Darien Butler
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| Born: | March 1, 2000 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Narbonne (Los Angeles, California) | ||||
| College: | Arizona State (2018–2021) | ||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Darien Butler (born March 1, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Arizona State.
Early life
[edit]Butler grew up in Compton, California and attended Narbonne High School.[1]
College career
[edit]Butler was a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils for four seasons. He was named a starter for ASU entering his freshman season.[2] Butler finished his freshman season with 70 tackles and eight tackles for loss.[3] He led the Sun Devils with 88 tackles as a sophomore.[4] Butler started all four of Arizona State's games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[5] He made 68 tackles during his senior season.[6]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||||||
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
221 lb (100 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
7.47 s | 19 reps | |||||||
| Sources:[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Butler signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2022.[9] He made the Raiders' initial 53-man roster out of training camp.[10]
On August 22, 2023, Butler was placed on injured reserve.[11]
Butler was waived on July 29, 2024, following a failed physical.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Calhoun, Damian (January 11, 2018). "Daily Breeze Defensive Player of the Year: Darien Butler, Narbonne". Daily Breeze. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Gardner, Michelle (September 27, 2018). "ASU freshman linebacker Darien Butler making his presence known". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Haller, Doug (February 26, 2019). "How LB Darien Butler 'beat the profile' and became a powerful voice for the Sun Devils". The Athletic. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Karpman, Chris (July 21, 2021). "Player capsule: Darien Butler". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Mac (September 15, 2021). "Battling Black: How Butler catalyzes the ASU defense, leads by example". ASUDevils.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Vernon, Brady (December 26, 2021). "ASU Football: Linebacker Darien Butler declares for the NFL Draft". HouseOfSparky.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Darien Butler Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Darien Butler, Arizona State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ Druin, Donnie (April 30, 2022). "Report: Arizona State LB Darien Butler Signs With Las Vegas Raiders". SI.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Keefer, Case (August 30, 2022). "Raiders' 53-man roster breakdown: Rookies claim several key spots". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Raiders' Darien Butler: Placed on IR". CBS Sports.com. CBS. August 22, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders sign WR Terrell Bynum". Raiders.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.