Adam Butler (American football)

Adam Butler
Butler with the New England Patriots in 2017
No. 69 – Las Vegas Raiders
PositionDefensive tackle
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1994-04-12) April 12, 1994
Duncanville, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High schoolDuncanville
CollegeVanderbilt (2012–2016)
NFL draft2017: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Total tackles256
Sacks28
Forced fumbles3
Fumble recoveries1
Pass deflections18
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Adam Oneal Butler (born April 12, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Butler signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2017 NFL draft.

Early life

Butler, a descendant of children's rights campaigner Edna Gladney, attended Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. After starting at defensive end as a sophomore, he moved to left tackle, where he started as a junior and senior. He was a two-time captain of the Duncanville Panthers football team, earning MVP honors his senior season, a season in which he blocked eight field goal attempts in addition to serving as the team’s starting left tackle.[1][2]

A 3-star offensive guard recruit, Butler committed to Vanderbilt to play college football over offers from Iowa, North Texas, Oklahoma State, and Wyoming.[3]

College career

Butler redshirted his freshman year at Vanderbilt. Going into his redshirt freshman season, he was moved from the offensive line to the defensive line. He played both defensive tackle and defensive end throughout his college career.[4] In four seasons for Vanderbilt, Butler played in 48 games with 35 starts, accumulating 113 total tackles, 10 sacks, two blocked extra points, and one defensive touchdown.[5][6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 293 lb
(133 kg)		 32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 5.23 s 1.82 s 2.94 s 4.90 s 7.51 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		 23 reps
All values from Pro Day[7]

New England Patriots

Butler signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[8] After impressing in the Patriots' training camp and preseason that summer, he earned a spot on the Patriots' 53-man roster.[9] He was active for the Patriots' regular season home opener, seeing 21 snaps and recording a tackle in a 42–27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.[10] The Patriots made it to Super Bowl LII, but came up short to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 41–33; Butler recorded 1 tackle. The Patriots made it back to the Super Bowl the following season, where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3 in Super Bowl LIII.[11] In Week 2 of the 2019 season against the Miami Dolphins, Butler recorded 2 sacks as the Patriots won 43–0.[12] In Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns, Butler recorded a team-high 2 sacks on quarterback Baker Mayfield in the 27–13 win.[13]

Butler re-signed on a one-year restricted free agent contract with the Patriots on April 17, 2020.[14]

Miami Dolphins

On March 18, 2021, Butler signed a two-year contract with the Dolphins.[15] On August 2, 2022, Butler was released because of a failed physical.[16]

Las Vegas Raiders

On January 27, 2023, Butler signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.[17] He played all 17 games, recording 28 tackles, five sacks, four passes defensed, and a forced fumble.

On March 18, 2024, Butler re-signed with the Raiders.[18] He played in every game and recorded a career-high 65 tackles and five sacks.

On March 12, 2025, Butler re-signed with the Raiders on a three-year, $16.5 million contract.[19]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD
2017 NE 16 6 19 11 8 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 NE 16 0 17 8 9 3.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2019 NE 16 2 26 17 9 6.0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
2020 NE 15 4 34 18 16 4.0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 MIA 17 1 17 9 8 2.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 LV 17 0 28 16 12 5.0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
2024 LV 17 16 65 36 29 5.0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2025 LV 15 15 50 20 30 1.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Career 129 44 256 135 121 28.0 41 0 0 0.0 0 0 18 3 0 1 0 0

Postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD
2017 NE 3 0 3 3 0 2.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 NE 3 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 NE 1 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career 7 0 7 5 2 2.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ https://vucommodores.com/roster/adam-butler/
  2. ^ "Adam Butler (profile)". Patriots.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. ^ https://247sports.com/player/adam-butler-7551/high-school-15617/
  4. ^ https://vucommodores.com/roster/adam-butler/
  5. ^ "Adam Butler (profile)". VUCommodores.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  6. ^ https://vucommodores.com/roster/adam-butler/
  7. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Adam Butler College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Patriots Sign Sixth-Round Draft Pick Conor McDermott; Sign 19 Rookie Free Agents". Patriots.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  9. ^ Kyed, Doug (September 6, 2017). "How Patriots Rookie Adam Butler Found Out He Made Initial 53-Man Roster". NESN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  10. ^ Reiss, Mike (September 9, 2017). "Mike Gillislee's usage shows how he's Patriots' top option as power RB". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "Super Bowl season a ringing endorsement for Patriots' Butler - Sports - the Herald News, Fall River, MA - Fall River, MA". Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "Newcomer Brown scores as Patriots beat Dolphins 43–0". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  13. ^ "Belichick wins 300th, perfect Patriots beat Browns 27–13". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Patriots Sign Restricted Free Agent DL Adam Butler". Patriots.com. April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Miami Dolphins Sign DL Adam Butler". MiamiDolphins.com. March 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Roster Move: Dolphins release Butler". Miamidolphins.com. August 2, 2022.
  17. ^ Williamson, Bill (January 27, 2023). "Raiders sign defensive lineman Adam Butler". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  18. ^ "Raiders re-sign defensive tackles Adam Butler and John Jenkins". Raiders.com. March 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "Raiders sign DT Adam Butler". raiders.com. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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