Georgia State Panthers · LB RoomLB
#9 Eric Butler Jr.
Class JR/TRFrom Coffeyville CC (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'1" · 230 lbHometown Olathe, KS · Olathe Northwest
Depth-chart placement
Current role
WLB2Placement
BackupRoom
LinebackerExperience
3-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29LB room context
View full depth chart →Eric Butler Jr. holds the WLB · Backup spot in Georgia State Panthers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Coffeyville CC→Georgia State Panthers
Background & career
Eric Butler Jr. is a 6'1", 230-pound weakside linebacker for the Georgia State Panthers wearing jersey number 9. The junior transfer from Coffeyville CC hails from Olathe, Kansas, where he attended Olathe Northwest High School. Butler was a three-star recruit in the 2022 class with a rating of 0.8448 and a national ranking of 1405.
Previous schoolCoffeyville CCRecruiting3-star · No. 1405 nationalOriginOlathe, KS · Olathe Northwest