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#91 Matthew Butler

Exp  4 yrs NFLAge  27Ht / Wt  6'3" · 290 lbCollege  Tennessee

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RDT3

Placement

Depth

Room

Defensive Tackle

Experience

YR 5

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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DL room context

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Matthew Butler holds the RDT · Depth spot in Miami Dolphins’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LDT · StarterKenneth GrantStarter

RDT · StarterZach SielerStarter

LDT · BackupJordan PhillipsBackup

RDT · BackupZeek BiggersBackup

RDT · DepthMatthew ButlerDepth

Matthew Butler played 12 games in 2025 with a 29% snap share.

Background & career

Matthew Butler is a 6'3", 290-pound right defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins. The Tennessee product was selected by Las Vegas in the fifth round (175th overall) of the 2022 draft and brings four years of NFL experience into the 2025 season. Butler is in the first year of his current contract with Miami.

Tennessee2017 – 2021

Raiders2022 – 2024

Dolphins2025 — present

College

TennesseeDraftRound 5 · No. 175 overall · 2022 · LVAcquiredAcquired from Las Vegas Raiders · drafted thereHometownRaleigh, NC