Player Dossier

2016-2021

Charlotte

Anthony Butler

LB • 6'1" • 230 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Anthony Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage / Role

59%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

76

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

62

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

79

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Liberty

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Charlotte • Liberty
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Player Story

Anthony Butler built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 6, spending time with Charlotte and Liberty. The clearest part of Anthony Butler's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7926

Chambers · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
Charlotte
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Anthony Butler, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Liberty. Anthony Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
210
TFL
14.5
Sacks
4.5
QB hurries
5
Passes defended
8

Quick Answers

Anthony Butler quick answers

Latest team and position
Charlotte · LB
Career Tackles
210
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · Liberty
Top game
Old Dominion
Recruit profile
2-star · Chambers · Charlotte
High school pipeline
Chambers · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 6 · Senior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonCharlotte1018-01-08
2017 Regular SeasonCharlotte12726.5222059.7
2018 Regular SeasonCharlotte95041.512061.9
2019 Regular SeasonCharlotte13-0--043.6
2020 PostseasonLiberty10910--065.6
2020 Regular SeasonLiberty10583114065.6
2021 Regular SeasonCharlotte00-0--0-

Related Context

Anthony Butler played LB for Charlotte and Liberty. Across 6 tracked seasons, Anthony Butler recorded 210 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Charlotte.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Liberty paired 12 primary output with 39.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Charlotte, Liberty.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida International

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Charlotte

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

32.6

Usage

11.4

Consistency

51.9

Best Game by takeover score

Florida International

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fordham: 1. App State: 2.5. Old Dominion: 0. Massachusetts: 1.5. UAB: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. Tennessee: 0. Florida International: 2.5. Florida Atlantic: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fordham: 4 by 26.7. App State: 6 by 50. Old Dominion: 11 by 45.8. Massachusetts: 5 by 35.8. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 8 by 58.3. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.8 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

Florida International

Best efficiency game

58.3 vs Florida International

Result
Sat 11/24@ Florida AtlanticW 27-2453000
Sat 11/17vs Florida InternationalSplash gameL 35-42841.5001
Sat 11/3@ TennesseeL 3-1431000
Sat 10/13vs Western KentuckyW 40-1441000
Sat 9/29@ UABL 7-2843000
Sat 9/22@ MassachusettsL 31-495110.500
Thu 9/13vs Old Dominion10+ tacklesW 28-25113000
Sat 9/8vs App StateSplash gameL 9-45631.5010
Sat 9/1vs FordhamW 34-1041001

Player Story

Anthony Butler story

Anthony Butler built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 6, spending time with Charlotte and Liberty. The clearest part of Anthony Butler's career was his defensive production: 210 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Anthony 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

    Charlotte

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Liberty

    2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonCharlotte18.51.4
2017 Regular SeasonCharlotte12.534.710.811.5
2018 Regular SeasonCharlotte8.532.611.4-4
2019 Regular SeasonCharlotte012.52.2-8.5
2020 PostseasonLiberty1239.99.412
2020 Regular SeasonLiberty1239.99.40
2021 Regular SeasonCharlotte0-12

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Old Dominion

Week 10 · L 0-6 · Conference game

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Havoc Plays

98.3 takeover

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.

#2

vs North Alabama

Week 5 · W 28-7

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Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Florida International

Week 12 · L 35-42 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 11 · L 21-35 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

84.6 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.6 takeover score.

#5

vs App State

Week 2 · L 9-45

2.5

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Liberty

12 primary output · 39.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage

65.6

#2

2020 Regular Season · Liberty

65.6

12 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Charlotte

61.9

8.5 primary · 32.6 efficiency · 11.4 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

8

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games