Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2025LSU
Jimari Butler
DE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jimari Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Nebraska • LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player 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...
Read the storyJimari Butler, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Nebraska. Jimari Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 90
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Jimari Butler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · DE
- Career Tackles
- 90
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Nebraska
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DE 85th (top 30%) · SEC 204th (top 27%) · National 1,703rd (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 7 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 10 | 34 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | 52 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 21 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51.2 |
Related Context
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Jimari Butler played DE for Nebraska and LSU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jimari Butler recorded 90 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 17 primary output with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nebraska, LSU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
31.2
Usage
8.1
Consistency
70.3
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 3. Northern Illinois: 2. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 2.5. Northwestern: 2.5. Purdue: 1.5. Michigan State: 0. Maryland: 2.5. Wisconsin: 2. Iowa: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado: 2 by 38.3. Northern Illinois: 1 by 24.2. Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 3 by 37.5. Northwestern: 6 by 50. Purdue: 3 by 27.5. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Maryland: 3 by 37.5. Wisconsin: 3 by 32.5. Iowa: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
50 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Iowa | L 10-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 17-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs MarylandSplash game | L 10-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Michigan State | L 17-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Purdue | W 31-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 17-9 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 20-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Michigan | L 7-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 35-11 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ ColoradoSplash game | L 14-36 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
Nebraska
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
LSU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2.5 | 8.9 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Nebraska | 17 | 31.2 | 8.1 | 14.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 14 | 23.2 | 8.2 | -3 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 13.5 | 19.9 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 13.5 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 0 |
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
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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
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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
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