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#49 Tah'j Butler

Class  JR/TRFrom  Georgia Tech (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'1" · 235 lbHometown  New Orleans, LA · Edna Karr

Depth-chart placement

Current role

MLB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Linebacker

Experience

3-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Tah'j Butler holds the MLB · Backup spot in Ole Miss Rebels’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterKeaton ThomasStarter

MLB · StarterLuke FerrelliStarter

WLB · BackupJarcoby HopsonBackup

MLB · BackupTah'j ButlerBackup

Transfer history

2026Georgia Tech→Ole Miss Rebels

Background & career

Tah'j Butler is a linebacker for the Ole Miss Rebels wearing number 49. The 6'1", 235-pound junior transfer comes from Georgia Tech and hails from New Orleans, Louisiana, where he attended Edna Karr High School. Butler was a three-star recruit in the 2024 class with a rating of 0.8539 and a national ranking of 1449.

Georgia Tech2024 – 2025

Ole Miss2026 — present

Previous schoolGeorgia TechRecruiting3-star · No. 1449 nationalOriginNew Orleans, LA · Edna Karr