2023: Saw action in seven games, making five starts … Made one catch for three yards at Princeton.
2022: Played in eight games … Made five catches for 41 yards … Caught two passes for 32 yards with a long of 16 against Yale … Posted three catches against Princeton.
2021: Saw action in all 10 games with three starts as a sophomore tight end … Listed as a backup tight end on the depth chart … Caught three passes on the year for 13 yards … Started in back-to-back games vs. Harvard (Nov. 6) and vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Caught a career-best two passes for 12 yards in first career start at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) … Made first career reception for two yards vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) … Saw first career game action in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
2020: Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Bill Fitzgerald … Named JSZ All-State honoree … Listed among the top-100 players in the state of New Jersey … Three-time All-Essex County selection as a tight end (2017, 2018 and 2019) … Three-time All-Conference selection as a sophomore, junior and senior … Saw action as a tight end, linebacker, and long snapper … Caught 97 passes, 1,158 yards and 10 touchdowns as a tight end over his three-year varsity career … Named team captain in 2019 … As a senior, caught 36 passes for 394 yards and two touchdowns on offense and made 51 tackles, forced one fumble, intercepted a pass and made 1.5 sack on defense … Led Seton Hall Prep to an 8-2 record, conference championship, seven-game win streak and state playoff appearance as a senior … Caught seven passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns and made eight tackles upset of No. 2 ranked St. Joseph’s … Caught six passes for 51 yards vs. DePaul … Caught four passes for 55 yards vs. Paramus Catholic … Caught four passes for 44 yards vs. St. Augustine … Finished with a season-high 13 tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) … Made eight tackles vs. Delbarton … Rated the top recruit in the Ivy League by HeroSports … Made 23 catches for 280 yards and two touchdowns as a junior … Caught 37 passes for 484 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore … Rated a three-star recruit by 247sports.com … Rated a two-star recruit by Scout.com … Four-year High Honor Roll student … Served as mentor in the Pirates Academy in 2018 and 2019.
PERSONAL: Born Dominic Scott Busby on February 22, 2002 in Honolulu, Hawaii … Son of Alexandra Smith … One of seven siblings: Ariana, Sebastian, Sabian, Kevin, Ashton, and Kennedy … Role model is his mother … Nickname is Dom … Plays electric bass guitar … Summer jobs included working for DSJ Construction Management and Eastern Outdoor Kitchen … Favorite sports figure is George Kittle, tight end for the San Francisco 49ers … Favorite things about Columbia are his teammates, school environment and New York City life … Chose Columbia in order to reach his level of success both academically and personally … Committed to Columbia on September 14, 2019 … Selected Columbia over 25 offers from Rutgers, Maryland, Army West Point, Bowling Green, Buffalo and Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Kent State … Enrolled at Columbia College.
