Quarterback, Illinois (from Virginia Tech), 2014–⁠18

A.J. Bush

Number: No. 1
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 225 lb
Class (2018): Senior
Hometown: Alpharetta, GA

A.J. Bush played quarterback at Virginia Tech (2014–⁠17) and Illinois (2018).

281passing yards, career highat Northwestern, 2018 187rushing yards, career highat Nebraska, 2018 3rushing touchdowns, career highat Nebraska, 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

1,413

9–⁠4AP 244–⁠8

Season	Team	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int
2017	Virginia Tech	7	11	63.6	99	9.0	1	0
2018	Illinois	117	217	53.9	1,413	6.5	6	10
Career		124	228	54.4	1,512	6.6	7	10

Rushing

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2017	Virginia Tech	19	129	6.8	0	34
2018	Illinois	138	733	5.3	8	44
Career		157	862	5.5	8	44

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2014	Virginia Tech	1	QB	RS
2015	Virginia Tech	1	QB	Fr.
2016	Virginia Tech	1	QB	So.
2017	Virginia Tech	1	QB	Jr.
2018	Illinois	1	QB	Sr.	6′4″	225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. pass	Adj. rush
2017	Virginia Tech	30	0.35	–	–	10.4	7%	–	–
2018	Illinois	352	0.18	30th (n=160)	0.26	62.4	52%	0.10	0.31

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Illinois 10 games, 1,413 passing yards, 6 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 1	vs.Kent State	W 31–⁠24	13	23	190	0	0	139
Sep 8	vs.Western Illinois	W 34–⁠14	5	7	33	0	0	3
Oct 6	atRutgers	W 38–⁠17	10	18	89	1	0	116
Oct 13	vs.Purdue	L 7–⁠46	12	25	170	0	1	24
Oct 20	atWisconsin	L 20–⁠49	2	8	10	0	2	47
Oct 27	atMaryland	L 33–⁠63	11	19	216	2	1	16
Nov 3	vs.Minnesota	W 55–⁠31	18	25	216	2	1	127
Nov 10	atNebraska	L 35–⁠54	11	25	126	0	2	187
Nov 17	vs.Iowa	L 0–⁠63	12	28	82	0	2	18
Nov 24	atNorthwestern	L 16–⁠24	23	39	281	1	1	56

2017 Virginia Tech 5 games, 99 passing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 16	atEast Carolina	W 64–⁠17	1	2	16	0	0	66
Sep 23	vs.Old Dominion	W 38–⁠0	1	2	13	0	0	31
Oct 21	vs.North Carolina	W 59–⁠7	5	7	70	1	0	19
Nov 11	atGeorgia Tech	L 22–⁠28	–	–	–	–	–	11
Nov 18	vs.Pittsburgh	W 20–⁠14	–	–	–	–	–	2