Usage Score
7
Player Dossier
2017-2021Tennessee
Matthew Butler
DL • 6'4" • 291 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matthew Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
25.4
Consistency
31.4
Season Value
23.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Scouting Read
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Matthew Butler, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee. Matthew Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Tennessee paired 13.5 primary output with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
25.4
Usage
7
Consistency
31.4
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 0. Bowling Green: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 1.5. Unknown: 0. Florida: 0. Missouri: 0. South Carolina: 2. Ole Miss: 4. Alabama: 1.5. Kentucky: 0. Georgia: 2. South Alabama: 2. Vanderbilt: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Bowling Green: 1 by 9.2. Pittsburgh: 7 by 44.2. Unknown: 0 by 0. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 2 by 28.3. Ole Miss: 2 by 48.3. Alabama: 9 by 52.5. Kentucky: 6 by 25. Georgia: 3 by 32.5. South Alabama: 6 by 45. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.6 · Games = 6 · +1.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | @ Purdue | L 45-48 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Vanderbilt | W 45-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs South Alabama | W 60-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Georgia | L 17-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Kentucky | W 45-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Alabama | L 24-52 | 9 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Ole Miss2+ sacks · Splash game | L 26-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs South Carolina | W 45-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Missouri | W 62-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Florida | L 14-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Unknown | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Pittsburgh | L 34-41 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Bowling Green | W 38-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Tennessee
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
2017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0.5 | 7.2 | 1.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 7.5 | 21.9 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7.5 | 21.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 23.9 | 6.6 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 13.5 | 25.4 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13.5 | 25.4 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Vanderbilt
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#2
Alabama
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#3
Ole Miss
4
Primary metric
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.
#4
Kentucky
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.
#5
Mississippi State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · Tennessee
13.5 primary output · 25.4 efficiency · 7 usage
23.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Tennessee
23.6
13.5 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
18.7
6 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8753
Garner · Garner, NC
- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
152
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.