Hakeem Butler

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Height 6'5"

Weight 227

DOB 5/16/1996

College Iowa State

Drafted 4th Rd 2019 #103 Overall

Sent packing

WRFree Agent

August 23, 2024

Butler was waived by the Bengals on Friday, per the team's official site.

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Butler will be in search of a new team after moving on from what may have been a depth or practice-squad role. He has not yet recorded a catch in the NFL, though he won the Offensive Player of the Year award in the UFL this spring.

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Height

6' 5"

Weight

227 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.48 sec

Vertical Jump

36.0 in

Broad Jump

128 in

Bench Press

18 reps

Hand Length

10.75 in

Arm Length

35.25 in

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March 3, 2024

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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One of three wide receivers in the Cardinals' 2019 draft haul, Butler didn't get a chance to show off his wares as a fourth-round pick, suffering a fractured hand in mid-August that kept him on injured reserve all season. One wonders whether the injury was fortuitous due to issues with drops and his standing with the deep reserves during exhibition season. In any case, rookie second-rounder Andy Isabella also was sparsely used while sixth-round selection KeeSean Johnson earned the fourth-most snaps among Arizona wideouts. Following the offseason addition of DeAndre Hopkins, it's difficult to project consistent work for any of Butler, Isabella, Johnson or Trent Sherfield in a corps that also includes Christian Kirk and Larry Fitzgerald.

Butler is a towering figure at 6-5, 227 pounds with 35 and 1/4-inch arms that afford him an absurd catch radius, yet he boasts above average athleticism even at his oversized build. His 4.48 speed and 128-inch broad jump illustrate the profound downfield threat he poses, and his Iowa State tape features numerous instances of him jumping over and/or running away from defenders. He fell to the fourth round probably due to drop issues, and perhaps concerns about his ability to get a clean release in his NFL routes. His speed is more long than sudden, and at his size he's an easy jam target, so his applicability on short drops is a fair concern. Butler looked like a long-term project even before a preseason hand fracture landed him on IR.

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Joins up with Bengals

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July 26, 2024

Cincinnati signed Butler on Friday.

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Reaches injury settlement

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August 25, 2023

The Steelers waived Butler (undisclosed) from injured reserve with an injury settlement Friday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

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Reverts to injured reserve

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August 23, 2023

Butler (undisclosed) reverted to injured reserve Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

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Waived with injury designation

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August 21, 2023

Butler (undisclosed) was waived/injured by the Steelers on Monday, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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Latches on with Pittsburgh

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May 16, 2023

The Steelers signed Butler on Tuesday.

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Back on NFL radar

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June 12, 2024

Butler had a recent workout with the Jaguars, who are looking to bolster their receiving corps, per John Shipley of SI.com reports.

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Butler signed with the Steelers last May after a strong season with the XFL's St. Louis Battlehawks, but he was placed on injured reserve and subsequently waived with an injury designation. The wide receiver returned to the Battlehawks -- now with the UFL -- and proceeded to win UFL Offensive Player of the Year honors. Butler is now trying to break back into the NFL, be it with Jacksonville or another receiver-needy team.

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