Taj Butts

Position:
Running Back
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 210
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
De Smet

Eligibility Remaining: 2023, 2024, 2025

2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in six games this season, which included his first career start at South Carolina (10/29) … made his first-career reception gaining 10 yards against Kentucky (11/5).

2021 (Freshman): Redshirted the season.

High School: Three-star prospect by all the major recruiting services … rated as the state’s No. 7 player at the position and the nation’s No. 27 running back … Sports Illustrated All-America candidate as a senior … ranked No. 9 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30 list heading into his senior season … had 56 carries for 419 yards (7.5 avg.) as a senior for Class 6 De Smet and added three catches for 38 yards over seven games … led De Smet with 18 touchdowns as a junior while rushing for a team-high 1,279 yards on 131 carries (9.8 avg.) … helped De Smet to a Class 6 state title as a junior, outscoring opponents by an average of 44-9 thanks to a dominant ground attack led by Butts … as a sophomore, he ran for 729 and 13 scores.

Personal: Majoring in sport management.