Cornerback, UConn, 2004–08
Darius Butler
- Hometown
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Born
- Mar 18, 1986, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Darius Butler played cornerback at UConn (2004–08). The New England Patriots took Butler in round 2, No. 41 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Team titles: Big East champions, 2007
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2006 | 11 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 37 | 17 | 54 | 2.5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| On file | 125 | 56 | 181 | 7.5 | 10 | 26 | 3 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2008 UConn 0 games with an interception on file, 9 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|
2007 UConn 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Duke | W 45–14 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Louisville | W 21–17 | 1 |
2006 UConn 3 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Rhode Island | W 52–7 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Indiana | W 14–7 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Army | W 21–7 | 2 |
2005 UConn 2 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | atArmy | W 47–13 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | vs. South Florida | W 15–10 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–35).
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅜″ |
| Weight | 183 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 43″ |
| Broad jump | 11′2″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.92 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 115 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New England Patriots | 13 | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | New England Patriots | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Carolina Panthers | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 55 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 115 | 321 | 0 | 15 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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