2017 Football Roster
Roster
Devin M. Butler
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 189
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- Gonzaga
Career Overview: Graduate transfer from Notre Dame ... Joined the Orange in January 2017 and tallied 20 tackles in his final collegiate season ... In three seasons for the Irish, Butler played in 37 games as a cornerback and on special teams, recording 39 tackles, eight passes defended and one interception ... Selected to play in the 2018 Tropical Bowl, an FBS all-star game for outgoing college seniors ... Redshirted the 2016 season at Notre Dame ... One letter.
Senior Year (2017): Served as Syracuse's nickelback and appeared in all 12 games ... Logged 20 tackles (14 solo), including two for a loss, one sack and two pass breakups ... Six multi-tackle games ... Made his Orange debut versus Central Connecticut State (9/1) and tallied a season-best three tackles ... At NC State (9/30), carded two tackles and tied his career high with two pass breakups ... Equaled his season high with three tackles (all solo) at Miami (10/21) ... Recorded the first sack of his career at Florida State (11/4).
2016 (at Notre Dame): Redshirt season.
Junior Year (2015 at Notre Dame): Played in all 12 regular-season games and started the regular-season finale at Stanford (11/28) ... Missed the Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State with a broken foot ... Posted 11 tackles, including seven on special teams, which was tied for third-most on the squad ... Season-high three tackles at Virginia (9/12) and at Stanford ... Credited with pass breakups against Massachusetts (9/26) and Stanford ... Recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half versus Navy (10/10), which led to a short Irish touchdown.
Sophomore Year (2014 at Notre Dame): Played in all 13 games and started against Arizona State (11/8) and USC (11/29) ... His start against the Sun Devils was the first of his career ... Registered 23 tackles, including 21 solo stops, as well as five passes defended, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception ... One tackle and forced a fumble in the Irish’s season-opening victory over Rice (8/30) ... Logged significant plays with the first-team defense in a 30-14 victory over Purdue (9/13), collecting four tackles and making the first interception of his career ... Two solo tackles against North Carolina (10/11) ... Replaced an injured Cody Riggs at Arizona State and registered two tackles and two pass breakups ... Logged six solo tackles against Northwestern (11/15) ... Had an assisted tackle and one pass breakup against Louisville (11/22) ... Notched a career-best seven tackles, including six solo stops, and one pass breakup at USC (11/29).
Freshman Year (2013 at Notre Dame): Appeared in 12 of Notre Dame’s 13 games ... Made five tackles on the year, including four solo ... Also broke up a pass ... Recorded two tackles at Air Force (10/26) ... Posted solo stops against both Temple (8/31) and Navy (11/2) ... Split a tackle against Oklahoma (9/28) ... Broke up a pass at Pittsburgh (11/9).
High School: Wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner at Gonzaga for head coach Aaron Brady ... Ranked 193rd on the ESPN 300 list ... Ranked 189th on 247Sports.com’s list of the nation’s top 247 prospects ... Rated 36th nationally among cornerbacks by both Rivals.com and Scout.com ... 2012 Washington Post All-Met First Team honoree at defensive back after making 46 tackles, three interceptions, and breaking up 10 passes as a senior ... Also named to the 2012 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) First Team for the second consecutive season and selected to the 2012 Pigskin Club of Washington All-Metropolitan Team ... Started at safety as a sophomore in 2010, then moved to cornerback as a junior in 2011 ... As a junior, had 43 tackles (23 solo) to go along with 12 pass breakups and seven interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown ... Also caught 11 passes for 168 yards and three TDs ... 2011 All-WCAC First Team honoree ... Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in California and made three tackles for the East team in its 17-14 victory ... Also selected for the Chesapeake Bowl All-Star Game ... Named to the USA Football U-19 National Team for the 2013 International Bowl versus Canada.
Personal: Devin Mychal Butler ... Born in April 1995 in Washington, D.C. ... Son of Anthony and Karen Butler ... One brother, one sister ... Graduated from Notre Dame in December 2016 with a degree in American studies ... Studied instructional design, development and evaluation as a graduate student at Syracuse.
