2016 (Senior): Appeared in all 14 games, starting three at safety…made 28 tackles, 18 solo, while defending four passes…made five tackles, four solo, in a loss at Michigan (Sept. 3)…started games against Nevada (Oct. 1), San Jose State (Oct. 15), and Air Force (Oct. 22)…recorded a career-high nine tackles while breaking up one pass in a win versus the Falcons… also served as a kick returner, making 12 returns for 243 yards and a 20.2 yard average.
2015 (Junior): Appeared in seven games as a reserve cornerback and on special teams...recorded 10 total tackles (8 solo, 2 assisted)...blocked a punt in a win over UC Davis (Sept. 19), scooping the ball and scoring his first collegiate touchdown on the 26-yard recovery return...logged a season-high four (all solo) tackles at Boise State (Oct. 3)...made a pair of tackles against both UC Davis and at UNLV (Nov. 7)...an injury sustained at UNLV sidelined him for the final three games.
Prior To UH: Played two seasons (2012-13) at Santa Monica Junior College…recorded 71 total tackles and five interceptions during his two-year career…tallied 39 tackles and three picks as a sophomore, with 32 tackles and two interceptions as a freshman…also averaged 20.4 yards on five kickoff returns in 2013…earned first-team all-conference honors...named Defensive Player of the Game in the 2011 American Bowl Championship...rated as a three-star defensive back by Rivals.
Prep: A 2012 graduate of Taft High School in California…transferred to Taft from West Hills Chaminade…named first team all-West Valley and second team all-City running back as a senior at THS, also playing outside linebacker/nickelback on defense…as a senior, rushed for 786 yards and seven touchdowns...as a junior at Chaminade, played both running back and cornerback.
Personal: Born in Los Angeles, Calif...a political science major...given by his family, his nickname is “Head”...has two older step-siblings, step-brother Hakeem and step-sister Leah; and two older brothers, Darious and Damani...volunteered as a flag football referee for local Pop Warner leagues...parents are mother Larona Ganaway of Woodland Hills, Calif., and father Henry Butler and stepmother Leah Butler, also of Woodland Hills.
2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
