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#9 Jailen Butler
Class RS SR/TRFrom Old Dominion (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'4" · 253 lbHometown Chicago, IL · Niles North HS
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Updated 2026-07-29TE room context
View full depth chart →Jailen Butler holds the TE · Depth spot in Kansas Jayhawks’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Old Dominion→Kansas Jayhawks
Background & career
Jailen Butler is a 6'4", 253-pound tight end from Chicago, Illinois, who attended Niles North High School before playing at Old Dominion. In 2023, he appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts, recording nine catches for 44 yards. Butler missed the 2024 season due to injury. During the 2025 campaign, he played in all 13 games with 11 starts, catching nine passes for 59 yards and one touchdown. He recorded two receptions for 16 yards against Virginia Tech and two catches for 25 yards with his first career touchdown in the win at Georgia Southern. Butler transferred to Kansas as a redshirt senior.
Old Dominionthrough 2025
Kansas2026 — presentPrevious schoolOld DominionOriginChicago, IL · Niles North HS