Anthony Butler

Class:
Senior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Prev School:
Zebulon B. Vance HS (Charlotte)
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.

Anthony Butler - 2020 Season Stats

2020 (Sr.):
• Ranked second on Liberty's roster with 67 tackles (32 solo, 35 assisted)
• Led the Flames with six passes defended (four pass breakups and two interceptions)
• Added 4.0 tackles for a loss (17 yards), including a 10-yard sack
• Started 10 of 11 games, setting out the UMass game due to an injury
• Helped the Flames claim their second Cure Bowl trophy in a row, allowing Liberty to become the second team NCAA history to win a bowl game during their first two full seasons at the FBS level
• Liberty finished the year ranked No. 17 in the country, its FBS ranking in program history
• The Flames finished the year with 10-1 record, including wins over ACC foes Syracuse and Virginia Tech
• Recorded with six or more stops in seven games during the 2020 season
• Finished with a season-best 11 tackles, including seven assisted stops, against Southern Miss
• Helped Liberty knock off in-state foe Virginia Tech with a six-tackle effort, including five solo stops
• Recorded seven tackles against NC State, including four solo stops
• Capped off his collegiate career with a nine-tackle effort against No. 9 Coastal Carolina, helping the Flames upend the Chanticleers for a win in the RBC Mortgage Cure Bowl
• Mid-year enrollee who took part in Liberty's 2020 spring football workouts

Previous School:
• Transferred to Liberty from Charlotte
• Saw playing time in 36 games, including 16 career starts
• Finished his time with the 49ers with 146 tackles (61 solo, 85 assisted), 10.5 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks and four pass breakups
• Started the first 10 games of the 2018 before missing the last two due to an injury
• Finished the 2017 season with 72 tackles, including 32 solo stops
• Started the last five games of the 2018 season while recording 53 tackles (20 solo, 33 assisted)
• Played in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2016, finishing the year with 18 tackles (seven solo, 11 assisted)

Prep:
• Graduated from Zebulon B. Vance High School in Charlotte, N.C.
• Three-year varsity standout
• Two-time team MVP
• Two-time All-MECKA 4A Conference player
• 2014 All-Charlotte Observer third team defensive back
• Helped the Cougars to an 11-4 record as a junior where they reached the 4A State semifinals
• Ranked fourth in the country with 12 tackles as a junior, averaging 8.1 tackles per game
• Added 3.0 sacks, 17.0 tackles for a loss and an interception
• Zebulon B. Vance High School advanced to the playoffs during his senior campaign

Personal:
• Son of Hana Mahmoud
• Sport Management major
• Birthday is March 8