James Butler

WR · Louisiana 2014 · #11

Last confirmed: Louisiana, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Luling, LA · Hahnville

James Butler: WR · Louisiana · #11.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Sam MaysIllinois · 2018 · 91% season match
Keyion DixonUConn · 2017 · 86% season match
Jared CrumpWake Forest · 2014 · 83% season match
D.J. ThompsonSouthern Miss · 2014 · 82% season match
Maudrecus HumphreyUAB · 2014 · 80% season match

James Butler

WR · Louisiana · #11

Moves the chains on third down. 2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at Louisiana since. On tape: 95 receiving yards and 5 receptions against New Mexico State, Week 11, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

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
2014	Louisiana	38	470	12.4	0
Career		38	470	12.4	0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-6vs Southern	3	20	6.7	10
Wk 3	L 15-56@ No. 14 Ole Miss	5	33	6.6	12
Wk 6	W 34-31vs Georgia State	1	9	9.0	9
Wk 8	W 34-10@ Texas State	1	23	23.0	23
Wk 9	W 55-40vs Arkansas State	1	34	34.0	34
Wk 10	W 19-9vs South Alabama	4	91	22.8	40
Wk 11	W 44-16@ New Mexico State	5	95	19.0	37	Season-high 95 yds
Wk 12	W 34-27@ UL Monroe	4	61	15.3	22
Wk 13	L 16-35vs App State	4	32	8.0	17
Wk 14	W 42-23@ Troy	2	19	9.5	14
Bowl	W 16-3vs Nevada	8	53	6.6	12
Total		38	470	12.4	40

Signature game

Week 10 · 2014

W 19-9

vs South Alabama

4 rec · 91 yds

With T. Broadway — 221 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.9 · 54 rush yds (11 car) · E. McGuire — 116 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · 9 rec · 90 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.96Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 22 yds to the LaLaf 45 for a
Week 8 · Texas State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.72Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 23 yds to the TexSt 49 for a
Week 11 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.44Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 11 yds to the NMxSt 49 for a
Week 6 · Georgia State · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.25Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 9 yds to the GeoSt 45 for a
Week 13 · App State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.17Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 17 yds to the AppSt 45 for a
Week 10 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.49Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 22 yds to the SAlab 35 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.47Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 16 yds to the LaLaf 43 for a
Week 10 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 40 yds to the SAlab 8 for a
Week 9 · Arkansas State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.34Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 34 yds to the ArkSt 17 for a
Week 14 · Troy · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.33Terrance Broadway pass complete to James Butler for 5 yds to the LaLaf 32 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Louisiana9-4HC: Mark Hudspeth · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: td rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#205 / 713 · 71st pct

14.0%

Yards / catch#322 / 713 · 55th pct

12.4

Catch rate#385 / 713 · 44th pct

66.7%

EPA / target#495 / 713 · 31st pct

0.35

TD rate#562 / 713 · 11th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#194 / 556 · 65th pct

Rec yards#224 / 556 · 60th pct

470

Yards / catch#299 / 556 · 46th pct

12.4

Long catch#349 / 556 · 36th pct

Rec TDs#488 / 556 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.6	37.2	16.1	0.0
Road5g	3.4	46.2	14.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	4.2	28.8	7.2	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	3.0	50.7	18.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Mark Hudspeth

Pass share

40.5%

368 pass / 540 run

Plays / game

69.8

13 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

396 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

38 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

James Butler

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

38 catches in 11 games

Five seasons at Louisiana

His moves

2010