Percy Butler: S · Louisiana · #9.
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Percy Butler
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at Louisiana since. The first career honor came in 2021: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Nicholls — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 6 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 18-38@ No. 21 Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24vs Nicholls | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-18@ South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-13vs App State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-0vs Texas State | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17vs Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Troy | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14@ Liberty | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-16vs App State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 35 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 2 · 2021
W 27-24
vs Nicholls
2 tackles for loss · 9 tackles · 8 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%6 TFL60 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Billy Napier — 41-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.8%
405 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
433 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #91 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 167 tackles — drafted at #113 overall by the Washington Commanders.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Billy Napier.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
