5'8
Height
215 lbs
Weight
31
Age
Iowa
College
About James Butler
James Butler is a running back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Iowa.
Rushing
| Year | League | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng | BrkTkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CFL | 16 | 107 | 539 | 5.0 | 5 | 54 | — |
| 2025 | CFL | 17 | 229 | 1213 | 5.3 | 11 | 45 | 0 |
| 2024 | CFL | 10 | 110 | 522 | 4.7 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
Receiving
| Year | League | GP | Rec | Tgt | Yds | YAC | Avg | TD | Lng | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CFL | 16 | 26 | 43 | 265 | 196 | 10.2 | 1 | 55 | — |
| 2025 | CFL | 17 | 46 | 70 | 439 | 311 | 9.5 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| 2024 | CFL | 10 | 45 | 50 | 372 | 287 | 8.3 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
Defense
| Year | League | GP | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | QBH | FF | FR | TD | ST Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CFL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CFL | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CFL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Game Log — Rushing
| Wk | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Lng | BrkTkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | @ SSK | L 27-31 | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 2 | 15 | — |
| 3 | @ HAM | L 27-41 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 | — |
| 4 | vs CGY | L 33-41 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 5 | vs EDM | W 36-24 | 15 | 135 | 9.0 | 2 | 54 | — |
| 7 | @ EDM | L 17-19 | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 8 | vs TOR | L 12-26 | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 10 | vs HAM | W 27-24 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 11 | @ CGY | W 30-26 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 12 | vs SSK | W 30-16 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 13 | — |
| 13 | @ OTT | W 45-24 | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | — |
| 14 | @ MTL | L 30-37 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 15 | vs MTL | W 48-29 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 17 | vs SSK | W 31-24 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 18 | @ TOR | W 24-17 | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 0 | 31 | — |
| 19 | vs OTT | W 41-20 | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 1 | 22 | — |
| 20 | @ CGY | L 13-32 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | — |
2026 Game Log — Receiving
| Wk | Opp | Result | Rec | Tgt | Yds | YAC | Avg | TD | Lng | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | @ SSK | L 27-31 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 3 | @ HAM | L 27-41 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 4 | vs CGY | L 33-41 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 | — |
| 5 | vs EDM | W 36-24 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | — |
| 7 | @ EDM | L 17-19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 8 | vs TOR | L 12-26 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 | — |
| 10 | vs HAM | W 27-24 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | — |
| 11 | @ CGY | W 30-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | vs SSK | W 30-16 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 | — |
| 13 | @ OTT | W 45-24 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5.5 | 1 | 10 | — |
| 14 | @ MTL | L 30-37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | vs MTL | W 48-29 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | — |
| 17 | vs SSK | W 31-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | @ TOR | W 24-17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | vs OTT | W 41-20 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 55 | — |
| 20 | @ CGY | L 13-32 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | — |
2026 Game Log — Defense
| Wk | Opp | Result | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | QBH | FF | FR | TD | ST Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | @ SSK | L 27-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | @ HAM | L 27-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | vs CGY | L 33-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | vs EDM | W 36-24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @ EDM | L 17-19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | vs TOR | L 12-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | vs HAM | W 27-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | @ CGY | W 30-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | vs SSK | W 30-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | @ OTT | W 45-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @ MTL | L 30-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | vs MTL | W 48-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | vs SSK | W 31-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | @ TOR | W 24-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | vs OTT | W 41-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | @ CGY | L 13-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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