TCU · W 15-10
No tackles.
Pittsburgh · W 21-17
No tackles.
Butts has tackles in 6 of North Carolina’s 8 games: none against TCU and Pittsburgh.
“If ifs and butts I know. But we should really be 6-1 if we could finish games. Shame.”
Javion Butts
Two seasons in the North Carolina secondary to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Syracuse — Week 8, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 15 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 22 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-37vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%1 TFL15 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
2 seasons under Bill Belichick, all balanced, slow tempo offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #469 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
