COLLEGE: The Dallas Cowboys used their second selection of the fourth round (110th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft on Victor Butler. A defensive end in college, Butler will become the Cowboys latest player that will make the transition from rush end to linebacker in Wade Phillips' 3-4 defensive scheme. He compiled 110 tackles, 26 sacks and 39.5 tackles for losses during his collegiate career at Oregon State. Butler left the school second all-time in sacks with 26 and fourth all-time in tackles for loss with 39.5.
TRANSACTION SUMMARY:
4/26/09: Drafted in the fourth round (110th overall) by Dallas.
2008:
Played and started all 13 games as a senior captain for the Beavers to post career-highs in tackles (65), sacks (12.0) and tackles for loss (21.5).
His 21.5 tackles for loss set a school record, while his 12.0 sacks tied a school record.
Also made five quarterback hurries, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
First-team All-Pac 10 selection.
Played in the East-West Shrine Game.
Opened the season with six tackles, two tackles for losses and a half sack at Stanford.
Posted eight tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Arizona State.
Tallied career-highs in tackles (11), tackles for loss (five) and sacks (four) while also adding a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Pittsburgh in the Brut Sun Bowl.
2007:
Accounted for 10.5 sacks as a junior, the third-highest total in the Pac-10 while playing in 13 games with one start.
His 101 total yards lost via sack tied Nick Reed of Oregon for the league lead.
He had 12.5 tackles for loss for the season for 124 yards lost, third in the nation behind South Florida's George Selvie (139) and Virginia's Chris Long (132).
Had tackles for lost yardage in all but two games.
Also had 25 tackles and a fumble recovery.
Posted a season-high five tackles at Cincinnati.
Returned his lone interception of the season 30 yards against California that set up a second quarter Beaver field goal.
Forced and recovered USC quarterback J.D. Booty's second quarter fumble that led to a Beaver field goal.
Shared the team's Most Improved Player (Tim Clark) and shared the �Lunch Bucket Award� (Taylor Kavanaugh).
2006:
Played in all 14 games and accounted for 17 tackles.
Of his 17 stops, 5.5 were for losses, including 3.5 sacks.
Made two tackles and a half tackle for loss against Idaho.
Registered his first sack of the season against Washington State.
Had four tackles, two tackles for losses and 1.5 sacks at Washington.
Added a sack against Southern California.
Posted two tackles and a tackle for loss against Arizona State.
Made three tackles and a sack at Hawaii.
2005:
One of seven true freshmen to play, finishing with three tackles for the season while seeing action in nine games.
Blocked a third quarter punt by Boise State's Kyle Stringer (recovered by Bryant Cornell) that gave OSU the ball at the Broncos 25-yard line to lead to a Beaver field goal.
PERSONAL:
Three-year letterwinner as a receiver, safety, defensive end and kick returner at Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California.
Played defensive end only as a senior due to team needs.
