Tight end, Virginia, 2014–⁠18

Evan Butts

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 46
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Newtown Square, PA

Evan Butts played tight end at Virginia (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Indiana, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Virginia1618211.4328
2016Virginia7466.6111
2017Virginia322668.3225
2018Virginia161408.8216
Career716348.9828

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Virginia46TERS
2015Virginia46TEFr.
2016Virginia46TESo.
2017Virginia46TEJr.
2018Virginia46TESr.6′4″250

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
2015Virginia220.94––20.64%
2016Virginia90.35––3.2–
2017Virginia360.5454th (n=507)0.5219.45%
2018Virginia170.81––13.7–

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 Virginia 10 games, 16 catches, 140 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.RichmondW 42–⁠1321006
Sep 15vs.OhioW 45–⁠3142608
Sep 22vs.LouisvilleW 27–⁠3224014
Oct 13vs.MiamiW 16–⁠131909
Oct 20atDukeW 28–⁠14220116
Oct 27vs.North CarolinaW 31–⁠21116116
Nov 2vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠231303
Nov 10vs.LibertyW 45–⁠24––––
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 27–⁠30221011
Dec 29 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 28–⁠0111011
2017 Virginia 11 games, 32 catches, 266 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.William & MaryW 28–⁠102905
Sep 9vs.IndianaL 17–⁠34654018
Sep 22atBoise StateW 42–⁠23443017
Oct 7vs.DukeW 28–⁠211505
Oct 14atNorth CarolinaW 20–⁠14333116
Oct 21vs.Boston CollegeL 10–⁠41322011
Oct 28atPittsburghL 14–⁠31431012
Nov 11atLouisvilleL 21–⁠38229125
Nov 18atMiamiL 28–⁠44221015
Nov 24vs.Virginia TechL 0–⁠103906
Dec 28 ✦atNavyL 7–⁠4921005
2016 Virginia 5 games, 7 catches, 46 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.RichmondL 20–⁠371808
Sep 10atOregonL 26–⁠4421308
Oct 1atDukeW 34–⁠201707
Oct 22vs.North CarolinaL 14–⁠35214111
Oct 29vs.LouisvilleL 25–⁠321404
2015 Virginia 9 games, 16 catches, 182 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atUCLAL 16–⁠34242028
Sep 12vs.Notre DameL 27–⁠341212
Sep 19vs.William & MaryW 35–⁠2921106
Sep 25vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠561808
Oct 31vs.Georgia TechW 27–⁠21448018
Nov 7atMiamiL 21–⁠27229018
Nov 14atLouisvilleL 31–⁠381212
Nov 21vs.DukeW 42–⁠34115115
Nov 28vs.Virginia TechL 20–⁠23225021

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height6′3⅝″
Weight247 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash5.14 s
Vertical jump24½″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.34 s
20-yard shuttle4.66 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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