Hakeem Butler Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'5" / 227 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- May 16, 1996 (27)
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Drafted
- 2019 / Rd. 4 / Pk. 103 (ARI)
- College
- Iowa State
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Hakeem Butler News
The Pittsburgh Steelers have released wide receiver Hakeem Butler (undisclosed) with an injury designation. The big-bodied pass-catcher racked up 51 receptions for 599 yards and a league-leading eight touchdown scores in the XFL in 2023 but didn't last very long during his second chance to make it in the NFL. Butler was a fourth-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019 but did not log a reception for the team, and has zero receptions on one target in two games played with the Philadelphia Eagles in his career. After failing to make the Steelers roster, his NFL career might be over.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hakeem Butler dominated in the XFL and has the look of a big-time receiver with his body structure and ability to get down the field and make contested catches. He could be a perfect fit in a field-stretching role for the Steelers this year. The Athletic's Mark Kaboly writes that Butler did enough over the past four weeks of offseason practices to be one to watch when the team heads to training camp at the end of July. The one thing working against him to make the final roster is the fact that he lacks special teams abilities. The 27-year-old was a former fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2019 out of Iowa State. Butler played in only two games and didn't have a single catch in 2020 with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed free-agent wide receiver Hakeem Butler to an undisclosed deal on Tuesday. Butler caught 51 passes for 599 yards and an XFL-best eight touchdowns in the spring for the St. Louis BattleHawks. The 27-year-old was originally a fourth-round selection by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019 out of Iowa State, but he never played for Arizona and only saw action in one season (2020) with the Philadelphia Eagles and didn't record a catch on one target in two games. Butler brings size to Pittsburgh's receiving corps at 6-foot-5 and 227 pounds, but he'll strictly be battling for a roster spot at training camp this summer.
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