2021 Football Roster

Butler, Jordan
Jersey Number 52

Jordan Butler

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    316
  • Position:
    DT
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    North Las Vegas, Nevada
  • High School:
    IMG Academy (Fla.)

2022 Junior:

  • Made his season debut against Miami (OH) (9/24)

2021 Sophomore:

  • Appeared in six games this season

2020 First-Year: 

  • Made an appearance in eight of nine games as a true first-year
  • Recorded a career-high two total tackles in Northwestern debut vs. Maryland (10/24)

High School: 

  • Three-star prospect committed to Northwestern on Dec. 10, 2019 
  • Top-50 defensive tackle in the nation (247Sports)
  • Attended IMG Academy for his final two seasons of high school competition
  • Recorded a monster senior season with 41 tackles, five sacks, 16 tackles for loss, one interception and one touchdown
  • Finished his sophomore campaign at Desert Pines High School with 55 tackles and 5.5 sacks before transferring to IMG
  • Earned First-Team All-Conference, All-Region, All-Division and All-City honors as a sophomore
  • Honored as a CBS Sports Preseason All-American in 2018
  • Competed in the FBU Freshman All-American game
  • Helped Desert Pines earned back-to-back Nevada 3A State Championships as a freshman and sophomore
  • IMG Academy finished 2018 ranked No. 3 in the country and 2019 as the No. 6 nationally
  • Volunteers annually with Special Olympics
  • Chose Northwestern over offers from Vanderbilt, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Oregon, Pittsburgh and USC
  • Anticipated major is business
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