Troy University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Deandre Butler
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 312
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Opelika, Ala.
- High School:
- Opelika HS
- Prev School:
- Jacksonville State
2021 (Junior): Started 10 games at left guard, missing a pair of starts due to injury (South Alabama, App State) … Played 644 total snaps along the offensive front … Earned a 100 percent efficiency rating from Pro Football Focus at Texas State thanks to a season-best 85.2 pass blocking grade … Season-high 82 snaps against Louisiana … Did not allow a sack in 7-of-10 starts
2020 (Junior): Versatile player for the Trojans switching between both the offensive and defensive lines during the season … Recorded action in eight total contests … Played a pair of games on defense – Arkansas State and Georgia Southern – while the rest of his game action came on special teams … Played 56 total snaps on the year with 20 coming on defense and 36 on special teams
Jacksonville State
2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in seven games, starting five as a sophomore for the Gamecocks, missing time with injury … Blocked for the top offense in the Ohio Valley Conference, one that gained 419 yards per game … Helped protect a JSU passing game that led the OVC and ranked 14th nationally with 296 yards per game
2018 (RS-Freshman): Appeared in 11 games for the Gamecocks as a redshirt freshman, earning his first start in JSU’s first round FCS Playoff win over East Tennessee State … Part of an offensive front that paved the way for one of the most prolific attacks in school history … Led JSU to 6,465 total yards, the third-most in a season in school history, as well as a school-record 3,864 passing yards … Helped JSU score 520 points, third-most in school history
2017 (Freshman): Did not play ... Redshirted
High School: Played at Opelika High School in Opelika, Ala. … Helped lead the Bulldogs to three straight region titles from 2014-16 … Helped set the OHS school record for wins in a season with 13 in his junior season
Personal: Born Jan. 21, 2000, in Opelika, Ala. … Son of Doris Davis … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies; on track to graduate this fall
