Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#93
Aidan Butts
Junior defensive end on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 244 lb · Toccoa, GA · Stephens County
Returning to Middle Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Marshall
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Middle Tennessee in 2024.
Aidan Butts
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. He has spent three seasons in the Middle Tennessee defensive front. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Marshall — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20246 games
- Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Stephens County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Middle Tennessee
Played his entire career under Derek Mason.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 7-19 over that span.
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Middle Tennessee1-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Middle Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Middle Tennessee
Returning around him
- 1 Middle Tennessee player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (20 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Middle Tennessee · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #109 · 2026 recruiting class #119
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Rusher
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
EDGE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ryan Henderson’s 2024 season.
Matches Ryan on
Height
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Ryan on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Davontae McCrae's freshman season at North Texas (2020).
79%match
Matches Davontae on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Aidan Butts
Background
2025 (Sophomore) • Played in nine games • Was in on 201 total snaps with 122 coming on special teams • Ended the year with four tackles and a hurry • Had two stops at KSU • Credited with a hurry against Missouri State • Did not play against WKU, Sam Houston or NMSU due to an injury 2024 (Freshman...
The defensive line · Middle Tennessee
- #95Zeion Simpson-Smith3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Felix Hixon0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Aidan Butts0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Justin Bodford0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #49Tiyyan Robinson0 tackles for loss · 2025
8 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology