Defensive back, Illinois (from Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois), 2019–23
Clayton Bush
Lettered 2023 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Bowling Green, KY
Clayton Bush played defensive back at Western Kentucky (2019), Southern Illinois (2021–22) and Illinois (2023).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Indiana, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 42 | 19 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 26 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 21 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 21 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 21 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 21 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 210 |
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.
Game by game
2023 Illinois 9 games, 42 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Toledo | W 30–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Kansas | L 23–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Penn State | L 13–30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Purdue | L 19–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Maryland | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Minnesota | W 27–26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | W 48–45 | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa | L 13–15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northwestern | L 43–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Southern Illinois 3 games, 1 tackle, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | L 31–34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | atNorthwestern | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at Missouri State | W 38–21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2021 Southern Illinois 1 game, 4 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Kansas State | L 23–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 Western Kentucky 7 games, 7 returns, 3 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Central Arkansas | L 28–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Florida International | W 20–14 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. UAB | W 20–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. Army | W 17–8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. Florida Atlantic | L 24–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 31–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Western Michigan | W 23–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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