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| Born: | May 10, 1989 | ||||
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| College: | Georgia | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Drew Butler (born May 10, 1989) is an American football punter who signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft. He has completed his senior year for the 2011 Georgia Bulldogs. He is the son of Kevin Butler.
Butler led the nation in punting average for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season.[1] He was selected as the first team All-Southeastern Conference punter by both the coaches and the Associated Press.[2][3] He was a unanimous first team selection to the 2009 College Football All-America Team and the winner of the 2009 Ray Guy Award.[4]
In 2010, Butler was selected as the second team All-Southeastern Conference punter by the coaches.[5] He was a first team selection to the 2010 College Football All-America Team by Pro Football Weekly, a second team choice by Associated Press and CBS Sports as well as an honorable mention selection by Sports Illustrated.[6][7][8][9] He was a 2010 first team Academic All-America selection.[10]
On December 6, 2011, he was honored as a National Football Foundation (NFF) Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.[11] He was also honored on that same day when he earned honorable mention All-SEC recognition by the Associated Press.[12] On December 8, he repeated in 2011 as a first team Academic All-America selection.[13]
On April 28, 2012, following the 2012 NFL Draft, Butler was one of 12 undrafted free agent rookies signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[14]
References
- ^ "Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Player Report: Punting". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Seven Bulldogs Named To Coaches? All-SEC Team". GeorgiaDogs.com. CBS Interactive. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "Seven Georgia Players Earn AP All-SEC Recognition". GeorgiaDogs.com. CBS Interactive. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Georgia's Drew Butler Wins Ray Guy Award As Nation's Top Punter". GeorgiaDogs.com. CBS Interactive. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ "Six Bulldogs Named To All-SEC Coaches Teams". GeorgiaDogs.com. CBS Interactive. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ Miller, Ted (2010-12-21). "'All-Americans' in terms of NFL potential". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "AP All-America Team, List". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "CBSSports.com 2010 College Football All-America Team". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "SI.com's 2010 All-Americas". Sports Illustrated. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy, Minnesota Duluth running back Isaac Odim lead ESPN Academic All-America® Football Teams". College Sports Information Directors of America. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "Butler Recognized At NFF Banquet". GeorgiaDogs.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Bulldogs Spread Throughout AP All-SEC Teams". GeorgiaDogs.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck headlines the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Football Team". College Sports Information Directors of America. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "By the Tribune-Review". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-04-29.