The next year, head coach Pete Carroll left for the NFL and Lane Kiffin was hired to replace him.

During his three years with the team, Butler was a backup wide receiver that posted 4 starts, 41 receptions for 554 yards and 3 touchdowns.

After graduating in 2011 with a major in public policy, management and planning, he transferred to San Diego State University to play his final season and enroll in a master's program.

Butler was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2013 NFL draft,[2] after running 4.37 seconds in the 40-yard dash in his pro day workout.

[4] In 2015 the Dallas Cowboys acquired Butler for depth purposes after Dez Bryant was injured in the season opener.

In the NFC Divisional 31–34 playoffs loss against the Green Bay Packers, he had a rarely called illegal substitution penalty negating a 22-yard play and costing the team an additional 15 yards, and also had a key drop in the end zone.

He remained as the fourth wide receiver, appearing in 13 games, while making 15 receptions for 317 yards (21.1-yard average) and 3 touchdowns.

[8] On September 18, 2018, Butler re-signed with the Cowboys, who were struggling using a wide receiver-by-committee approach, after the release of Dez Bryant.

[9] He was released on October 22, to make room for newly acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper.

His brother Brenton played professional basketball with the RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf of the ProB league in Germany.