Johnathan Butler: LB · Middle Tennessee · #4.
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Johnathan Butler
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Middle Tennessee linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 45 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 46 | 21 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 45 | 11 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 136 | 57 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-56@ No. 4 Alabama | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-31@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-45vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-23vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-42@ Liberty | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-13@ New Mexico State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-30vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-23@ Sam Houston | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups45 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 14-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
53.6%
438 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
68.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #416 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 136 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
