Linebacker, Ole Miss (from Georgia Tech), 2024–26
Tah’j Butler
- Number
- No. 49
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
Tah’j Butler plays linebacker for Ole Miss, after Georgia Tech (2024–25). Last time out, against Missouri: 7 tackles.
2026 so far
33 tackles
Last game: 7 tackles vs. Missouri, W 31–3
Next game: at Texas, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. LSU, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 25 | 17 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | Ole Miss | 33 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 92 | 55 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 49 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 49 | LB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Ole Miss | 49 | LB | Jr. | 6′1″ | 235 |
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
2026 Ole Miss 6 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Louisville | W 41–38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Charlotte | W 41–9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. LSU | W 32–24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Florida | L 28–52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Vanderbilt | W 52–17 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Missouri | W 31–3 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Georgia Tech 11 games, 34 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Colorado | W 27–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 59–12 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Temple | W 45–24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Wake Forest | W 30–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 35–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Duke | W 27–18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Syracuse | W 41–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at NC State | L 36–48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Boston College | W 36–34 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Georgia | L 9–16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 21–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Georgia Tech 9 games, 25 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | vs. Florida State | W 24–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Georgia State | W 35–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. VMI | W 59–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atLouisville | L 19–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 6–21 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.NC State | W 30–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atGeorgia | L 42–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs.Vanderbilt | L 27–35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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