DJ Butler

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

RB depth chart, 3rd

301 2025 rush yards
0 2025 total TDs
10% Team touch share
8 Explosive plays
20 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 Houston12068 301 4.4 8 58 0
2024 Houston8016 102 6.4 4 36 0

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 25.1 44
Yards per carry 4.4 37
Receiving yards per game 4.8 43
Total TDs 0 0

Around DJ

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Conner Weigman QB · 2,705 pass yds · 13g
RB Makhi Hughes RB · 70 rush yds · 6g · at ORE
WR-X Koby Young WR · 191 rec yds · 13g
WR-Z Trent Walker WR · 823 rec yds · 12g · at ORST
WR-SL Amare Thomas WR · 966 rec yds · 13g
TE Patrick Overmyer TE · 344 rec yds · 13g · at UTSA

The situation

Houston 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.4% 33
Red zone TD rate 72.9% 69
Line yards per carry 2.6 62
Sack rate allowed 4.9% 73

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks5 29
W2 @ RICE4 11 1
W5 @ ORST3 17
W7 @ OKST5 1 1 26
W8 ARIZ2 7
W9 @ ASU4 19 3
W10 WVU5 1 1 34
W11 @ UCF14 2 2 77
W13 TCU8 2 2 46 1
W14 @ BAY10 1 1 65
W18 LSU8 3 1 28 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#1220 Ellis McAdoo IOL · St. Thomas More LOU
#1220 Trent Carter LB · The Bolles School LOU
#1220 DJ Butler RB · WP Davidson HOU
#1220 Syris Corley OT · Taylor CAL
#1220 Jaden Allen-Hendrix RB · Irmo OKST
RBs in the class
#87 Jaedon Matthews Saguaro
#88 Quin Renfro Joplin
#89 DJ Butler WP Davidson HOU
#90 Jaden Allen-Hendrix Irmo OKST
#91 Dashun Reeder Christ Church Episcopal School NW
2025 · 44th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 59th pctile of class