Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Total | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
#17
Jabari Bush
Junior tight end for Arkansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Katy, TX
Returning to Arkansas State for 2026
The numbers
15
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 7.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 15 yds, at Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Arkansas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas State in 2024.
Jabari Bush
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Second year in the Arkansas State receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 15 rec yds, 2 receptions against Memphis — Week 1, 2026.
15 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Arkansas State3-star out of Katy Paetow
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 8-7 over that span.
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 15.0 YDS/g, 7.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- 30% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -12 net (25 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Thomas Jewett’s 2023 season.
Matches Thomas on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Thomas Jewett's freshman season at Sam Houston (2023).
Matches Thomas on
Weight
Recruiting rating
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Thomas on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
The tight end room · Arkansas State
- #11Tyler Little71 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Jabari Bush70 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Jaden Hamm1 game · 2025
- #16Joshua Burrell2 games · 2026
- #82Ezra Burgess1 game · 2025
3 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology