Receiver, Iowa State, 2015–⁠18

Hakeem Butler

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
6′6″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Baltimore, MD
Born
May 16, 1996, in Baltimore, Maryland

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Hakeem Butler played receiver at Iowa State (2015–⁠18). The Arizona Cardinals took Butler in round 4, No. 103 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,318
Receiving yards, 2018 (Iowa State, 8–⁠5)
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in receiving yards, 2018
Drafted
No. 103
Round 4, 2019 NFL Draft (Arizona Cardinals)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Washington State, 2018192receiving yards, career highvs. Washington State, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Kansas, 2018

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Iowa State913414.9239
2017Iowa State4169717.0774
2018Iowa State601,31822.0983
Career1102,14919.51883

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Iowa State18WRRS
2016Iowa State18WRFr.
2017Iowa State18WRSo.
2018Iowa State18WRJr.6′6″225

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
2016Iowa State131.19––15.4–
2017Iowa State670.8788th (n=507)0.5258.17%
2018Iowa State950.7883rd (n=497)0.5374.112%

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 Iowa State 13 games, 60 catches, 1,318 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atIowaL 3–⁠13335023
Sep 15vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠375174257
Sep 22vs.AkronW 26–⁠13688124
Sep 29atTCUL 14–⁠17214011
Oct 6atOklahoma StateW 48–⁠42261140
Oct 13vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠146107138
Oct 27vs.Texas TechW 40–⁠314148148
Nov 3atKansasW 27–⁠35164283
Nov 10vs.BaylorW 28–⁠14325010
Nov 17atTexasL 10–⁠24699037
Nov 24vs.Kansas StateW 42–⁠385144165
Dec 1vs.DrakeW 27–⁠24467024
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateL 26–⁠289192036
2017 Iowa State 13 games, 41 catches, 697 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠24775115
Sep 9vs.IowaL 41–⁠445128274
Sep 16atAkronW 41–⁠14331023
Sep 28vs.TexasL 7–⁠17462029
Oct 7atOklahomaW 38–⁠31154054
Oct 14vs.KansasW 45–⁠0222022
Oct 21atTexas TechW 31–⁠131505
Oct 28vs.TCUW 14–⁠7328117
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠20462026
Nov 11vs.Oklahoma StateL 42–⁠49329020
Nov 18atBaylorW 23–⁠13167167
Nov 25atKansas StateL 19–⁠20223120
Dec 30 ✦atMemphisW 21–⁠205111152
2016 Iowa State 8 games, 9 catches, 134 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Northern IowaL 20–⁠25118118
Sep 10atIowaL 3–⁠421606
Oct 1vs.BaylorL 42–⁠451606
Oct 15atTexasL 6–⁠271303
Oct 29vs.Kansas StateL 26–⁠311909
Nov 3vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠34117017
Nov 19vs.Texas TechW 66–⁠10139139
Nov 26vs.West VirginiaL 19–⁠49236019

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′5⅜″
Weight227 lb
Arm length35¼″
Hand size10¾″
Wingspan83⅞″W
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′8″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Philadelphia Eagles1000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022CFLBC Lions *
2022CFLEdmonton Elks
2023XFLSt. Louis Battlehawks
2024UFLSt. Louis Battlehawks
2025–⁠26UFLSt. Louis Battlehawks

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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