Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Total | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 25 |
#14
Aaron Butler
Sophomore wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Calabasas, CA · Calabasas
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Texas)
The numbers
41
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 10.3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Texas Tech from 37% to 82% to win.Texas Tech at Oregon State · 35-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2024.
Aaron Butler
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 34 rush yds, 27 rec yds against Texas Tech — Week 2, 2026.
41 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Calabasas
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Texas
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (92nd percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 41.0 YDS/g, 10.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 1 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
TEXAS • Played in four games over two seasons • Caught one pass for 17 yards against Sam Houston in 2025 CALABASAS HIGH SCHOOL • Rated No. 71 overall, the No. 3 athlete and No. 6 player in the state of California by ESPN • Rated No. 115 overall, No. 23 wide receiver and No. 15 in the state of Cal...
The receiver room · Oregon State
- #14Eddie Freauff139 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Karson Boschma89 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Zachary Card83 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jamai East56 receiving yards · 2025
- Aaron Butler17 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology