J.B. Butler

OL · Northwestern 2018 · #59

Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · 308 lb · Plainfield, IL

J.B. Butler: OL · Northwestern · #59.

From Plainfield, IL.

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Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 13	W 42-21vs Illinois	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0

Signature game

Week 13 · 2016

W 42-21

vs Illinois

1 tackle · 1 solo tackle

Dominant 21-point win at home against Illinois.

2016 snapshot

Season context: team record and system

2016Northwestern7-6HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

Awards

J.B. Butler plays offensive line for Northwestern.

Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.

The unit he anchors ranks 13th nationally in passing-downs success rate this season. See the full unit breakdown →

Northwestern has produced 3 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 4 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2021. Peter Skoronski was one of them, an All-American.