registered 194 tackles, 20.0 tackles for losses, 10.0 sacks, one interception and 17 passes defensed in his Wolverines career
NCAA Consensus All-American and All-Big Ten First-Team honors in 2018
Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year recipient in 2018
Led the defense with 102 tackles, including 9.5 stops for losses, 5.0 sacks, one interception and nine pass breakups in 13 games (13 starts) in 2017
Registered 12 tackles and an assisted tackle for a loss in 13 games in 2016

PERSONAL

Attended Charles W. Flanagan High School (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and was coached by his father, Devin Bush, Sr.
Won the Class 8A state championship in 2015
Earned Class 8A first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior
Father, Devin Bush, Sr. played in the NFL and won Super Bowl XXXIV with the St. Louis Rams
Full name: Devin Bush Jr.

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