Dre Butler is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2024, at Charlotte.
Butler wins the gap play after play. Played for five head coaches at four programs in five seasons: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Hugh Freeze, Mel Tucker and Biff Poggi. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Memphis, Week 9, 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
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Charlotte | 26 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Liberty | 21 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Auburn | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Auburn | 14 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 31 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30vs James Madison | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-26vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-52@ Indiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-24vs East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-51@ No. 25 Navy | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-33@ Memphis | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-34vs Tulane | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-59vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 59-24
at Charlotte
2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 35-point win on the road against Charlotte.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
4%1 hurry26 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Biff Poggi
Pass share
48.1%
352 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #167 at the position.
Played for four programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 5 schools: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, Hugh Freeze, Harlon Barnett, Biff Poggi and Alex Golesh.
