Murray State · W 38-14 · FCS
No catches.
Marshall · L 26-28
No catches.
Jacksonville State · L 13-23
No catches.
Kennesaw State · L 28-44
2 catches, 9 yards
The other 4 games average 25 yards. This one was 16 below.
Butler has catches in 5 of Middle Tennessee’s 8 games: none against Murray State, Marshall and Jacksonville State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ziyon Butler
One game to point at: 44 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Kansas — Week 5, 2026.
109 receiving yards · 10 catches · 0 receiving TD
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Kennesaw State on Oct. 28: 2 catches for 9 yards, 0 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 5 games drawn here: 10 catches for 109 yards. Middle Tennessee has thrown to him 18 times in 161 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 0 | 36 |
| Career | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 0 | 36 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-55@ Kansas | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 36 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Delaware | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-23@ Florida International | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-44vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 0 | 36 |
Week 5 · 2026
L 0-55
at Kansas
2 rec · 44 yds
With A. Logan — 51.8 yards per punt · 9 punts · 2 inside the 20 · R. Gagliano — 81 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 11.7
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 28.5 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 29.0 | 15.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
The No. 2,411 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Conference USA as a freshman.
