Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#2
Amari Butler
Senior defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 186 lb · Petal, MS · Petal HS
CFB Index 14 · #343 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Louisiana Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
2★
CB recruit
No. 189 nationally · Joined Louisiana Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2025.
Amari Butler
Erases the deep middle of the field. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Louisiana Tech since. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against LSU, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
202512 games
- Signed with Louisiana Tech2-star out of Pearl River C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 9-6 over that span.
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Louisiana Tech1-1HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
14 · #343 of 364 corners
Two-star recruit. Now #343 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #41 of 43 Conference USA DBs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 25 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 80–6
1 PD
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 1 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zahodri Jackson’s 2021 season.
Matches Zahodri on
Tackle volume
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Korian Wilson's freshman season at UL Monroe (2024).
86%match
Matches Korian on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Amari Butler
Background
JUNIOR (2025) Played in all 13 games while making starts at cornerback against Southern Miss and UTEP … Finished the season with 25 tackles (17 solo, eight assists), .5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and one forced fumble … Collected multiple tackles in seven games … Tallied a season-high...
The secondary · Louisiana Tech
- #2Amari Butler25 tackles · 2025
- #4Kam Franklin21 tackles · 2025
- #1Sam Fongang21 tackles · 2025
- #3Kameron Carter15 tackles · 2025
- Jordan McRae7 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Louisiana Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology