He was a two-time captain of the Duncanville Panthers football team, earning MVP honors his senior season.

Butler played four seasons for Vanderbilt, accumulating 113 total tackles, 10 sacks, two blocked extra points, and one defensive touchdown.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[8] In Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns, Butler recorded a team-high 2 sacks on quarterback Baker Mayfield in the 27–13 win.