Player Career

Jimari Butler Career Story

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

Player Story

Jimari Butler story

Jimari Butler built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive end from Mobile, AL wearing No. 12, spending time with LSU and Nebraska. The clearest part of Jimari Butler's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jimari Butler's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU and Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Jimari Butler moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska00
2022 Regular SeasonNebraska2.58.922.5
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska1731.28.114.5
2024 Regular SeasonNebraska1423.28.2-3
2025 PostseasonLSU13.519.96.4-0.5
2025 Regular SeasonLSU13.519.96.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio State

Week 9 · L 17-21 · Conference game

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 69 Western Kentucky

Week 13 · W 13-10

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#3

vs Colorado

Week 2 · W 28-10

4

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 6 · W 20-7 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

71.9 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Northwestern

Week 8 · W 17-9 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

71.1 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Nebraska

17 primary output · 31.2 efficiency · 8.1 usage

67.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

52

14 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 8.2 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · LSU

51.2

13.5 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games