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Dre Butler Season 2020

#49

Dre Butler Season 2020

PositionDT
Weight304 lbs
Height6-5
ClassSophomore
HometownCovington, Ga.
Previous SchoolIndependence CC

2021: Provides depth along defensive line … tackle against Akron

2020: Junior college transfer at defensive tackle … TFL at Ole Miss … 5 tackles against Tennessee … sack at Mississippi State … first start came in Citrus Bowl vs. Northwestern

Before Auburn: Productive junior college defender with big-play potential … 66 tackles, 22.0 TFL, 11.5 sacks for Coach Kiyoshi Harris, as the Independence Pirates won the KJCCC title … two-time conference defensive player of the week … second team all-KJCCC … played for Coach Terrence Banks at Newton (Ga.) High, recording 50 tackles, 20 TFL, eight sacks as a senior … first team Region 8-7A … also a basketball standout … 247 rates him No. 7 nationally among juco prospects … ESPN JC Top 50

Personal: Birthday is April 15 … son of Ruby Turner … has two siblings, Jordan and Keraun … studying in the College of Liberal Arts