Denzel Butler

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
DB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-9
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale
High School:
Coral Springs Charter HS | WV Wesleyan

As a Redshirt Senior (2018): Played in 11 games with five starts at cornerback … had 36 tackles, six break-ups, 1.0 TFL, an interception, and a hurry on the season ... in the stunning win at Northwestern, had five tackles ... against Miami, had three solo tackles ... made two solo stops at Buffalo ... in the win at Kent State, made his first appearance in the starting line-up this fall, his third start of his collegiate career ... finished with three tackles ... in the win over Central Michigan, had five tackles and two break-ups ... against Northern Illinois, had four solo stops and a break-up ... at Eastern Michigan, had five tackles and a break-up ... had three tackles against Bowling Green ... at Ohio, had four tackles, two break-ups, and a hurry ... at South Carolina, intercepted the ball on the goal line in the second quarter and returned it two yards … lettered … named the Unsung Hero on defense following spring drills.

As a Redshirt Junior (2017): Played in all 14 games with two starts in the secondary … finished with 39 tackles, 2.0 TFL, a sack for a loss of three yards, three break-ups, and a fumble recovery … in the Boca Raton Bowl, had three tackles and a sack for a loss of three years … the sack was the first in his collegiate career … in the win over Kent State, made his first career interception in the third quarter … in the win over Ohio, had five tackles and a break-up … had three tackles at Miami … in the win over Buffalo, had seven tackles, including five solo stops … at Toledo, had five tackles … in the win at Western Michigan, had two solo tackles … in the MAC win at Bowling Green, had four tackles … made his first appearance of his career in the starting line-up at Troy … lettered … named the team’s Defensive Unsung Hero following spring drills.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016): Sat out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules.

College: Played cornerback as a true freshman at West Virginia Wesleyan … had 35 tackles, 10 break-ups, and three interceptions.

High School: First-team All-Broward County and first-team All-Conference at defensive back and wide receiver …two-way player for coach Adam Miller at Coral Springs Charter School … as a senior, helped team to a 10-2 mark … defensively, had 50 tackles and four interceptions … offensively, had 500 yards receiving and seven touchdowns.

Personal: Born August 29, 1996 … parents are Sabrina and Mitchell Butler … has five brothers and three sisters … in his ninth season of NFL play, older brother Darius plays safety for the Indianapolis Colts … older brother Michael (2016) played defensive back for the Zips … sport management major.