Minnesota Golden Gophers · EDGE RoomEDGE
#3 TJ Bush Jr.
Class SR/TRFrom California (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'3" · 265 lbHometown Woodbridge, VA · Freedom
Depth-chart placement
Current role
DE2Placement
BackupRoom
EDGEExperience
4-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →TJ Bush Jr. holds the DE · Backup spot in Minnesota Golden Gophers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026California→Minnesota Golden Gophers
Background & career
TJ Bush Jr. is a 6'3", 265-pound defensive end from Woodbridge, Virginia, who attended Freedom High School. He spent two seasons at Liberty (2023-24) before playing one season at California in 2025. At Cal, Bush started all 13 games, recording 40 tackles with 17 solo stops, 5.5 sacks, and 11.5 tackles for loss while breaking up one pass. During his time at Liberty, he made 58 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss in 2024, and 32 tackles with two sacks as a freshman in 2023, earning FWAA Freshman All-American honors. Bush joined Minnesota in January 2026 as a senior transfer.
Liberty2023 – 2024
California2025
Minnesota2026 — presentPrevious schoolCaliforniaRecruiting3-star · No. 1669 nationalOriginWoodbridge, VA · Freedom