Receiver, Syracuse, 2016–⁠18

Devin C. Butler

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
194 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
District Heights, MD

Devin C. Butler played receiver at Syracuse (2016–⁠18).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Syracuse2147.0015
2017Syracuse333279.9142
2018Syracuse141269.0017
Career494679.5142

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Syracuse13WRFr.
2017Syracuse5WRSo.
2018Syracuse5WRJr.6′3″194

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
2017Syracuse610.187th (n=507)0.5211.36%
2018Syracuse170.34––5.7–

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

2018 Syracuse 6 games, 14 catches, 126 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8vs.WagnerW 62–⁠10437013–
Sep 15vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠7225014–
Sep 22vs.UConnW 51–⁠21113013–
Sep 29atClemsonL 23–⁠27545017–
Oct 27vs.NC StateW 51–⁠411000–
Nov 3atWake ForestW 41–⁠241606–
2017 Syracuse 12 games, 33 catches, 327 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Central ConnecticutW 50–⁠7454042–
Sep 9vs.Middle TennesseeL 23–⁠30321010–
Sep 16vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠17–––––
Sep 23atLSUL 26–⁠352180116
Sep 30atNC StateL 25–⁠33–––––
Oct 7vs.PittsburghW 27–⁠24764132–
Oct 13vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠2421009–
Oct 21atMiamiL 19–⁠273390228
Nov 4atFlorida StateL 24–⁠271606–
Nov 11vs.Wake ForestL 43–⁠64549020–
Nov 18atLouisvilleL 10–⁠56563035–
Nov 25vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠421303–
2016 Syracuse 1 game, 2 catches, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 1vs.Notre DameL 33–⁠50214015–

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

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