D.M. Butler: DB · Syracuse · #7.
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D.M. Butler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Brian Kelly and Dino Babers. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Miami — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Syracuse | 20 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 20 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-7vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-35@ No. 25 LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-33@ NC State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24vs No. 2 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-27@ No. 8 Miami | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 43-64vs Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-56@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%2 TFL20 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
53.6%
548 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
85.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
587 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Notre Dame and Syracuse, 20 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Dino Babers.
