Vernon Butler

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Vernon Butler
No. 92 Carolina Panthers
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-06-14) June 14, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth: Pike County, Mississippi
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Career information
High school: Summit (MS) North Pike
College: Louisiana Tech
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Vernon Butler, Jr. (born June 14, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech.

Early years

Butler attended North Pike High School in Summit, Mississippi. He played football, basketball and ran track. As a senior he had 121 tackles and 13 sacks. Butler committed to Louisiana Tech University to play college football.[1]

College career

As a true freshman at Louisiana Tech in 2012, Butler had 21 tackles. As a sophomore in 2013, he had 43 tackles with one sack and as a junior in 2014, he had 54 tackles and a sack.[2] As a senior in 2015, Butler had 50 tackles with three sacks and was named first team All-Conference USA.[3][4][5]

Professional career

2016 NFL Draft

Butler was selected 30th overall by the Carolina Panthers, becoming the highest Louisiana Tech Bulldog selected since Troy Edwards in 1999. Butler signed with the Panthers on May 13, 2016[6]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 in 323 lb 35 1⁄8 in 10 3⁄4 in 5.33 s 1.87 s 3.07 s 4.76 s 7.82 s 29 1⁄2 in 8 ft 8 in 26 reps
All values from 2016 NFL Scouting Combine.[7][8]

References

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External links

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