Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs Montana | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Total | 5 | 68 | 18.6 | 1 | 27 |
#14
Aaron Butler
Sophomore wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Calabasas, CA · Calabasas
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Texas)
The numbers
68
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Texas Tech from 37% to 82% to win.Texas Tech at Oregon State · 35-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2024.
In Their Words
64 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Aaron Butler
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 27 rec yds, 1 receptions against Montana — Week 3, 2026.
68 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Calabasas
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Texas
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 2 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 20 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 52–17
vs Montana
1 rec · 27 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Montana.
With B. Atkinson — 333 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.0 · 4 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · X. Noland — 2 rec · 7 yds
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +41 receiving yards, +3 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Oregon State1-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (83rd percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 34.0 YDS/g, 18.6 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
70.7%
253 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
119.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
152 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
TEXAS • Played in four games over two seasons • Caught one pass for 17 yards against Sam Houston in 2025 CALABASAS HIGH SCHOOL • Rated No. 71 overall, the No. 3 athlete and No. 6 player in the state of California by ESPN • Rated No. 115 overall, No. 23 wide receiver and No. 15 in the state of…
The receiver room · Oregon State
- #12Jesse Legree476 receiving yards · 2026
- #7Aeryn Hampton172 receiving yards · 2026
- #9Jamai East87 receiving yards · 2026
- #12Zachary Card84 receiving yards · 2026
- Aaron Butler68 receiving yards · 2026
12 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology