Mario Butler #2
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
High School: Nease
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 181
Position: Cornerback
Birthdate: 10/20/1988
An athletic player who saw considerable action as a true freshman as a back-up cornerback and also on special teams... has sights set on filling one of two vacant starting cornerback positions as a sophomore... has the speed and agility to be a solid cover corner with experience.
2007
Played in all 12 regular season games... credited with three tackles on the season -- all solo tackles... made a career-high three unassisted tackles in the Samford game (Sept. 8).
High School
Rated the No. 62 prospect in Florida by Scout.com... also among the Florida Top 100 by Rivals (No. 76) and SuperPrep (No. 73)... ranked No. 34 nationally among cornerbacks by Rivals... PrepStar all-region selection . . . Named to the Florida Times-Union Super 24 . . . Coached by Craig Howard at Nease High School . . . Helped his team reach the Class 4-A state title game.
No. 34 cornerback in the nation (Rivals.com)
No. 62 overall prospect in Florida (Scout.com)
No. 73 overall prospect in Florida (SuperPrep.com)
No. 76 overall prospect in Florida (Rivals.com)
Tabbed to the Orlando Sentinel's Top 100 in Florida
Personal
Full name is Mario Antoine Butler ... Born October 20, 1988 ... Son of Lisa Lockwood and the late Jeffrey Butler ... Majoring in management.
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
High School: Nease
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 181
Position: Cornerback
Birthdate: 10/20/1988
An athletic player who saw considerable action as a true freshman as a back-up cornerback and also on special teams... has sights set on filling one of two vacant starting cornerback positions as a sophomore... has the speed and agility to be a solid cover corner with experience.
2007
Played in all 12 regular season games... credited with three tackles on the season -- all solo tackles... made a career-high three unassisted tackles in the Samford game (Sept. 8).
High School
Rated the No. 62 prospect in Florida by Scout.com... also among the Florida Top 100 by Rivals (No. 76) and SuperPrep (No. 73)... ranked No. 34 nationally among cornerbacks by Rivals... PrepStar all-region selection . . . Named to the Florida Times-Union Super 24 . . . Coached by Craig Howard at Nease High School . . . Helped his team reach the Class 4-A state title game.
No. 34 cornerback in the nation (Rivals.com)
No. 62 overall prospect in Florida (Scout.com)
No. 73 overall prospect in Florida (SuperPrep.com)
No. 76 overall prospect in Florida (Rivals.com)
Tabbed to the Orlando Sentinel's Top 100 in Florida
Personal
Full name is Mario Antoine Butler ... Born October 20, 1988 ... Son of Lisa Lockwood and the late Jeffrey Butler ... Majoring in management.
