DJ Butler

RB · #25 · Houston · JR · 6'0" · 190 · Mobile, AL

RB depth chart, 3rd

86 2026 rush yards
1 2026 total TDs
3% Team touch share
2 Explosive plays
25 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Houston5011 86 7.8 1 1 1
2025 Houston12068 301 4.4 8 58 0
2024 Houston8016 102 6.4 4 36 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 17.2 26
Yards per carry 7.8 95
Receiving yards per game 0.2 4
Total TDs 1 21

Around DJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Conner Weigman QB · 1,771 pass yds · 7g
RB Makhi Hughes RB · 464 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Koby Young WR · 284 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Trent Walker WR · 362 rec yds · 7g
WR-SL Amare Thomas WR · 487 rec yds · 7g
TE Patrick Overmyer TE · 432 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Houston 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.7% 69
Red zone TD rate 77.1% 73
Line yards per carry 3.3 96
Sack rate allowed 3.6% 82

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 ORST2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
W2Southern University Jaguars6 55 1 1 1 1 0 2
W3 @ TTU2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
W6 @ KSU1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1218 Geordan Guidry DL · Ruston TULN
#1218 Joshua Lloyd EDGE · Dillard WMU
#1220 DJ Butler RB · WP Davidson HOU
#1252 Jesse Watson WR · East St. Louis PUR
#1252 Charlton Luniewski IOL · Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy MSU
RBs in the class
#86 Blaine Burke Moody
#87 Jaedon Matthews Saguaro
#88 DJ Butler WP Davidson HOU
#93 Kiefer Sibley Waco Connally UNT
#94 Ty Clark III Franklin Road Academy WAKE
2026 · 26th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 59th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.