James Butler
James Butler Jr.
Born: February 19, 1995
Wheaton, IL
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 210
College: Iowa
High School: St. Francis (Wheaton, IL)
Career: 2020-2026
James Butler has played from 2020 to 2026 during his career with the BC Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Houston Roughnecks. Butler has run for 5,026 yards in his career on 1,019 attempts, scoring 37 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 278 passes for 2,193 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2020 | XFL Houston Roughnecks | 46 | 221 | 4.8 | 30 | 4 | 2021 | CFL BC Lions | 101 | 497 | 4.9 | 29 | 2 | 2022 | CFL BC Lions | 210 | 1060 | 5.0 | 37 | 7 | 2023 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 235 | 1116 | 4.7 | 43 | 7 | 2024 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 110 | 522 | 4.7 | 29 | 2 | 2025 | CFL BC Lions | 229 | 1213 | 5.3 | 45 | 11 | 2026 | CFL BC Lions | 88 | 397 | 4.5 | 54 | 4 |
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| XFL | 46 | 221 | 4.8 | 30 | 4 | |
| CFL | 973 | 4805 | 4.9 | 54 | 33 | |
| Totals | 1019 | 5026 | 4.9 | 54 | 37 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2020 | XFL Houston Roughnecks | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 | 2021 | CFL BC Lions | 39 | 243 | 6.2 | 25 | 1 | 2022 | CFL BC Lions | 53 | 384 | 7.2 | 20 | 4 | 2023 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 61 | 527 | 8.6 | 38 | 1 | 2024 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 45 | 372 | 8.3 | 47 | 1 | 2025 | CFL BC Lions | 46 | 439 | 9.5 | 44 | 1 | 2026 | CFL BC Lions | 23 | 186 | 8.1 | 19 | 1 |
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| XFL | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 | |
| CFL | 267 | 2151 | 8.1 | 47 | 9 | |
| Totals | 278 | 2193 | 7.9 | 47 | 10 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2020 | XFL Houston Roughnecks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2026 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| XFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2020 | XFL Houston Roughnecks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2021 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2022 | CFL BC Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2023 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2024 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2025 | CFL BC Lions | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 2026 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| XFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| CFL | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 262 | |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 292 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2020 | XFL | Houston Roughnecks | 5 | 4 | 2021 | CFL | BC Lions | 11 | 11 | 2022 | CFL | BC Lions | 17 | 18 | 2023 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17 | 17 | 2024 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 10 | 2025 | CFL | BC Lions | 17 | 17 | 2026 | CFL | BC Lions | 13 |
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