Jerry Butler
Jerry O'Dell Butler
Born: October 12, 1957
Ware Shoals, SC USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 178
College: Clemson
High School: Ware Shoals (SC)
Career: 1979-1986
Drafted: 1979 in Round 1, #5 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Jerry Butler played from 1979 to 1986 during his career with the Buffalo Bills. Butler caught 278 passes for 4,301 yards and 29 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 48 | 834 | 17.4 | 75 | 4 | 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 57 | 832 | 14.6 | 69 | 6 | 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 55 | 842 | 15.3 | 67 | 8 | 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 26 | 336 | 12.9 | 47 | 4 | 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 36 | 385 | 10.7 | 25 | 3 | 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 41 | 770 | 18.8 | 60 | 2 | 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 15 | 302 | 20.1 | 53 | 2 |
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| Totals | 278 | 4301 | 15.5 | 75 | 29 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 1979 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1980 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1979 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 13 | 1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 | 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 | 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 7 | 1983 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 9 | 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 13 | 1986 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 6 |
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Honors
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
