James Butler
James Butler
Born: February 19, 1995
Wheaton, IL
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 210
College: Iowa
Career: 2020-2023
James Butler has played from 2020 to 2023 during his career with the BC Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Houston Roughnecks. Butler has run for 2,894 yards in his career on 592 attempts, scoring 20 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 164 passes for 1,196 yards and 7 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 |
| XFL | 46 | 221 | 4.8 | 30 | 4 | |
| CFL | 546 | 2673 | 4.9 | 43 | 16 | |
| Totals | 592 | 2894 | 4.9 | 43 | 20 |
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 |
| XFL | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 16 | 1 | |
| CFL | 153 | 1154 | 7.5 | 38 | 6 | |
| Totals | 164 | 1196 | 7.3 | 38 | 7 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XFL Houston Roughnecks | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021 | CFL BC Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2022 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| XFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30 | |||||||
| 2021 | CFL BC Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| 2022 | CFL BC Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
| 2023 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||
| XFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| CFL | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 134 | |
| Totals | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 164 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XFL | Houston Roughnecks | ||
| 2021 | CFL | BC Lions | 11 | |
| 2022 | CFL | BC Lions | 17 | |
| 2023 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
