#21

Myles Butler

LB · Jacksonville State · Fr. · #21

Returning to Jacksonville State for 2026
Fr. · Atlanta, Ga. → Carrollton HS
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Myles Butler

LB · Jacksonville State · Jr · #21

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Jacksonville State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025

W 29–27

at Sam Houston

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Jacksonville State

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Jacksonville State

Returning around him

  • 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #85

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kolbe Cage’s 2022 season.

Kolbe Cage

73%match

Arizona · 2022

#2

Raneiria Dillworth

East Carolina · 2023

71%
#3

Dalton Bowles

New Mexico State · 2021

67%
#4

Cam Jeffery

Arkansas State · 2022

67%
#5

Anthony Crenshaw

Delaware · 2025

66%

Matches Kolbe on

Tackle volume
Height

Differs from Kolbe on

Hurry rate (lower)
PD rate (lower)
Weight (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Raider Damuni's freshman season at BYU (2023).

BYU · 2023

#2

Ryan Yaites

LSU · 2023

84%
#3

Trevor Woods

Colorado · 2021

83%
#4

Jerome Carter

Old Dominion · 2024

NFL Rd 4
83%
#5

Zach Neilsen

Tulsa · 2023

81%

Matches Raider on

Class year
Solo tackle rate
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11926

Final rank
#12531
Avg #12300.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11926 this season.

Background

Totaled 29 tackles with 4.5 for loss with two sacks for 9-2 Campbellsville. Also had two interceptions and broke up two passes.

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