Anthony Butler: LB · Charlotte · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Anthony Butler
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Southern Miss — Week 8, 2020.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-34vs Florida International | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-7vs North Alabama | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-7vs UL Monroe | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-21@ Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-35vs Southern Miss | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 58-14vs Western Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-15@ NC State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
6%4 pass breakups67 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
39.2%
306 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
78.0
10 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
More tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Charlotte and Liberty, 210 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brad Lambert, Will Healy and Hugh Freeze.
