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Jerry Butler
Jerry O'Dell Butler
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: October 12, 1957 in Ware Shoals, SC
College: Clemson
Career AV: 35 (2510th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1979 NFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1979 | 22 | BUF | WR | 80 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 834 | 17.4 | 4 | 75 | 3.7 | 64.2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 847 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1980* | 23 | BUF | WR | 80 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 832 | 14.6 | 6 | 69 | 3.6 | 52.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 850 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 1981 | 24 | BUF | WR | 80 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 842 | 15.3 | 8 | 67 | 3.4 | 52.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 843 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 1982 | 25 | BUF | WR | 80 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 336 | 12.9 | 4 | 47 | 3.7 | 48.0 | 336 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1983 | 26 | BUF | WR | 80 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 385 | 10.7 | 3 | 25 | 4.0 | 42.8 | 385 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1985 | 28 | BUF | WR | 80 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 770 | 18.8 | 2 | 60 | 2.6 | 48.1 | 770 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1986 | 29 | BUF | wr | 80 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 302 | 20.1 | 2 | 53 | 1.4 | 27.5 | 302 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Career | 88 | 80 | 278 | 4301 | 15.5 | 29 | 75 | 3.2 | 48.9 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4333 | 29 | 4 | 39 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 22 | BUF | WR | 80 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1980* | 23 | BUF | WR | 80 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 24 | BUF | WR | 80 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 25 | BUF | WR | 80 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 26 | BUF | WR | 80 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 28 | BUF | WR | 80 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 29 | BUF | wr | 80 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 88 | 80 | 29 | 29 | 174 |
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| 5 | Kevin Johnson, Rick Upchurch, Ken Burrow, Mike Pritchard, Ike Harris, Brian Brennan, Leon Clarke, J.J. Birden, Pat Tilley, Mark Jackson |
| 6 | Ike Hilliard, Chris Sanders, Ken Burrow, Mike Siani, Mike Pritchard, Jerry Porter, Reggie Rucker, Leon Clarke, Kevin Johnson, Brian Brennan |
| 7 | Kevin Johnson, Ike Harris, Ike Hilliard, Ricky Proehl, Marlin Briscoe, Mike Pritchard, Shawn Jefferson, Mark Ingram, Irving Fryar, Sam McCullum |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls |
Long Reception |
All-Pro Teams
| 1980 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |