DeJaun Butler: DB · Hawai'i · #26.
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DeJaun Butler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Hawai'i. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Air Force — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-51vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 3-63@ No. 7 Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-36vs UT Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-47@ Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17vs Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-17@ San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 38-41vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27@ Air Force | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-55@ San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-52vs No. 24 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 14-13@ Fresno State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | W 52-35vs Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 8 · 2016
W 34-27
at Air Force
9 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL28 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
48.4%
437 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
64.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Hawai'i, 28 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Norm Chow, Chris Naeole, and Nick Rolovich. Multi-era developmental context.
