Houston’s yards a carry with DJ Butler and without DJ Butler
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Houston averaged 5.31 yards a carry with DJ Butler and 4.43 without DJ Butler in 2026, 6 games against 2, a difference of 0.88. All 3 night games were with DJ Butler. All 3 ranked opponents were with DJ Butler.
DJ Butler, running back: 86 rushing yards, 11 carries and 1 reception in 6 games this season.
2 games without DJ Butler is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with DJ Butler
5.31
without DJ Butler
4.43
468
A +0.88 difference in yards a carry with DJ Butler vs without DJ Butler is about what you’d expect.
The games
with DJ Butlerwithout DJ Butler
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Oregon State | W | 5.78 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Southern | W | 8.62 | — | |
| Sep 18, 2026 | @ Texas Tech | L | 4.94 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Georgia Southern | W | 5.23 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs UCF | W | 3.63 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Kansas State | W | 5.42 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Oklahoma State | W | 4.34 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | @ Utah | L | 2.77 | — |
Method
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.