#25
Houston · 2026

DJ Butler

RBJunior6' 0", 190 lbsMobile, AL
Houston Cougars2-1 · TDC #33
Snap share
14%
likely 7–30%
Rush yards
83
323rd of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
8.3
Rush TD
1
200th of 476 in FBS
Receptions
1
1257th of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.34
11 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

11 plays · +3.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.34
Passing-0.89
Rushing+0.46
1st down+0.59
2nd down+0.21
3rd down+0.12
Standard downs+0.35
Passing downs+0.31
ButlerRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays1%
Run plays8%
1st down4%
2nd down9%
3rd down3%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs6%
ButlerRB average

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries10—
Yards83323rd / 1194
Yards / carry8.3—
Touchdowns1200th / 476
Long15—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11257th / 1676
Yards11625th / 1662
Yards / catch1—
Touchdowns0—
Long1—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards24—
Average24—
Touchdowns0—
Long24—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Oregon State72~8 (2–16)2111%
Wk 2 · Southern64~13 (3–25)7·20%
Wk 3 · Texas Tech75~8 (2–16)2·11%
Season21129 (14–64)11114%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Houston roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Makhi HughesRBSR402135.324+0.21
6Re'Shaun Sanford IIRBJR201326.627+0.39
25DJ ButlerRBJR10838.311+0.34
37Zane SmithRBSO10696.90—+0.51
23John HebertRBFR5651311+1.19
Nehemiah WarmateRB5418.20—+0.24
16JayShon RidgleRBJR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Houston depth chart →