Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Hakeem Butler was born on May 16, 1996, in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a tight end in the NFL.

Butler was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 16, 1996. His mother, Sheryl, died from breast cancer when Butler was 16. He then moved to Houston, Texas, to live with his aunt and uncle, and his cousins Aaron and Andrew Harrison, former Kentucky basketball stars. Butler attended Travis High School in Fort Bend, Texas. He committed to Iowa State University to play college football, choosing it over schools such as New Mexico and Houston.

After redshirting his first year at Iowa State in 2015, Butler played in 11 games in 2016 and had nine receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2017, he had 41 receptions for 697 yards and seven touchdowns. As a junior in 2018, he had 60 receptions for 1,318 yards and nine touchdowns, breaking a school record for single season receiving yards. After the season, Butler decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.

Butler was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round (103rd overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft.