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2012 Football Roster
Jersey Number 20
Lee Butler
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Anderson, S.C.
- High School:
- Westside
2012: Slated to start at cornerback ... most experienced player on the Duke roster having seen action in 38 games over the past four years ... seasoned veteran ... owns excellent speed ... versatile performer who has played both cornerback and safety during his tenure at Duke ... top returning punt returner on the squad ... in 38 career games (20 starts), has amassed 113 tackles, three INTs and 12 PBUs ... on the field for 1,622 career snaps ... among active Duke players, ranks tied for first in career games with 2+ tackles (24), second in both career INTs and PBUs and fourth in tackles ... has returned 35 career punts for 300 yards, good for a 8.57 yards per return average ... among active players in the ACC, ranks second in both career punt returns and punt return yardage ... has 14 career games with 4+ tackles ... has two career double digit tackle games with 10 stops against both Kansas in 2009 and Virginia in 2010 ... enters the 2012 season having recorded at least one tackle in 18 consecutive and 26 of his last 27 games dating back to the 2009 season ... in January, 2012, received a medical hardship waiver for the 2011 season from the ACC ... two-time Academic All-ACC selection ... one of three Duke players enrolled in graduate school, joining Brian Moore and Sean Renfree.2011: Played in the first four games before suffering season-ending leg injury against Tulane ... registered four tackles and one INT while returning seven punts for 66 yards and a 9.4 yards per return average ... had one tackle in each of the first four games ... returned INT of two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up Andrew Luck of Stanford 76 yards for a TD ... return marked the ninth-longest of an INT in Duke history ... on the field for 76 total plays.
2010: Academic All-ACC choice ... started all 12 games at safety ... finished seventh on the team with 58 tackles ... led Duke with eight PBUs ... lone INT of the year came against Alabama ... carded a season-best 10 tackles versus Virginia ... logged nine stops against Elon and eight in the season finale versus North Carolina ... had two PBUs against both Elon and Maryland ... returned 21 punts for 181 yards ... ranked fifth in the ACC and 31st nationally in punt return average (8.62) ... punt return average marked Duke’s highest since 2001 when Ronnie Hamilton led the conference with a 15.6 yards per return average ... the 181-yard season total marked the fourth-highest at Duke in the past 35 seasons ... on the gridiron for 825 total snaps including 780 defensive plays.
2009: Academic All-ACC selection ... played in 11 games, missing only the Virginia tilt ... started seven games ... carded 39 tackles with one INT and four PBUs ... added 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 quarterback sack ... had a career-best 10 stops including one for loss at Kansas ... in victory at N.C. State, logged four tackles, one sack and one INT ... ranked fifth on the team with four PBUs and ninth in tackles with 39 ... on the field for 501 total snaps including a season-best 71 against Wake Forest.
2008: Played in 11 games with one start ... tallied 12 tackles on the year ... had seven punt returns for 53 yards, good for an average of 7.8 yard per return ... recorded a season-high four tackles in first collegiate start against Miami ... posted two tackles against Navy, Virginia and Clemson ... also had two punt returns for 27 yards against the Tigers ... tallied four punt returns for 23 yards at Virginia Tech ... played a total of 220 snaps with 118 on defense and 102 on special teams ... played a season-high 69 snaps against Miami.
Prior to Duke: Played for Ted Luckadoo at Westside ... charted as the No. 80 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com ... recorded four tackles and one caused fumble to help South Carolina to a 31-24 victory over North Carolina in the 72nd annual Shrine Bowl on December 15, 2007 in Spartanburg, S.C. ... all-area selection by the Anderson Independent-Mail ... accounted for 1,263 all-purpose yards and 11 TDs as a senior as Westside went 10-3.
Personal: Son of Lee Butler and Angel Fox ... born December 14, 1989 ... graduated from Duke on May 13, 2011 with a degree in sociology ... currently pursuing a master’s degree in liberal studies.
| Lee Butler's Career Defensive Stats | |||||||||||
| Year | G/GS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| 2008 | 11/1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11/7 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 2.5-3 | 1.0-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12/12 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4/0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38/20 | 65 | 48 | 113 | 2.5-3 | 1.0-1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Butler's Career Return Stats | ||||||
| Year | G/GS | PR | Yards | Avg. | TD | Lg |
| 2008 | 11/1 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 18 |
| 2009 | 11/7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12/12 | 21 | 181 | 8.62 | 0 | 33 |
| 2011 | 4/0 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 38/20 | 35 | 300 | 8.57 | 0 | 33 |
| 2008 Game Log | ||||||||||
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| James Madison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | — DNP — | |||||||||
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N.C. State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Game Log | ||||||||||
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| Richmond | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Army | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1.0-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N.C. Central | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N.C. State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.0-1 | 1.0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | — DNP — | |||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Game Log | ||||||||||
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| Elon | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Army | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston College | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Game Log | ||||||||||
| Opponent | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | QBS | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
| Richmond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston College |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tulane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIU | — DNP — | |||||||||
| Florida State |
— DNP — | |||||||||
| Wake Forest |
— DNP — | |||||||||
| Virginia Tech | — DNP — | |||||||||
| Miami | — DNP — | |||||||||
| Virginia | — DNP — | |||||||||
| Georgia Tech | — DNP — | |||||||||
| North Carolina | — DNP — | |||||||||
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