Safety, Louisiana, 2018–21
Percy Butler
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Plaquemine, LA
- Born
- May 29, 2000
Percy Butler played safety at Louisiana (2018–21). The Washington Commanders took Butler in round 4, No. 113 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Nicholls, 2021Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020 and 2021
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisiana | 9 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Louisiana | 9 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Louisiana | 9 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Louisiana | 9 | S | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 190 |
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.
Game by game
2021 Louisiana 13 games, 60 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Texas | L 18–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Nicholls | W 27–24 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Ohio | W 49–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Georgia Southern | W 28–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at South Alabama | W 20–18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. App State | W 41–13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Arkansas State | W 28–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Texas State | W 45–0 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Georgia State | W 21–17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Troy | W 35–21 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Liberty | W 42–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs.App State | W 24–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Marshall | W 36–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Louisiana 10 games, 44 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Iowa State | W 31–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | atGeorgia State | W 34–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 20–18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 27–30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atTexas State | W 44–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Arkansas State | W 27–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs.South Alabama | W 38–10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at UL Monroe | W 70–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | atApp State | W 24–21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. UTSA | W 31–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 Louisiana 13 games, 54 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Mississippi State | L 28–38 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Liberty | W 35–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Texas Southern | W 77–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atOhio | W 45–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atGeorgia Southern | W 37–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.App State | L 7–17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atArkansas State | W 37–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Texas State | W 31–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | atCoastal Carolina | W 48–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atSouth Alabama | W 37–27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Troy | W 53–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | atApp State | L 38–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. Miami (OH) | W 27–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Louisiana 6 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Grambling | W 49–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atMississippi State | L 10–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Alabama | L 14–56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Arkansas State | W 47–43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atTroy | L 16–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. Tulane | L 24–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 194 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.36 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 13 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 sW |
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
5 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 14 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Washington Commanders | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Washington Commanders | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 51 | 133 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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