2019 Football Roster
Roster
Devyn Butler
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Allen, Texas
- High School:
- Allen
2020 SEAS0N (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Appeared in one game on special teams in the season opener versus Houston Baptist … elected to enter the transfer portal midway through the season.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season … scout team member … did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas … three-year letterman for one of the top high school programs in the state of Texas ... Allen finished 44-2 during his three seasons, advancing to the Class 6A Division I state semifinals his sophomore and seniors seasons ... Eagles claimed the state crown in 2017 and was named the National Champions by USA Today ... earned first team All-District 9-6A honors after totaling 61 tackles, eight pass breakups and a team-leading three interceptions as a senior ... member of the varsity leadership council ... member of the Academic All-State team by the Texas High School Coaches Association in 2018 ... was an Academic All-District honoree by THSCA as a sophomore in 2016 ... received the Allen Eagles Touchdown Club scholarship award following senior season ... also a member of the school’s track and field program ... an All-District selection with the track program in 2016 ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Air Force, Pennsylvania and Holy Cross.
PERSONAL
Devyn Butler … born in Philadelphia, Penn. ... son of Damien and Andrea Butler ... has a younger brother, Dominic ... uncle is NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone ... grandfather, Michael Butler, was a two-time Big Ten Track and Field champion and member of the U.S. Men’s National Team ... his cousin, Moses Malone Jr., was a member of the Texas Tech men’s basketball program in 2000 under James Dickey ... other cousin, Michael Malone played football collegiately at Virginia Tech and later for the Miami Dolphins in the NFL ... a business finance major at Texas Tech with the goal of going into investment banking.
