Butler, in four years, totaled 204 tackles, seven interceptions, ten pass breakups, four forced fumbles and blocked two field goals in his final two years as a starter at Georgia Tech, recorded 240 tackles in his career with the Yellow Jackets, was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back as a senior in 2004, when he was named First-team All-ACC for the second straight season, was second on the team with 85 tackles along with two interceptions, four pass breakups, a forced fumble and a blocked field goal, was also named to the ACC All-Academic team for the second straight year.

The most notable performance of Butler's career was in 2004 when Georgia Tech's defense held Maryland to only 81 yards of total offense.

He recorded 18 tackles (14 solo), two interceptions, five passes defensed and one fumble recovery in play in dime packages.

[4] The move reunited him with former Giants defensive coordinator and now former head coach of the Rams, Steve Spagnuolo.

After the end of his NFL career, he finished the needed course requirements to receive a bachelor's degree in Building Construction from Georgia Tech on May 2, 2015.