Matt Bushman Passes Chad Lewis In Receptions At Tight End

Nov 23, 2019, 12:59 PM | Updated: 1:22 pm

Matt Bushman #89 of the Brigham Young Cougars celebrates his touchdown against the Utah Utes in the first half of a game at Rice-Eccles Stadium on November 24, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

(Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

BY JARED TURNER, KSL SPORTS

KSL Sports

AMHERST, Mass. – Matt Bushman has moved up one spot on Brigham Young University’s list of receptions from a tight end, passing Cougar legend Chad Lewis.

The junior from Tuscon, Arizona recorded his 112^th reception Saturday during BYU’s second scoring drive against the UMass Minutemen.

Bushman connected on a 20-yard pass from quarterback Zach Wilson to the UMass 11 yard line.

The catch moved Bushman into sixth place all-time in receptions at tight end. He finished the game against with Minutemen with 2 receptions for 36 yards.

In an under-the-radar moment in a first half full of scoring, this catch by @Bushman1Matt gave him 112 catches by a tight end, passing the great @Chadlewis89 in the @BYUfootball record books! pic.twitter.com/CAYjZjJ6Sz

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 23, 2019

Coming into the Saturday’s game, Bushman had 49 receptions on the season.

He’s had six catches in two different games, against Utah and Washington, and had 5 catches for 101 yards in a come-from-behind win against then-No. 14 Boise State at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Bushman had over 20 yards per catch three times, against Tennessee, Boise State and Liberty.

The longest catch of his college career came on a 44-yard touchdown pass from receiver Micah Simon in the second quarter against Liberty. It was the second of a two-play scoring drive, following a 16-yard run from Sione Finau.

.@micahsimon_ ➡️ @Bushman1Matt

BYU leads 17 -7!#GoCougs #BYUFOOTBALL pic.twitter.com/YqUjlOvW50

— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 10, 2019

In each of his three seasons, Bushman has over 500 receiving yards. In 2017, he had 520 yards, the following season he had 511 yards, and with two games left in the season (including the Hawai’i Bowl), he already has 538 yards.

Bushman has nine career touchdowns.

Lewis tweeted his approval after being passed by Bushman.

“Love it. Keep going Matt!” he said.