Slippery Rock University Athletics

Career Highlights

• 2022 All-PSAC West

Personal: Son of Laurie and Kevin Butts … Workings towards MBA at Slippery Rock.

2022: Appeared in all 13 games as SRU’s punter … A second team All-PSAC West honoree … Punted 47 times for an average of 36.6 yards per attempt … Placed 17 punts inside the 20 … Had two punts of at least 50 yards … Also handled kickoff duties for The Rock, recording eight touchbacks … Averaged 41.7 yards per punt on three attempts in week one against Wayne State … Also put three punts inside the 20 versus California and Edinboro … Placed three punts inside the 20 at West Chester … Season-long punt of 69 yards came against Edinboro … Named to the Hampshire Honor Society ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2021: Appeared in 11 games … Served as The Rock’s punter and kickoff specialist … Also ended season as SRU’s holder for extra points and field goals … Averaged 37.7 yards per punt on 35 attempts … Recorded 15 punts inside the 20 and four punts of at least 50 yards … Produced 17 touchbacks on kickoffs … Ranked seventh in the PSAC in punts inside the 20 and eighth in punting average … Placed three punts inside the 20 and had three touchbacks on kickoffs in SRU debut vs. East Stroudsburg … Averaged 45 yards per punt on three attempts with a season-high long punt of 66 yards against IUP … Posted a season-high of four punts inside the 20 in PSAC Championship game at Kutztown … Also averaged 42.7 yards per punt with a long of 60 yards against the Golden Bears ... PSAC Scholar Athlete … Game-by-Game Statistics 

2020: PSAC Scholar Athlete. 
 
Before The Rock: Began collegiate career at Bloomsburg University in 2016 … Also attended James Madison University (2017) and Monmouth (2018, 2019) … Appeared in all 11 games for Bloomsburg in 2016, converting 4-of-7 field goal attempts with a long of 42 yards … Also handled kickoff duties at Bloomsburg … Was a Dean’s List student at Monmouth and a member of Monmouth’s 2019 Big South championship team.
 
High School: A Four-year varsity starter ... Earned Maryland Private School All-State Honorable Mention recognition in 2015 ... A Maryland Big 33 nominee ... Finished senior season by converting 44-of-46 extra point attempts and 4-of-5 field goal tries ... Ended career going 131-of-143 on extra points and 9-of-14 on field goals ... A four-year honor roll student.
 

Career Highs
Punts	6 (4x)
Punt Yards	256 at Kutztown (2021)
Avg. Punt	45.0 vs. Indiana (2021)
Long Punt	69 vs. Edinboro (2022)
Punts I20	4 at Kutztown (2021)
Kickoff Touchbacks	3 (2x)

 

Top Performances
Date	Opponent	Stats
9/11/21	East Stroudsburg	3 Punts I-20, 37.7 Avg.
10/16/21	IUP	45.0 Avg, (long of 66 yards)
11/13/21	Kutztown	4 Punts I-20, 42.7 Avg.
10/15/22	Gannon	5 Punts, 42.4 Avg., 2 I-20
10/22/22	California	3 Punts I-20
11/5/22	Edinboro	6 Punts, 41.0 Avg., 3 I-20