Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-26vs Campbell | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 22 yds |
D.J. Butler
Last confirmed: Georgia Southern, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Madison, AL
D.J. Butler: TE · Georgia Southern.
D.J. Butler
He has spent two seasons in the Georgia Southern receiving corps. A game that shows it: 22 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Campbell — Week 2, 2020.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2020
W 27-26
vs Campbell
3 rec · 22 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Werts — 155 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · 53 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · A. Beck II — 43 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Chad Lunsford — 18-8 over that span.
2018Georgia Southern10-3HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2020Georgia Southern8-5HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 22.0 YDS/g, 7.3 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Lunsford
Pass share
21.5%
172 pass / 628 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
196 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
3 catches in 1 game
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Georgia Southern
- 2021 Georgia Southern LunsfordYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Georgia Southern LunsfordYear 4 · 1 game
- 2019 Georgia Southern LunsfordYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 Georgia Southern LunsfordYear 2 · 2 games
- 2017 Georgia Southern SummersYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Georgia Southern, 22 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coaches2017
Tyson Summers, then Chad Lunsford
Georgia Southern
Played under 3 different head coaches: Tyson Summers, Chad Lunsford, and Kevin Whitley. Multi-era developmental context.