The OTHER other Bush

This is a bad story about Bush -- not Reggie, and certainly not this guy, but Michael Bush.

Before his broken leg, Michael Bush looked like he had it all. A big, strong, tough, and fast running back, he had to work for a starting job at Louisville against near NFL-quality backs Lionel Gates and Eric Shelton. Bush is 6-3 and about 245 or 250 pounds. He led the Big East in rushing in 2005 with 1,143 yards, and he had 23 rushing TDs. He also had a TD reception, and his 144 points on 24 TDs led the nation.

In the story it says that Bush has to decide whether to redshirt or not. The way the pros draft, I don't see that his missing the entire 2006 season will be a big issue. Knowing them, they will probably think that the fewer carries he had will mean that he is a little more highly regarded.

The ESPN story said that Bush didn't want to go back to Louisville in 2006, but he didn't enter the draft because he didn't project to the first round. Truthfully, I think he was a better prospect as an NFL running back than DeAngelo Williams or Joseph Addai.

There are some mock drafts or rankings for 2007, such as NFL Draft Countdown, About.com football guy, DraftDaddy, Fox Sports, TheFootballExpert, and others that have Bush going pretty high.