Senior defensive lineman for South Florida. 2024: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.
6′5″ · 290 lb · Conyers, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 4 nationally · Joined Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for South Florida. 2024: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 26 tackles.
Dre Butler
Wins his gap play after play. Five head coaches in five seasons, at four different programs. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 sacks against Memphis, Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Scott → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #167 at the position.
| 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
| 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@ 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 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 passes 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.
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · South Florida
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #90
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Logan Lee’s 2023 season.
Matches Logan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nate Clifton's graduate season at USC (2024).
Matches Nate on
Player DNA