Denzel Butler: DB · Akron · #13.
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Denzel Butler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons in the Akron secondary to date. On tape: 5 tackles against Eastern Michigan, Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 39-34@ Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-26@ Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-41vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-24@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-23@ Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-36vs Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-21vs Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-49@ Ohio | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-28@ South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL36 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Terry Bowden, all balanced offenses — 11-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road7g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Bowden
Pass share
49.2%
377 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron, 75 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Terry Bowden.
