Education
Butler attended Norcross (Georgia) in Norcross, Georgia, where he played football as a wide receiver.
Butler attended Norcross (Georgia) in Norcross, Georgia, where he played football as a wide receiver.
He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Southern California and San Diego State. As a junior in 2006, he had 35 receptions for 680 yards (194 avg) with 9 touchdowns.
His 2007 honors included Super Preparatory All-American, Preparatory Star All-American, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 150, Super Preparatory Elite 50, Preparatory Star Dream Team, Super Preparatory All-Dixie, Preparatory Star All-Southeast and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 as a senior after totalling 1,186 receiving yards with 15 touchdowns.
Butler also competed in track & field at Norcross. As a sophomore, he participated at the state meet in the 4x100m relay, finishing seventh with a time of 42.54 seconds.
At the Region 7-5A Meet, he helped lead his 4x400m relay team to victory with a time of 3:22.82 minutes. He also posted personal-best times of 22.7 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 50.33 seconds in the 400-meter dash as a junior.
Butler"s father, Bobby, played 12 years for the Atlanta Falcons as a Defensive Back.
Butler graduated from Norcross High School in 2008. Butler graduated from University of Southern California in 2011 where he majored in public policy, management and planning. Butler enrolled in a master"s program at San Diego State in 2011 and played his final season.
Pre-draft
Oakland Raiders
Butler was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round (209th overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft.
He had 9 catches for 107 yards in 10 games, but didn"t have a catch after week 6 in his rookie season. On September 15, 2015, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a conditional fifth round pick on September 15, 2015.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys acquired Butler for depth purposes after Dez Bryant was injured in the season opener. He passed Devin Street on the depth chart as the team"s fourth wide receiver.
Against the New Orleans Saints he had a 67-yard reception but suffered a hamstring injury in the play, which would limit him for six weeks.
He played the majority of the final two games, totaling 8 receptions for 134 yards. His most productive game came in the season finale against the Buffalo Bills, making 4 receptions for 74 yards.