Receiver, Boise State, 2015–⁠19

Akilian Butler

Number
No. 7
Height
5′10″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Akilian Butler played receiver at Boise State (2015–⁠19).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Oklahoma State, 2018

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2017 and 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Boise State22110.5017
2016Boise State3258.3010
2017Boise State2−1−0.500
2018Boise State252048.2224
2019Boise State2831611.3225
Career605659.4425

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Boise State–––4100
2016Boise State–––13180
2018Boise State71360–––
2019Boise State4740–––
Career11210017280

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Boise State7WRYr 1
2016Boise State7WRYr 2
2017Boise State7WRYr 3
2018Boise State7WRYr 4
2019Boise State7WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″182

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Boise State50.47––2.4–
2016Boise State110.22––2.5–
2017Boise State3-0.56––-1.7–
2018Boise State300.5248th (n=497)0.5315.64%
2019Boise State570.4025th (n=499)0.5423.06%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Boise State 13 games, 28 catches, 316 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atFlorida StateW 36–⁠315580–––
Sep 6vs.MarshallW 14–⁠7280–––
Sep 14vs.Portland StateW 45–⁠103580–––
Sep 20vs.Air ForceW 30–⁠192240–––
Oct 5atUNLVW 38–⁠133490114–
Oct 12vs.Hawai’iW 59–⁠37120–––
Oct 19atBYUL 25–⁠28151–––
Nov 2atSan José StateW 52–⁠42150243–
Nov 9vs.WyomingW 20–⁠173221–––
Nov 16vs.New MexicoW 42–⁠91250–––
Nov 23atUtah StateW 56–⁠212320–––
Nov 29atColorado StateW 31–⁠243250117–
Dec 7vs.Hawai’iW 31–⁠10130–––
2018 Boise State 12 games, 25 catches, 204 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atTroyW 56–⁠20131–––
Sep 8vs.UConnW 62–⁠72321120–
Sep 15atOklahoma StateL 21–⁠446550–––
Sep 29atWyomingW 34–⁠143110–––
Oct 6vs.San Diego StateL 13–⁠19240–––
Oct 13atNevadaW 31–⁠274340–––
Oct 19vs.Colorado StateW 56–⁠281140–––
Oct 27atAir ForceW 48–⁠38–––233–
Nov 3vs.BYUW 21–⁠162220–––
Nov 9vs.Fresno StateW 24–⁠172140–––
Nov 24vs.Utah StateW 33–⁠242150239–
Dec 1vs.Fresno StateL 16–⁠19–––244–
2017 Boise State 2 games, 2 catches, −1 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.TroyW 24–⁠13100–––
Sep 9atWashington StateL 44–⁠471−10–––
2016 Boise State 8 games, 13 returns, 18 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atLouisianaW 45–⁠10–––––2
Sep 10vs.Washington StateW 31–⁠28–––––1
Sep 24atOregon StateW 38–⁠24160––2
Oct 1vs.Utah StateW 21–⁠10–––––2
Oct 7atNew MexicoW 49–⁠21–––––1
Oct 15vs.Colorado StateW 28–⁠23–––––2
Oct 20vs.BYUW 28–⁠27–––––3
Nov 12atHawai’iW 52–⁠162190–––
2015 Boise State 3 games, 2 catches, 21 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 3vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠0140––1
Oct 10atColorado StateW 41–⁠101170–––
Nov 14vs.New MexicoL 24–⁠31–––––3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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