Clayton Bush - 2023 - Football - University of Illinois Athletics

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Played in all 12 games with five starts at safety
Recorded career highs with 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs vs. Indiana (11/11/23)
Started and tallied three tackles in Illini debut vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
Came to Illinois as a graduate transfer from Southern Illinois with one season of eligibility remaining

Started all 11 games at safety
Ranked third on the team in tackles (48) and 4th in pass breakups (3)
Had at least 1 tackle in every game, including a season-high 9 at Illinois State
Recorded an interception at Missouri State
Picked up a sack at Incarnate Word

Started all 13 games at free safety
Recorded 63 tackles, including 23 in the last three games
Tied for the team lead in interceptions (3)
Returned an INT 22 yards at Kansas State and had a 16-yard INT return in playoff game at South Dakota
Had a season-high 9 tackles in games vs. North Dakota and at North Dakota State

Started all 10 games
Finished 3rd on the team with 45 tackles
Had a season-high 10 tackles at Youngstown State, and had at least 2 stops in every game
Recorded a strip-sack versus North Dakota State in the second half that helped spur an SIU upset of the No. 1-ranked Bison
Had an interception in the opener versus SEMO

Helped lead his team to a 15-0 record and a Kentucky Class 5A Championship in 2018
As a senior, caught 29 passes for 619 yards as a wide receiver and 11 touchdowns, while making 58 tackles and seven interceptions on defense
As a junior, caught 37 passes for 616 yards and seven touchdowns as a receiver, with 63 tackles and one interception on defense
Named to the All-USA Today Kentucky Football First Team and All-State Courier-Journal First Team in 2018, then was picked to compete in the Best of the Bluegrass All-Star Football Game

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