Josh Butler: CB · Michigan State · #19.
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Josh Butler
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Four seasons in the Michigan State secondary to date. On tape: 5 tackles against Northwestern, Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 25 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 36 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-10vs Arizona State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-10@ Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 40-31vs Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-38@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Penn State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-44@ No. 14 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 40-31
vs Indiana
3 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Indiana at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 27-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 54 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
