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Jersey Number 1
Derick Bush
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Salpointe Catholic HS
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business management in December 2021.
Honors
2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team
2021 (Senior)
- Played in 12 games on the season, making eight starts at cornerback on defense
- Finished the season with 36 total tackles, including 24 solo stops
- Added 2.0 tackles-for-loss, one interception, two pass breakups, and one quarterback hurry on the season
- Had a season-high seven tackles, including four solo tackles, in the road win at Buffalo (Sept. 18)
- Recorded six tackles and a season-high five solo stops on the road at Appalachian State (Oct. 20)
- Also picked up five stops in the home loss to Georgia State (Nov. 13)
- Registered three tackles three different times - versus UMass (Sept. 25), against Troy (Oct. 28), and versus Texas State (Nov. 20)
- Tallied 1.0 tackle-for-loss and a quarterback hurry in the win over Kansas (Sept. 10)
- Added a tackle-for-loss in the home finale versus the Bobcats
- Recorded an interception in the road win at Georgia Southern (Nov. 6)
- Posted two pass breakups in the blowout road win at Arkansas State (Oct. 7)
- Named to the 2021 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt fourth team
2020 (Junior)
- Played in and started all 12 games in the defensive backfield for the Chants
- Totaled 41 tackles on the season from his cornerback position
- Also had 4.5 tackles-for-loss, two interceptions, and seven pass breakups
- His nine passes defended ranked 13th in the Sun Belt Conference on the season
- Recorded an interception at Kansas (Sept. 12) and versus No. 8 BYU (Dec. 5)
- Also had three pass breakups in the season opener versus the Jayhawks
- Picked up a season-high six tackles twice on the season - versus Georgia Southern (Oct. 24) and Appalachian State (Nov. 21)
- Had five tackles and a sack in the home win over No. 8 BYU
- Totaled five tackles in the road win at Troy (Dec. 12)
- Recorded four tackles in wins over Arkansas State (Oct. 3), No. 21 Louisiana (Oct. 14), and South Alabama (Nov. 7)
- Had three tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, and one pass breakup in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl versus No. 23 Liberty (Dec. 26)
2019 (Sophomore)
- Played in 11 games, starting the last three contests of the season at cornerback
- Also played special teams all season long
- Finished the season with 28 total tackles, including 15 solo tackles
- Also recorded one interception and four pass breakups
- Picked up a season-high seven tackles, including four stops, in the home contest versus Louisiana (Nov. 7)
- Also had six tackles against Texas State (Nov. 30) and five stops at ULM (Nov. 23)
- Had two pass breakups at ULM and another at UMass (Sept. 21)
- Registered four tackles, an interception, and a pass breakup at Arkansas State (Nov. 16)
- Received the Most Improved Cornerback Award in 2020 spring practice
2018 (Freshman)
- Played in 10 games, making seven starts as a true freshman
- Saw time in the defensive backfield and on special teams
- Tabbed the BAM Defensive Player of the Week versus ULM (Oct. 13)
- Totaled 30 tackles on the season, including 18 solo stops
- Also had 0.5 tackles-for-loss, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery on the year
- Totaled one tackle in his collegiate debut at South Carolina (Sept. 1)
- Had two tackles in the road win at Campbell (Sept. 12)
- Recorded four tackles and a pass breakup in the conference win at Louisiana (Sept. 22)
- Picked up a season-high seven tackles and a 0.5 tackle-for-loss in the loss at home to ULM (Oct. 13)
- Totaled three tackles, a pass breakup, and recovered a fumble at UMass (Oct. 20)
- Also had two stops in the road win at Georgia State (Oct. 27)
- Recorded four solo tackles in back-to-back home games versus Arkansas State (Nov. 10) and Georgia Southern (Nov. 17)
- Closed the season out with three tackles at South Alabama (Nov. 23)
High School
- Lettered at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Ariz.
- Rated the 20th-best defensive back in the state by ArizonaVarsity.com
- Led Salpointe to the 2017 4A title game, finishing runner-up
- First-team All-4A Kino Region
- A two-time first-team Southern Arizona All-Star by AllTucsonSports.com
- Credited with 59 tackles and 11 passes defended as a senior
- Also totaled 64 tackles his junior season
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