Jimmy Butler

Houston Oilers 259th pick

TE · Tulsa · 1972

Jimmy Butler is a former tight end out of Tulsa, selected by the Houston Oilers with the 259th overall pick (round 10) in the 1972 NFL Draft.

Draft Details

Year

Round

Round 10

Pick

259th overall

Team

Position

College

Jimmy Butler was the 259th overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, selected by the Houston Oilers.

Pick	Player	Pos	Team	College
256	Dave Shilling	RB	Baltimore Colts	Oregon State
257	Rich Ruppert	OT	Kansas City Chiefs	Hawaii
258	Willie Aldridge	RB	Minnesota Vikings	South Carolina State
260	Richard Amman	DT	Dallas Cowboys	Florida State
261	Kent Pederson	TE	Cincinnati Bengals	California-Santa Barbara
262	John Robertson	DB	New York Giants	Kansas State

Other Houston Oilers picks in 1972 include Greg Sampson (DE, round 1), Lewis Jolley (RB, round 3), Solomon Freelon (OG, round 3), Joe Bullard (DB, round 6), Elmer Allen (LB, round 6), Eric Hutchinson (DB, round 7), Guy Roberts (LB, round 8), Willie Postler (OT, round 9), Rhett Dawson (WR, round 10), Ron Evans (OT, round 11), Willie Rodgers (RB, round 12), Willie Roberts (DB, round 13).

Other Tulsa players drafted in 1972 include Ralph McGill, Jean Barrett, James Shaw.

No NFL career statistics are available for Jimmy Butler in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos	College
1	6	Greg Sampson	DE	Stanford
3	56	Lewis Jolley	RB	North Carolina
3	75	Solomon Freelon	OG	Grambling State
6	134	Joe Bullard	DB	Tulane
6	136	Elmer Allen	LB	Ole Miss
7	162	Eric Hutchinson	DB	Northwestern
8	187	Guy Roberts	LB	Maryland
9	212	Willie Postler	OT	Montana
10	240	Rhett Dawson	WR	Florida State
11	264	Ron Evans	OT	Baylor
12	290	Willie Rodgers	RB	Kentucky State
13	318	Willie Roberts	DB	Houston
14	343	Gary Crockett	C	Lamar
16	396	Guy Murdock	C	Michigan
17	421	Kelly Cochrane	QB	Miami (FL)