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James Butler
Butler, James, Jr.
Position:
RB
Height:
5-9
Weight:
210
Born:
February 19, 1995 Bloomingdale, IL
High School:
St. Francis (Wheaton, IL)
Year
College
Participation
2014
Nevada-Reno
Played
2015
Nevada-Reno
Lettered
2016
Nevada-Reno
Lettered
2017
Iowa
Lettered
Roster Key
•
Stat Key
YEAR TEAM
NO
POS
GP
GS
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
28
RB
5
4
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
24
RB
11
11
2022 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2022 BC CFL
24
RB
18
18
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2023 HAM CFL
9
RB
17
17
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
9
RB
10
10
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
20
RB
17
17
5 Years (CFL)
5 Years CFL
73
73
Transaction
Date
Team
Signed
7/30/2018
2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2018 OAK NFL
Released
9/1/2018
2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2018 OAK NFL
Practice Squad
10/23/2018
2018 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2018 OAK NFL
Signed (Future)
1/1/2019
2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2019 OAK NFL
Released
4/30/2019
2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2019 OAK NFL
Signed
7/28/2019
2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2019 OAK NFL
Released
8/31/2019
2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2019 OAK NFL
Practice Squad
10/14/2019
2019 Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2019 OAK NFL
Signed
1/8/2020
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
Unrestricted Free Agent
3/12/2020
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
Signed
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
Free Agent
2/14/2023
2022 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2022 BC CFL
Signed
2/15/2023
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2023 HAM CFL
Injured List
6/29/2024
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Activated
7/6/2024
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Injured List
8/16/2024
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Activated
9/19/2024
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Injured List
9/28/2024
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Activated
10/3/2024
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Injured List
10/17/2024
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Released
1/8/2025
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
Signed
2/10/2025
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
Injured List
9/18/2025
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
Activated
9/25/2025
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
SCORING
TD
X1
X1A
X1%
X2
X2A
DX
FG
FGA
FG%
S
SAF
PTS
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
5
0
1
0
0
0
-
0
32
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
20
2022 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2022 BC CFL
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2023 HAM CFL
8
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
48
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
12
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
82
Career Totals (CFL)
Career Totals CFL
37
0
0
6
8
0
0
0
0
0
234
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
FD
20+
40+
FUM
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
46
221
4.8
30
4
0
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
101
497
4.9
29
2
1
0
2022 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2022 BC CFL
210
1060
5.0
37
7
5
0
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2023 HAM CFL
235
1116
4.7
43
7
4
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
110
522
4.7
29
2
1
0
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
229
1213
5.3
45
11
6
Career Totals (CFL)
Career Totals CFL
885
4408
5.0
45
29
17
0
RECEIVING
TAR
REC
PCT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
FD
20+
40+
YAC
FUM
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
11
11
100.0
42
3.8
16
1
0
0
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
47
39
83.0
243
6.2
25
1
0
215
2022 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2022 BC CFL
58
53
91.4
384
7.2
20
4
0
344
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2023 HAM CFL
78
61
78.2
527
8.6
38
1
0
462
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
50
45
90.0
372
8.3
47
1
299
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
70
46
65.7
439
9.5
44
1
311
Career Totals (CFL)
Career Totals CFL
303
244
80.5
1965
8.1
47
8
0
1631
KICKOFF RETURNS
NO
FC
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
20+
40+
FUM
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
4
0
114
28.5
38
0
0
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
16
-
325
20.3
36
0
0
Career Totals (CFL)
Career Totals CFL
16
325
20.3
36
0
0
FUMBLES
NO
LOST
OWN
OPP
REC
YDS
TD
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2022 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2022 BC CFL
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2023 HAM CFL
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
2
2
0
2
4
0
2025 BC CFL
3
2
2
0
2
4
0
Career Totals (CFL)
Career Totals CFL
9
5
4
0
4
4
0
DEFENSE
TKL
DEF
ST
MT
QH
TFL
FF
PD
BL
2020 Houston Roughnecks (XFL)
2020 HOU XFL
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2021 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2021 BC CFL
3
3
0
-
0
0
0
0
2022 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2022 BC CFL
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2023 HAM CFL
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
2024 HAM CFL
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2025 British Columbia Lions (CFL)
2025 BC CFL
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Career Totals (CFL)
Career Totals CFL
16
15
1
0
0
0
0
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