Jimari Butler is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at LSU.
Butler holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mickey Joseph, Matt Rhule and Frank Wilson. On tape: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-10@ No. 4 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-7vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-10vs Florida | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-10vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-24@ No. 13 Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-10vs South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 3 Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-20@ No. 4 Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 23-22vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-10vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | L 13-17@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 35-38vs Houston | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 13-10
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%2 sacksTFL rate
18%4 TFLHurry rate
20%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
29%2 of 7 pressures25 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Wilson
Pass share
55.0%
443 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #177 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #10 of 16 SEC DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, Matt Rhule, Brian Kelly and Frank Wilson.
