Josh
Butler
CB

#31
#31CB
Dallas Cowboys
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 192 lbs · Age : 29
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
18th percentile
Passes defended
5
12th percentile
Targets in coverage
22
Yards allowed
222 yd
Yards allowed per target
10.1 yd
1th percentile
Passer rating allowed
116.1
8th percentile
Tackles
21
1th percentile
Missed tackle rate
4.5 %
92th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
9th percentile
Defensive snaps
160
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
Projected WAR
0.0
80% of cases: -0.1 to 0.2
Games
5
WAR 2024
-0.1
Games played
5
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+10 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. OV describes the abilities a player has shown over several seasons; it is not a forecast: for next season, last season's performance (PAL) tells you as much.
OV · Overall
55
Backup or prospect
WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
Josh Butler has 0 interceptions and 5 passes defensed in 5 games in 2024.
Josh Butler is 29 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
Josh Butler produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024. His PAL rating is 39 out of 100: below average for his position.
Josh Butler plays for Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 31.
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.