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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2019Consensus #010
LB· Round 1

Devin
Bush.

Devin Bush
Sickos Grade
87.4/100
Pre-draft #10

Michigan official athletic logoMichigan· 5'11"· 234 lb· 4.43s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★stars.9064
National · #273HS class · 2019
Edna Karr, LA
247Sports composite via CFBD
R1 · #10 · Pittsburgh Steelers
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

The Steelers' defensive scheme is built around a hybrid 3-4 defense that emphasizes zone blitzing and stout run defense, often mixing looks for the offense.

'Mike' inside linebacker'Will' inside linebackerOff-ball B-gap defender
Best role

Bush's immediate impact would be as a three-down 'Mike' or 'Will' linebacker, leveraging his speed and instincts to cover ground and make plays from sideline to sideline, with a Pro Bowl ceiling.

Wrong fit

A purely two-down, downhill thumper role in a static 3-4 scheme that doesn't utilize his coverage and blitzing skills.

His athleticism and instincts are tailor-made for a modern, aggressive, versatile defensive scheme that values speed and playmaking from its linebackers.

04The evaluation

Selected #10 overall in Round 1 of the 2019 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh Steelers out of Michigan.

07Athletic testing
Height
5'11"
Weight
234 lb
40 yd
4.43s
Vertical
40.5"
Broad
10'4"
3-cone
6.93s
Shuttle
4.23s
Bench
21
Relative Athletic Score
9.33
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. LB on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.43sp50
Vertical
40.5inp50
Broad jump
124inp50
Three-cone
6.93sp50
Shuttle
4.23sp50
Bench
21repp50
08College production
YrTeamGTklSkIntPDFF
2016Michigan13110000
2017Michigan13935180
2018Michigan12675040
Career38171101120

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
7
Career AV
37

Began his career as a starting linebacker for the Steelers, showing promise before an ACL injury. He later played for the Seahawks and Browns, primarily in a reserve role.

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