Usage Score
10.9
Player Dossier
2024-2025Houston
DJ Butler
RB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
DJ Butler leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.5 efficiency.
Efficiency
46.5
Consistency
58.7
Season Value
54
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
DJ Butler, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Houston. DJ Butler leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.5 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Houston paired 359 primary output with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Houston
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
32.6
Efficiency
46.5
Usage
10.9
Consistency
58.7
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 28. Unknown: 29. Rice: 11. Oregon State: 17. Oklahoma State: 26. Arizona: 7. Arizona State: 19. West Virginia: 34. UCF: 77. TCU: 46. Baylor: 65
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 9 by 29.4. Unknown: 5 by 60.4. Rice: 4 by 28.6. Oregon State: 3 by 59. Oklahoma State: 6 by 39.3. Arizona: 2 by 36.5. Arizona State: 4 by 49.5. West Virginia: 6 by 54.9. UCF: 16 by 50.9. TCU: 10 by 44.9. Baylor: 11 by 57.7
Split Comparison
Wins31.3 · n=8 · -8.8 vs Losses
Losses40 · n=2 · +8.8 vs Wins
First Half19.7 · n=6 · -28.5 vs Second Half
Second Half48.2 · n=5 · +28.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
60.4 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | vs LSU | W 38-35 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Baylor | W 31-24 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.9 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs TCU | L 14-17 | 8 | 33 | 4.10 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ UCF | W 30-27 | 14 | 69 | 4.90 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs West Virginia | L 35-45 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.7 |
| Sun 10/26 | @ Arizona State | W 24-16 | 4 | 19 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Arizona | W 31-28 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oklahoma State | W 39-17 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Oregon State | W 27-24 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Rice | W 35-9 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Houston
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 138 | 54.7 | 5.7 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Houston | 359 | 46.5 | 10.9 | 221 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Houston | 359 | 46.5 | 10.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas
Loss with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55
Primary metric
55 scrimmage yards and 7.5 usage.
#2
UCF
77
Primary metric
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.
#3
Kansas State
45
Primary metric
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 13.7 usage.
#4
Baylor
65
Primary metric
Win with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
65 scrimmage yards and 15.9 usage.
#5
BYU
18
Primary metric
Loss with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
18 scrimmage yards and 1.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Houston
359 primary output · 46.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage
54
#2
2025 Regular Season · Houston
54
359 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Houston
32.4
138 primary · 54.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.86
WP Davidson · Mobile, AL
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
497
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 18 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.