Player Dossier

2015-2019

Boise State

Akilian Butler

WR • 5'10" • 182 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Akilian Butler reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

11

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

2

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

22

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Boise State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Portland State

Player Story

Akilian Butler built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Dallas, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Akilian Butler's career was his receiving role: 60...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8572

West Mesquite · Mesquite, TX

Committed To
Boise State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Akilian Butler, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Boise State. Akilian Butler reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
565
Receptions
60
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Akilian Butler quick answers

Latest team and position
Boise State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
565
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Boise State
Top game
Portland State
Recruit profile
3-star · West Mesquite · Boise State
High school pipeline
West Mesquite · 26 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2019 Receiving yards rank
316 receiving yards · WR 358th (top 36%) · Mountain West 34th (top 20%) · National 421st (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonBoise State3221128.8
2016 Regular SeasonBoise State8325023.2
2017 Regular SeasonBoise State22-1033.7
2018 Regular SeasonBoise State1225204249.5
2019 Regular SeasonBoise State1328316363.6

Related Context

Akilian Butler played WR for Boise State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Akilian Butler recorded 100 rushing yards, 565 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Boise State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Boise State paired 316 primary output with 60.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 51.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

3.1

Efficiency

51.7

Usage

7.5

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Hawai'i

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Washington State: 0. Oregon State: 6. Utah State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Colorado State: 0. BYU: 0. Hawai'i: 19

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half1.5 · Games = 4 · -3.3 vs Second Half
Second Half4.8 · Games = 4 · +3.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

63.3 vs Hawai'i

Result
Sun 11/13@ Hawai'iW 52-162199.59.50010
Fri 10/21vs BYUW 28-27
Sun 10/16vs Colorado StateW 28-23
Sat 10/8@ New MexicoW 49-21
Sun 10/2vs Utah StateW 21-106
Sat 9/24@ Oregon StateW 38-241617606
Sun 9/11vs Washington StateW 31-28
Sat 9/3@ LouisianaW 45-10-1

Player Story

Akilian Butler story

Akilian Butler built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Dallas, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Akilian Butler's career was his receiving role: 60 catches, 565 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 100 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 100 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 238 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Akilian Butler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Boise State

    2015-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonBoise State2163.44.5
2016 Regular SeasonBoise State2551.77.54
2017 Regular SeasonBoise State-105.3-26
2018 Regular SeasonBoise State20453.99.1205
2019 Regular SeasonBoise State31660.610.1112

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Portland State

Week 3 · W 45-10

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

58

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

58 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Florida State

Week 1 · W 36-31

58

Receiving Yards

77.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

58 receiving yards with a 77.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ UNLV

Week 6 · W 38-13 · Conference game

49

Receiving Yards

76.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Colorado State

Week 6 · W 41-10 · Conference game

17

Receiving Yards

71.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Oklahoma State

Week 3 · L 21-44

55

Receiving Yards

70.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 61.1 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Boise State

316 primary output · 60.6 efficiency · 10.1 usage

63.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Boise State

49.5

204 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 9.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Boise State

33.7

-1 primary · 0 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games