Kam Butler

HONORS
2024 – Team’s Defensive Impact Player Award recipient … Team’s H.E.A.R.T Award recipient … NSCA Strength & Conditioning All-America nominee … Comeback Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List … Shrine Bowl 1,000 preseason watchlist. 2023 – One of five Cavaliers featured on the 2024 Senior Bowl Watch List. 2022 – All-ACC Academic Team.

AT VIRGINIA
2024 – Voted one of five team captains at the conclusion of the season … Tallied his 50th career start against Louisville (10/12) … Recorded his first sack of the season in 43-24 win at Coastal Carolina (9/21), running his career total up to 22.5.  2023 – Received medical redshirt after suffering season-ending shoulder injury in UVA’s fourth game of the season against NC State (9/22) … Prior to shoulder injury, started in UVA’s first four games and led the team in sacks (3.5), tackles for loss (5) and was third in total tackles (23), including 16 unassisted … Served as game captain against Tennessee (9/2) … All eight tackles were of solo variety against Volunteers.  2022 – Appeared in all 10 of UVA’s games, starting in every game … Made three tackles against Richmond (9/3) in UVA’s season opener … Had four tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, a sack and forced a fumble against Illinois (9/10) … Recorded two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against Old Dominion (9/17) … Made two tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss against Syracuse (9/23) … Recorded two tackles against Louisville (10/8) … Made five tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks against Georgia Tech (10/20)… Notched four tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks against Miami (10/29) … Made three tackles against North Carolina (11/5) … Had four tackles against Pitt (11/12).

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA

MIAMI (OHIO)
Career: As a RedHawk, earned All-Mid-American Conference honors the past three seasons … graduated with a degree in sport leadership and management.  2021 – Was a first-team selection in 2021 when he totaled 53 tackles and a team-high 14 tackles for loss … had eight sacks as a senior, forced three fumbles and had one interception … helped Miami to a 27-14 victory against North Texas in the Frisco Football Classic … RedHawks’ defense held the Mean Green to 89 rushing yards, well below the team’s pre-bowl average of 246 rushing yards per game … named to the Academic All-MAC team for the 2021 season.  2020 – Started in all three of Miami’s games and finished the abbreviated season with 16 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … earned second-team All-MAC honors.  2019 – Started all 14 games for the RedHawks and compiled 45 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and five sacks … awarded the team’s Defensive Power Player of the Year honor and named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC in addition be being second-team All-MAC. 2018 — appeared in 10 games and finished the season with six tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Covington Catholic High School … coached by Eddie Eviston … team captain … was team MVP as a junior … same season he was named a 5A all-star and was named the District 5 Player of the Year … led his team to a state championship as a senior … three-year letter-winner … was an All-Bluegrass team selection in 2017 … finished career with 210 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and eight interceptions … pursuing a master’s degree in Higher Education.