Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Johnathan Butler
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 231
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sumter, SC
- High School:
- Sumter HS
2023 (r-Senior)
• Played in nine games and had eight starts
• Finished sixth on the team with 46 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs, a sack and a hurry
• Participated in the 2024 Tropical Bowl
• Named the team’s Defensive Player of the Game against Alabama
• Averaged 47 snaps played per game
• Did not compete in spring drills while recovering from surgery
• Made the start against Alabama and responded with six tackles, including a sack
• Missed the Missouri, Murray State and Colorado State games with an injury
• Returned against WKU and had six tackles, including a TFL
• Collected six stops against Liberty
• Had seven tackles at NMSU
• Turned in six stops at Sam Houston
2022 (Senior)
• Suffered a fall camp injury and was lost for the season
2021 (Junior)
• Played in 10 games and had eight starts
• Ended the season seventh on the team with 46 tackles to go with three hurries and a forced fumble
• Was third among linebackers with 602 snaps played while grading out a winner eight times
• Registered eight stops and a hurry in win over Monmouth
• Did not play against Charlotte, Marshall or Liberty due to a leg injury
• Returned at UConn and had four tackles
• Had six stops and a forced fumble at WKU
• Turned in seven tackles, including a TFL in bowl win over Toledo
2020 (Junior)
• Played and started eight games
• Finished fourth on the team with 45 tackles to go with an interception, fumble recovery and two hurries
• Averaged 56 snaps per game and graded out a winner six times
• Started against Army and had three stops
• Injured at Army and missed the Troy game
• Returned at UTSA and had five tackles and two hurries
• Had eight stops, including a TFL at FIU
• Added seven tackles against North Texas
• Collected 10 tackles and had a 32-yard fumble return in win at Rice
• Had five tackles and his first career interception at Troy
Highland CC
• Registered a team-leading 109 tackles as a sophomore at Highland CC to go with 10.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles (His 109 tackles ranked fourth nationally)
• Earned second team all-conference honors in 2019
• Had 19 tackles and a sack in a win over No. 15 Iowa Central to earn KJCCC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors
• Played in four games and had six tackles as a freshman
High School
• Lettered in football at Sumter High School
• Had 52 tackles, nine TFLs, 4.5 sacks and an interception as a senior
• Played for Coach Mark Barnes
Personal
• Full name: Johnathan Sinclair Butler
• Parents: John and Melissa Butler
• Born: 01/01/00
• Major: has degree in Leisure Sport & Tourism
