PRO (16-15): Drafted by Steelers in the first round (10th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft after the team traded up 10 spots.Â
2019 (16-15): Saw action in all 16 games with 15 starts…led the team in total tackles (109) and solo tackles (72), tied for the team-lead in fumble recoveries (4), tied for third on the team in interceptions (2) and ranks fourth on the team in TFLs (9)…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…became the only Steelers rookie ever to eclipse 100 tackles…his 4 fumble recoveries tied for second most in the NFL…was involved in 7 of the Steelers' league-leading 38 forced turnovers (4 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble)…his 6 total takeaways (interceptions and fumble recoveries) lead all NFL rookies and rank tied for fourth in the NFL…became the first NFL rookie with at least 95 tackles, 4 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble in a season since Minnesota's Chad Greenway in 2007…became the first NFL rookie with a fumble return for a TD and an interception in the same game since S Eddie Jackson of the Chicago Bears Carolina on Oct. 22, 2017 and the 11th since the 1970s AFL-NFL merger…became the 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)…became the 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)…became the first Steelers rookie with a fumble return for TD since Javon Hargrave at Cleveland on Nov. 20, 2016.
COLLEGE: Played in 39 games, 32 starts, at Michigan as a three-year letterman…a two-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference member (2017-18)…registered 194 tackles, 20.0 tackles for losses, 10.0 sacks, 1 interception and 17 passes defensed in his Wolverines career…was a NCAA Consensus All-American, earning All-Big Ten First-Team honors his senior year…Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year recipient in 2018…during his junior year, led the defense with 102 tackles, including 9.5 stops for losses, 5.0 sacks, 1 interception and 9 pass breakups playing in and starting all 13 games…during his freshman year, he earned his first varsity letter playing in all 13 games on special teams and at linebacker in seven games…contributed 12 tackles and an assisted tackle for a loss…majored in general studies.Â
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.