Receiver, Norfolk State, 2021–⁠23

Chris Butler

Number
No. 24
Height
5′11″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2023)
Sophomore
Hometown
Glen Allen, VA

Chris Butler played receiver at Norfolk State (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Morgan State, 202288receiving yards, career highat Morgan State, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Norfolk State1626116.3142
2023Norfolk State45914.8029
Career2032016.0142

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Norfolk State24WRYr 1
2022Norfolk State24WRYr 2
2023Norfolk State24WRSo. (Yr 3)5′11″203

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
2022Norfolk State (FCS)151.16––17.4–
2023Norfolk State (FCS)32.04––6.1–

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

2023 Norfolk State 4 games, 4 catches, 59 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 16atTempleL 9–⁠41113013
Sep 30vs.North Carolina A&TL 26–⁠28129029
Oct 21atHowardL 23–⁠27217016
Nov 18vs.South Carolina StateL 17–⁠44––––

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Virginia State, so that game is not listed.

2022 Norfolk State 7 games, 16 catches, 261 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atMarshallL 3–⁠55128028
Sep 17vs.HamptonL 7–⁠1733209
Sep 24vs.Saint FrancisL 26–⁠451808
Oct 1atSacred HeartL 14–⁠31131031
Oct 8atMorgan StateW 24–⁠21688031
Oct 15vs.Delaware StateL 7–⁠28371142
Nov 19atSouth Carolina StateW 42–⁠381303
2021 Norfolk State 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atToledoL 10–⁠49––––

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

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