Darien Butler
Darien Butler
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Third year in the Arizona State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against USC, Week 10, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Arizona State, 219 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Herm Edwards.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona State | 68 | 32 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 88 | 43 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 63 | 31 | 8.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 219 | 106 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021
W 42–23
at UCLA
1 PD · 2 TFL · 4 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Micah Baskerville’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aiden Sullivan's senior season at Oregon State (2025).
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