Georgia Southern · W 42-28
No carries.
UCF · W 27-17
No carries.
Oklahoma State · W 35-32
No carries.
Utah · L 13-21
No carries.
Butler has carries in 4 of Houston’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
DJ Butler
Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Houston. On tape: 55 rushing yards and 1 reception against Southern, Week 2, 2026.
86 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 11 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-20vs Oregon State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 26-28@ No. 13 Texas Tech | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-16@ Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-32vs No. 18 Oklahoma State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-21@ No. 10 Utah | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 1 | 15 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 77-6
vs Southern
55 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 71-point win at home against Southern.
With K. Henderson — 83 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.8 · 54 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · C. Weigman — 120 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.3
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from +7 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Willie Fritz — 20-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 24.0 | 8.8 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 17.2 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
43.3%
241 pass / 315 run
Plays / game
69.5
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #31 of 35 Big 12 RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,220 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Willie Fritz.
