#88 Hakeem Butler

#88 - Hakeem Butler

WR - 28 - 6-6 - 220

Baltimore, MD - Iowa State

 

2024

• Named UFL Offensive Player of the Year and All-UFL Offense for 2024
• Led all UFL receivers with 652 receiving yards to set the franchise single-season record, and led the team with five touchdown catches (T-2nd in UFL).
• Ranked T-4th in the UFL with a team-high 45 receptions and 5th with a team-best 14.5 yards-per-catch ratio (min. 20 catches).
• Surpassed his own franchise single-season record of 599 receiving yards in 2023 with 39 yards on 3 catches in Week 8 vs. D.C. to set a new mark of 606 receiving yards
• Signed with the Cincinnati Bengals following the UFL season

 

Prior to the Battlehawks

• Signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers following his 2023 XFL season with St. Louis.
• Originally selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Missed rookie season due to a broken hand.
• Signed to Carolina Panthers practice squad in September of 2020, then signed by Philadelphia Eagles to their active roster as a tight end. Waived and re-signed to Eagles practice squad then futures contract.
• Spent time in 2022 with the BC Lions and Edmonton Elks in the CFL.