Sunday, April 26, 2009

Cowboys #110: Cowboys select LB Victor Butler in fourth round

Source: 2009 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile
Victor Butler, DS #22 OLB, Oregon State

Draft Scout Snapshot: DS Rating on 8/24/08: #26 OLB, #325/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: FA
2007: 13 GP; 1 GS; 17 Sol-25 TT, 12.5 TFL, 10.5 SK, 1 INT, 4 PBU, 4 QBH, 2 FR, 2 FF; Victor may be the quickest defensive lineman on the team...an excellent special teams contributor and a threat to block kicks...2006: 14 GP; 0 GS; 10 Sol-17 TT, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 SK, 1 QBH, 1 FR; Victor played in all 14 games and accounted for 17 tackles...a career-high four at Washington...of his 17 stops, 5.5 were for losses, including 3 sacks...2005: 9 GP; 0 GS; 1 Sol-3 TT, 1 BLK; One of seven true-freshmen to play...made three tackles for the season.

03/16/09 - Oregon State Pro day: DE Victor Butler (6-2 1/8, 239 pounds) ran a 4.72 twice in the 40, had a 33-inch vertical, a 9-foot, 11-inch broad jump and looked good in the drills. – Gil Brandt, NFL.com

03/14/09 - Oregon State Pro day: We focus on Victor Butler, who is being worked out individually in the next few days by the Denver Broncos. OSU's QB gobbling defensive end - who will likely be asked to play outside linebacker in the NFL - had lost eight pounds since the NFL Combine. He ran a 4.58 40 at OSU, compared to 4.76 at the Combine. His vertical jump was 32 ½ inches, compared to 33 at the Combine. Butler's standing broad jump was 10-1 Friday, compared to 9-5 at the Combine. There were 23 NFL teams represented at the OSU workout. Vic trained at Athletes Performance Institute in Tempe, Ariz. after the Sun Bowl, alongside Oregon's Patrick Chung. - Paul Buker, The Oregonian

02/11/09 - PRO POTENTIAL: DE Victor Butler proved he could hold up as an every-play end as a senior after being a pass-rush specialist before that, but his speed makes him a candidate to either return to a specialized use, or perhaps he becomes an outside linebacker in somebody's 3-4 defense.