Devin Bush Sr.

Devin Marquese Bush Sr. (born July 3, 1973) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s. Bush played college football for Florida State University (FSU), where he was a member of FSU's 1993 national championship team. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the NFL's St. Louis Rams and Cleveland Browns.[1][2]

This article is about the former NFL player. For his son, current Seahawks player, see Devin Bush Jr.

Devin Bush
Orlando Guardians
Position:Defensive Backs coach
Personal information
Born: (1973-07-03) July 3, 1973
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Hialeah (FL) Miami Lakes
College:Florida State
NFL Draft:1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:410
Interceptions:7
Forced fumbles:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life

Bush was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah, Florida, where he was a standout high school football player for the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Trojans.

College football career

Bush received an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team from 1992 to 1994. As a sophomore in 1993, Bush was a starting safety for the Seminoles' Bowl Coalition national championship team that defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 18–16 in the Orange Bowl. During his three-year college career as a Seminole, the team won three consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships, and Bush received All-ACC honors in 1993 and 1994. His defensive coordinator at Florida State, Mickey Andrews, later said Bush "was the most complete player he had ever coached."

Professional football career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanBench press
5 ft 11+3⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		 208 lb
(94 kg)		 31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3]

The Atlanta Falcons chose Bush in the first round, with the 26th overall pick, of the 1995 NFL Draft.[4] Between 1995 and 2002, he played at both safety spots in his career for the Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams and Cleveland Browns. He appeared in two Super Bowls: the Falcons' loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII at the end of the 1998–99 season, and the St. Louis Rams' 23–16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV in 1999–2000. Bush had seven career interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns.[5]

Coaching career

In April 2013, he became a football coach at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida.[6]

On February 18, 2016, Bush became a defensive analyst for the University of Michigan under head coach Jim Harbaugh, joining his son, Devin Bush Jr., who was part of Michigan's 2016 recruiting class, in Ann Arbor.

On February 7, 2020, Ole Miss announced that Bush joined their staff as their director of recruiting.[7]

Personal life

Devin Jr. was also a first-round draft pick in the 2019 NFL Draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bush family joined (among others) the Mannings (Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Arch Manning), the Humphreys (Bobby Humphrey, Marlon Humphrey) and the Matthews (Clay Matthews Sr., Bruce Matthews, Clay Matthews Jr., Casey Matthews, Clay Matthews III, Kevin Matthews, and Jake Matthews) as families with multiple members in the National Football League.[8]

NFL career statistics
Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
CmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
1995ATL 113521140.0000100.0005
1996ATL 165850080.0110122.0203
1997ATL 168469150.0110144.0407
1998ATL 131713040.0200000.0001
1999STL 164235070.011024522.54515
2000STL 136750171.0000000.0003
2001CLE 166243190.011026231.04314
2002CLE 54135060.0000000.0001
Career[9]116406316901.0640711316.145229

References
  1. "Flanagan High School sets sights on first playoff berth". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. "Bush, Devin M." Who's Who Among African Americans. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. "Devin Bush, Combine Results, FS - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  4. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  5. "Devin Bush". NFL. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  6. "Devin Bush named Flanagan football coach". SunSentinel. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. "Michigan assistant joins Ole Miss staff". wolverineswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  8. "Celebrating Father's Day - The fathers and sons of the NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  9. "Devin Bush Stats".
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