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Victor Butler
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 246 | Position:DE | College: Oregon State
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04/27/2009 - A closer look at the Cowboys' picks: Round 4/110 -- Victor Butler, LB, 6-2, 248, Oregon...He played defensive end in college but projects to outside linebacker in the Cowboys' 3-4 scheme. He is versatile and he can get to quarterback. Butler recorded 22.5 sacks the past two years, including 12 as a senior when he was named first-team all-Pac 10.

01/25/2009 - Former Oregon State University football student-athletes Brandon Hughes, Keenan Lewis, Victor Butler, Andy Levitre and Sammie Stroughter have been invited to the National Football League's Combine Feb. 20-26 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Butler, Stroughter and Levitre were all 2008 Pac-10 Conference First Team selections, while Hughes earned Second Team and Lewis Honorable Mention. The quintet combined to start 172 games for the Beavers, including Lewis with 47 - the third-most in school history. Butler, who was a standout defensive end, will be working out at the Combine with the outside linebackers. Levitre, a tackle at OSU, has been invited as a guard. Hughes and Lewis are at their natural cornerback positions, as is Stroughter at receiver. The Combine will be televised by the NFL Network. - Oregon State football

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      Overview

      An undersized pass-rush specialist with the Beavers, Butler must make the transition to outside linebacker in the NFL. A standout pass rusher who broke out to register 10.5 sacks as a junior despite only starting one game, Butler was first-team All Pac-10 and tied the single-season sack record at OSU with 12 as a senior and leaves second in school history with 25.5 career sacks. It was his final two games with the Beavers that really have scouts intrigued. Butler earned Sun Bowl MVP after racking up 11 tackles, including five tackles for loss (four sacks), and a forced fumble against Pittsburgh and showed surprising fluidity when operating in coverage while at the East-West Shrine Game.

      Analysis

      Positives: Rangy build with plenty of room for additional muscle mass. … Good initial burst off the edge as a pass rusher. … Capable of challenging the tackle and flexible enough to bend around the tackle to collapse the pocket. … Good closing speed. … Good lateral quickness and balance to redirect. … Shows some leg drive as a bull rusher. … Helped himself at the East-West Shrine Game, showing good upper-body strength to pop the tight end off the snap. … Good straight-line speed and agility to redirect in coverage. … Tools to warrant development as a rush linebacker. … Voted team captain.

      Negatives: Classic "tweener." … Essentially a one-trick pony. … Lacks the bulk to remain at defensive end and may lack the necessary speed and agility for coverage. … Questionable instincts for move a linebacker. … Relies on his agility to avoid blockers when in space. … Struggles to disengage from blockers once they've locked on. … Only one season as a starter.

      2007 Season

      Victor may be the quickest defensive lineman on the team … an excellent special teams contributor and a threat to block kicks.

      2006 Season

      Victor played in all 14 games and accounted for 17 tackles … a career-high four at Washington … of his 17 stops, 5.5 were for losses, including 3 sacks … accounted for 30 lost yards.

      2005 Season

      One of seven true-freshmen to play … made three tackles for the season … blocked a third quarter punt by Boise State's Kyle Stringer (recovered by Bryant Cornell) that gave OSU the ball at the Bronco 25 ??? led to an Alexis Serna field goal narrowing BSU's lead to 24-17.

      High School

      Three-year letterman as a receiver, safety, defensive end and kick returner … played defensive end only as a senior due to team needs … two-time all-league and all-county as a senior.

      Personal

      Son of Elvester and Janis Strong … Graduated from Eisenhower with a 3.50 cumulative GPA and was a regular on the school's honor roll … Randy Moss is his favorite athlete … Hobbies include music and more football … Majoring in business.

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      2005-06Oregon State919000000
      TOTAL 4919000000