Running back, Rice (from Princeton, Stanford), 2022–⁠25

Ryan Butler

Number
No. 9
Height
5′11″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Plainfield, NJ

Ryan Butler played running back at Princeton (2022), Stanford (2023–⁠24) and Rice (2025).

Career highs

98rushing yards, career highvs. Brown, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Brown, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Princeton1284843.81149
2023Stanford18603.3017
2024Stanford7446.3022
Career1535883.81149

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Princeton12877.3115
2023Stanford144.004
2024Stanford2115.508
Career151026.8115

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Princeton9RBFr.
2023Stanford9RBSo.
2024Stanford9RBJr.
2025Rice9RBSr.5′11″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
2022Princeton (FCS)1230.1343rd (n=470)0.1415.422%
2023Stanford18-0.24––-4.4–
2024Stanford90.20––1.8–

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

2024 Stanford 4 games, 44 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 28atClemsonL 14–⁠40––––––
Oct 12atNotre DameL 7–⁠4931005––
Oct 26vs.Wake ForestL 24–⁠27434022211
Nov 16vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠35––––––
2023 Stanford 7 games, 60 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atHawai’iW 37–⁠2483001714
Sep 9atUSCL 10–⁠561101––
Sep 16vs.Sacramento StateL 23–⁠30423011––
Sep 30vs.OregonL 6–⁠422−100––
Nov 11atOregon StateL 17–⁠621202––
Nov 18vs.CaliforniaL 15–⁠271101––
Nov 25vs.Notre DameL 23–⁠561404––
2022 Princeton 10 games, 484 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17atStetsonW 39–⁠14767225220
Sep 24vs.LehighW 29–⁠17102917––
Oct 1atColumbiaW 24–⁠61024117215
Oct 8atLafayetteW 23–⁠21549214227
Oct 14vs.BrownW 35–⁠19149824912
Oct 21atHarvardW 37–⁠102080113114
Oct 29vs.CornellW 35–⁠911371725
Nov 5vs.DartmouthW 17–⁠1420620812
Nov 12atYaleL 20–⁠241080512
Nov 19vs.PennsylvaniaL 19–⁠20113016––

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

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