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Matt Bushman

Tight End #89

Ht/Wt

240 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Tucson,

Arizona

Last School

Sabino High School

Roster Years

2017-2020

Born in Carbondale, Illinois
Parents are Shannon and Ben
Married to Emily Lewis, player on the women's volleyball team
Has three siblings
Mother played volleyball at Ricks College, brother Riley played football at BYU, sister Madeline played volleyball at Dixie State, uncles David Quinn and Scott Gooch played football at BYU, uncle Douglas played basketball at Utah
Plans to major in business
Also played baseball at BYU in 2017

Prepped at Sabino High School
Coached by Jay Campos
A two-time All-State selection
Honorable mention Semper Fi All-American and Parade All-American
Led the nation in receiving yards among tight ends as a senior at Sabino with 1,583 yards and 26 touchdowns
Totaled 2,891 receiving yards in high school to go along with 42 touchdowns
Was also an all-state baseball player in high school and hit over .400
Recruited by Utah, Arizona, Colorado and Washington

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

Named Freshman All-American by USA Today Sports, FWAA, 247Sports and Chat Sports
Played in all 13 games, starting eight
BYU's leading receiver with 49 receptions, 520 yards and three touchdowns
The most production (receptions and yards) by a BYU tight end since Dennis Pitta in 2009
No. 3 among freshman receivers at BYU in receptions and No. 5 in receiving yards
No. 1 freshman tight end in the FBS with the most receptions and yards
Caught at least one pass in every game
Season-high nine receptions and 97 yards at Fresno State
Had at least 50 receiving yards in six games
Received Impact Player of the Year Award at annual team banquet

Sophmore Year 2018

Played in all 13 games, starting eight
BYU's leading receiver with 29 receptions for 511 yards and fourth on the team in all-purpose yards
Averaged 17.6 yards per catch during the season
Caught a 24-yard reception for a touchdown at Arizona
Recorded career-long 39-yard reception at No. 11 Washington
Posted season-long 92 total receiving yards on six attempts at No. 17 Utah
Caught a 26-yard reception for a touchdown at No. 17 Utah
2018 Mackey Award watch list nominee
Named 2018 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team

Junior Year 2019

Started 11 of 13 games
Led BYU with 688 receiving yards on 47 receptions
No. 6 in receiving yards among FBS tight ends
No. 10 in receptions among FBS tight ends
Tied for the team lead with four touchdowns
Averaged 14.6 yards per reception
No. 3 among FBS tight ends with 14.6 yards per reception (Min. 25 attempts)
Third consecutive season leading the team in receiving yards
2019 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team selection
Joined Gordon Hudson and Dennis Pitta as the only BYU TEs with three consecutive seasons of 500 yards
Career-best 101 yards on five receptions with two touchdowns against No. 14 Boise State
Career-long 44-yard reception vs. Liberty
Posted multiple receptions in 10 of 13 games
2019 Mackey Award watch list nominee
2019 Walter Camp award watch list nominee