Player Career

Chris Butler Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Chris Butler story

Chris Butler built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Brusly, LA wearing No. 1, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Chris Butler's career was his backfield work: 472 rushing yards, 88 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 28 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 28 receiving yards and 334 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Butler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    SMU

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonSMU11649.68.3
2008 Regular SeasonSMU18845.815.372
2009 Regular SeasonSMU00-188
2010 Regular SeasonSMU19658.99.4196

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Tulsa

Week 7 · L 31-37 · Conference game

Loss with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95

Scrimmage Yards

83.3 takeover

95 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.

#2

vs Rice

Week 11 · L 42-43 · Conference game

64

Scrimmage Yards

74 takeover

Loss with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 9.7 usage.

#3

@ UTEP

Week 10 · L 14-28 · Conference game

48

Scrimmage Yards

69.4 takeover

Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 15.4 usage.

#4

vs UAB

Week 2 · W 28-7 · Conference game

33

Scrimmage Yards

58 takeover

Win with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 7.3 usage.

#5

@ Rice

Week 5 · W 42-31 · Conference game

32

Scrimmage Yards

53.1 takeover

Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

32 scrimmage yards and 17.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · SMU

196 primary output · 58.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage

64

#2

2008 Regular Season · SMU

54.8

188 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 15.3 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · SMU

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games