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 4,951 yards in his career on 1,003 attempts, scoring 37 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 284 passes for 2,145 yards and 9 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 | 72 | 322 | 4.5 | 54 | 4 |
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| XFL | 46 | 221 | 4.8 | 30 | 4 | |
| CFL | 957 | 4730 | 4.9 | 54 | 33 | |
| Totals | 1003 | 4951 | 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 | 29 | 138 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 |
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| XFL | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 | |
| CFL | 273 | 2103 | 7.7 | 47 | 8 | |
| Totals | 284 | 2145 | 7.6 | 47 | 9 |
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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| XFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| XFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| CFL | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 256 | |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 286 | |
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 | 8 |
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