Emmanuel Butler
Wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades.
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Emmanuel Butler, born August 27, 1996, is a wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League. He played college football at Northern Arizona from 2015 to 2018, where he recorded over 3,217 yards, 187 receptions, and 33 touchdowns. He earned All-Big Sky First Team honors in 2015 and 2016, and was invited to the 2019 NFL Combine. His professional journey has taken him through the NFL's New Orleans Saints, the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the XFL's San Antonio Brahmas, and the USFL/UFL's Houston Gamblers/Roughnecks before joining the Renegades in 2026.
Quick Facts
- Current team
- Dallas Renegades
- Number
- 17
- Position
- Wide receiver
- Born
- 27 August 1996
- Birthplace
- Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
- High school
- Mountain Pointe (Phoenix)
- College
- Northern Arizona (2014–2018)
- Highlights
- UFL receiving touchdowns leader (2026); 2× First-team All-Big Sky (2015, 2016)
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Professional career
Butler went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft and signed with the New Orleans Saints on May 3, 2019. He was released on September 1, 2019, then re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a future deal on January 6, 2020, but was released on September 5, 2020. On March 26, 2021, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.
He was placed on the suspended list on July 19 and released on July 30, 2021. He was re-signed by the Tiger-Cats on December 30, 2021, released on June 5, 2022, re-signed to the active roster on July 18, signed to the practice squad on July 25, and released on August 2, 2022. On March 8, 2023, he signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL and was released on April 28. He signed with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL on June 16, 2023.
After the Gamblers took on the identity of the Houston Roughnecks, he was re-signed on August 14, 2024. On February 19, 2026, Butler signed with the Dallas Renegades of the UFL.
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