Usage / Role
19%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2014Marshall
Steward Butler
RB • 5'9" • Lakeland, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Steward Butler leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Player Story
Steward Butler built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a running back from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Steward Butler's career was his backfield work:...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Steward Butler, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Marshall. Steward Butler leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,138
- Rushing yards
- 2,063
- Receiving yards
- 75
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Steward Butler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,138
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Marshall
- Top game
- Western Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McCallie School
- High school pipeline
- McCallie School · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 819 scrimmage yards · RB 85th (top 16%) · Conference USA 16th (top 7%) · National 178th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 531 | 500 | 31 | 3 | 47 |
| 2013 Postseason | Marshall | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 785 | 762 | 23 | 8 | 62.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Marshall | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 802 | 781 | 21 | 7 | 62.8 |
Related Context
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Steward Butler played RB for Marshall. Across 3 tracked seasons, Steward Butler recorded 2,063 rushing yards, 75 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Marshall paired 788 primary output with 62.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 59.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Marshall
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
68.3
Efficiency
59.1
Usage
15.1
Consistency
48.8
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 17. Rhode Island: 68. Ohio: 113. Old Dominion: 1. Middle Tennessee: 53. Florida International: 76. Florida Atlantic: 24. Southern Miss: 124. Rice: 81. UAB: 9. Western Kentucky: 233. Louisiana Tech: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 5 by 35.4. Rhode Island: 10 by 70.8. Ohio: 20 by 62.7. Old Dominion: 2 by 5.2. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 69. Florida International: 6 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 50. Southern Miss: 6 by 100. Rice: 10 by 75.4. UAB: 3 by 31.3. Western Kentucky: 24 by 90.5. Louisiana Tech: 11 by 18.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins53.3 · Games = 11 · -179.7 vs Losses
Losses233 · Games = 1 · +179.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
100 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ Northern Illinois | W 52-23 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 26-23 | 11 | 20 | 1.80 | 0 | — | — | 1.8 |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Western Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 66-67 | 24 | 233 | 9.70 | 2 | — | — | 9.7 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UAB | W 23-18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Rice | W 41-14 | 9 | 60 | 6.70 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8.1 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Southern Miss100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 63-17 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20.7 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 35-16 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Florida International | W 45-13 | 6 | 76 | 12.70 | 1 | — | — | 12.7 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 49-24 | 8 | 53 | 6.60 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Old Dominion | W 56-14 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Ohio100 rush yards | W 44-14 | 19 | 119 | 6.30 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Rhode Island2+ TD | W 48-7 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 2 | — | — | 6.8 |
Player Story
Steward Butler story
Steward Butler built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a running back from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Steward Butler's career was his backfield work: 2,063 rushing yards, 295 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 75 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 75 receiving yards and 229 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: Steward 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
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Marshall
2012-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Marshall | 531 | 46.6 | 13.3 | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Marshall | 788 | 62.6 | 11.6 | 257 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 788 | 62.6 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Marshall | 819 | 59.1 | 15.1 | 31 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 819 | 59.1 | 15.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Kentucky
Week 14 · L 66-67 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
233
Scrimmage Yards
96.8 takeover
233 scrimmage yards and 36.9 usage.
#2
@ Rice
Week 4 · W 54-51 · Conference game
174
Scrimmage Yards
86 takeover
Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
174 scrimmage yards and 24.4 usage.
#3
vs Gardner-Webb
Week 2 · W 55-0
169
Scrimmage Yards
82.6 takeover
Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
169 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#4
vs UAB
Week 11 · W 56-14 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
75.2 takeover
Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 15.2 usage.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 3 · W 44-14
113
Scrimmage Yards
65.9 takeover
Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
113 scrimmage yards and 30.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Marshall
788 primary output · 62.6 efficiency · 11.6 usage
62.9
#2
2013 Regular Season · Marshall
62.9
788 primary · 62.6 efficiency · 11.6 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Marshall
62.8
819 primary · 59.1 efficiency · 15.1 usage
Milestones
7
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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