Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Michigan State
Josh Butler
CB • 6'0" • 182 lbs • Mesquite, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
43
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Josh Butler built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 19, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Josh Butler's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Josh Butler, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Michigan State. Josh Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Josh Butler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Mesquite · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- West Mesquite · 26 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · CB 143rd (top 40%) · Big Ten 180th (top 29%) · National 1,661st (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 9 | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 45.7 |
Related Context
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Josh Butler played CB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Butler recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 6.5 primary output with 18.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.8 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: Indiana
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
18.8
Usage
3.1
Consistency
37.9
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Arizona State: 0.5. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 3. Wisconsin: 1. Penn State: 0. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Arizona State: 4 by 21.7. Northwestern: 5 by 20.8. Indiana: 3 by 42.5. Wisconsin: 2 by 18.3. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | @ Michigan | L 10-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Illinois | L 34-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Penn State | L 7-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 40-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Northwestern | W 31-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Arizona State | L 7-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 51-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Tulsa | W 28-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Butler story
Josh Butler built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a cornerback from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 19, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Josh Butler's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 11 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Butler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 9.9 | 3.7 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 4 | 12.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 12.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan State | 3 | 17.9 | 1.8 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan State | 6.5 | 18.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 13 · L 12-45 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Northwestern
Week 7 · L 40-54 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 5 · W 40-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
52.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 28-14
1
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Indiana
Week 4 · W 35-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Michigan State
6.5 primary output · 18.8 efficiency · 3.1 usage
45.7
#2
2018 Postseason · Michigan State
37.9
3 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 1.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Michigan State
37.9
3 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 1.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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