Kells Bush
Kells Bush
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sonny Cumbie and Bob Chesney. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Weber State, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Damian Wroblewski → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
James Madison
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · James Madison
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (37 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
James Madison · Last season: 12-2 (AP #19) · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #80
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Caden Haws’s 2020 season.
Matches Caden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Roetherford's sophomore season at Cincinnati (2024).
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