Brice Butler
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| No. 19 Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 29, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Norcross, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Norcross (GA) | ||||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 209 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2015 | |||||||||
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Brice Butler (born January 29, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at USC and San Diego State.
Early years
Butler attended Norcross (GA) in Norcross, Georgia, where he played football as a wide receiver. As a junior in 2006, he had 35 receptions for 680 yards (19.4 avg.) with 9 touchdowns. His 2007 honors included Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, ESPN 150, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star Dream Team, Super Prep All-Dixie, Prep 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 4 × 100 m relay, finishing seventh with a time of 42.54 seconds. At the Region 7-5A Meet, he helped lead his 4 × 400 m 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.
College career
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.
Professional career
Pre-draft
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| 6 ft 3 in | 214 lb | 4.37 s | 1.54 s | 2.58 s | 4.40 s | 6.70 s | 39 in | 10 ft 9 in | |||||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 along with a sixth round selection (#189-Anthony Brown), in exchange for a fifth round pick (#143-DeAndre Washington).[3]
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.
Career stats
NCAA
| Year | School | Conf | Pos | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| *2009 | Southern California | Pac-10 | WR | 13 | 20 | 292 | 14.6 | 2 | 20 | 292 | 14.6 | 2 |
| 2010 | Southern California | Pac-10 | WR | 12 | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 1 | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 1 |
| 2011 | Southern California | Pac-12 | WR | 11 | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 0 | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 0 |
| *2012 | San Diego State | MWC | WR | 13 | 24 | 347 | 14.5 | 4 | 24 | 347 | 14.5 | 4 |
| Career | Overall | - | WR | - | 65 | 901 | 13.9 | 7 | 65 | 901 | 13.9 | 7 |
| Career | Southern California | Pac 12 | WR | - | 41 | 554 | 13.5 | 3 | 41 | 554 | 13.5 | 3 |
| Career | San Diego State | MWC | WR | - | 24 | 347 | 14.5 | 4 | 24 | 347 | 14.5 | 4 |
NFL
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2013 | Oakland Raiders | WR | 10 | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders take wideout Brice Butler from San Diego State
- ↑ "Brice Butler Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout.com
- ↑ Wesseling, Chris (September 15, 2015). "Cowboys trade for Raiders WR Brice Butler". NFL.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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