Cavon Butler: DT · Toledo · #52.
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Cavon Butler
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mark Stoops and Jason Candle. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Akron — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-10vs Duquesne | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-23vs Massachusetts | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17@ Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-26@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-20vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-30@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-6@ Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-41vs Bowling Green | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-28@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-10vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-24vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-21@ Akron | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
 Bowl | W 48-46vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 16 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2024
W 29-28
0.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Eastern Michigan on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry48 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
51.2%
452 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
48 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Kentucky and Toledo, 114 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Stoops and Jason Candle.
