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Player Dossier
2013-2016New Mexico State
Rodney Butler
LB • 6'1" • Palm Springs, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rodney Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
90
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: 2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
Rodney Butler built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Palm Springs, CA wearing No. 53, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Rodney Butler's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Rodney Butler, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Rodney Butler shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 165
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Rodney Butler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 165
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- UTEP
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Palm Springs · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Palm Springs · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 165 tackles · LB 1st (top 1%) · Sun Belt 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 42.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 12 | 165 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71.1 |
Related Context
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Rodney Butler played LB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rodney Butler recorded 165 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 13 primary output with 57.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 57.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
57.7
Usage
11.7
Consistency
29.3
Best Game by takeover score
UTEP
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTEP: 4.5. New Mexico: 1. Kentucky: 0.5. Troy: 0. Louisiana: 2.5. Idaho: 0. Georgia Southern: 2. Texas A&M: 1. Arkansas State: 0.5. Texas State: 0.5. App State: 0.5. South Alabama: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTEP: 15 by 95. New Mexico: 24 by 60. Kentucky: 12 by 55. Troy: 6 by 25. Louisiana: 18 by 75. Idaho: 14 by 50. Georgia Southern: 13 by 70. Texas A&M: 11 by 55.8. Arkansas State: 15 by 55. Texas State: 11 by 50.8. App State: 11 by 50.8. South Alabama: 15 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTEP
Best efficiency game
95 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | @ South Alabama10+ tackles | L 28-35 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs App State10+ tackles | L 7-37 | 11 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Texas State10+ tackles | W 50-10 | 11 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Arkansas State10+ tackles | L 22-41 | 15 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Texas A&M10+ tackles | L 10-52 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles · Splash game | L 19-22 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Idaho10+ tackles | L 23-55 | 14 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Louisiana10+ tackles · Splash game | W 37-31 | 18 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Troy | L 6-52 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Kentucky10+ tackles | L 42-62 | 12 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs New Mexico10+ tackles | W 32-31 | 24 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ UTEP10+ tackles · Splash game | L 22-38 | 15 | 9 | — | 3.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rodney Butler story
Rodney Butler built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Palm Springs, CA wearing No. 53, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Rodney Butler's career was his defensive production: 165 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 2 passes defended across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Rodney Butler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 13 | 57.7 | 11.7 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTEP
Week 1 · L 22-38
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana
Week 5 · W 37-31 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia Southern
Week 8 · L 19-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 2 · W 32-31
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Havoc Plays
60.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia State
Week 2 · W 34-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
13 primary output · 57.7 efficiency · 11.7 usage
71.1
#2
2014 Regular Season · New Mexico State
42.6
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · New Mexico State
42.6
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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