Butler is another of the Penn State senior receivers who have contributed since arriving at Happy Valley. Butler led the team with 47 receptions for 810 yards and seven touchdowns in 2008, becoming the big-play receiver for QB Daryll Clark and being named second-team All-Big Ten by the media. The four-year starter averaged 44 catches for 654 yards and five scores entering the season, so his senior year was no accident. Butler's lack of size concerns scouts a bit, but teams will be knocking on his door if he goes undrafted.

A three-year starter, Butler got the opening nod 12 times in 2007 and made 47 receptions for a team-high 633 yards (13.5) and four touchdowns. He made a touchdown catch in each of the last three contests of 2007 and his 47 receptions were tied for No. 10 on the school season list. Butler made three catches for 66 yards in the season-opening 59-0 victory over Florida International. He posted a teamhigh 72 yards on five catches, including a 45-yard strike from Anthony Morelli to set up a touchdown against Buffalo. Butler made four catches for 48 yards at Illinois to crack 100 for his career. In the 38-7 win over No. 19 Wisconsin, Butler made a season-high seven catches for 93 yards. He scored on a 29-yard pass from Morelli that gave the Lions a 17-7 lead at the time. The former Hylton HS standout made five catches for 43 yards, including a great 14-yard TD reception in the victory at Temple. Butler made three receptions for 68 yards at Michigan State, including a 37-yard scoring strike from Morelli, which was the Lions' longest TD pass of the season. Butler hauled in four catches for 59 yards in the Alamo Bowl win against Texas A&M. On a critical fourthdown play in the second quarter, he made a spectacular diving catch for a 30-yard TD from Morelli to get the Lions on the scoreboard. He was on the field for 672 snaps in 2007, led by 71 at Indiana. The intelligent and instinctive Butler has joined classmates Jordan Norwood and Derrick Williams in becoming the first trio of Nittany Lions to each make 40 or more catches in a season, accomplishing the feat the past two years.

A starter in 12 games, Butler was the Nittany Lions' leading receiver for the second consecutive season. He made 48 receptions for 637 yards (13.3) and two touchdowns to earn honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition. His 48 catches were tied for sixth all-time in a season at Penn State. He joined classmates Jordan Norwood (45) and Derrick Williams (40) in becoming the first triumvirate in school history to each make 40 receptions in a season. He was third on the squad with 634 all-purpose yards. Butler and quarterback Anthony Morelli were in a zone when Northwestern visited for the Big Ten-opener and the wideout delivered one of the top individual performances in program history. On the first play of the game, Butler caught a 40-yard reception, the initial sign of bigger things to come. Hauling in a career-best 11 receptions, including gains of 40, 49, and 55 yards (a career-long), Butler rewrote the Penn State game receiving record with 216 yards. His performance broke O.J. McDuffie's mark of 212 yards (on 11 catches) set against Boston College in 1992 and he became just the third Lion to post 200-plus yards receiving in a game, joining McDuffie and Bobby Engram, who did it twice. Butler's 11 catches also tied McDuffie for second-most by a Nittany Lion in a game. He got in the groove with Morelli right away, making a 42-yard touchdown catch on Morelli's first pass in the opener with Akron. In the battle at No. 4 Notre Dame, Butler caught two balls for 14 yards, including a two-yard touchdown catch, moving him into a tie for sixth on the Penn State career charts with 11 receiving touchdowns. Butler made a team-high six receptions for 66 yards in the overtime win at Minnesota and posted a game-high five receptions for 65 yards against Illinois. He made five catches at Wisconsin and four in the Senior Day win over Michigan State. On the first play of the Outback Bowl victory over Tennessee, he made a 27-yard catch and later added a leaping 31-yard sideline grab to the Tennessee two to set up a Morelli TD pass to Andrew Quarless. Butler made three catches for 73 yards in the win over the No. 17 Volunteers. He was on the field for 638 snaps during the season, topped by 66 at Minnesota.

It was a breakout season for Butler, who led Penn State with 37 receptions for 691 yards and nine touchdowns, tied for fourth-highest overall on the school season list. He broke four school freshman records, including season receptions (37), receiving yards in a game (125 vs. Wisconsin) and season (691) and TD catches (nine). His 18.7 yards per catch average was tops among players with 10 or more receptions and he posted 11 catches of 20 yards or longer (seven for TDs). For his efforts, he was named a third-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News and earned a spot on TSN's Freshman All-Big Ten team. Butler also was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten choice. His nine touchdown catches were the third-highest in the Big Ten and the most for a Nittany Lion since Joe Jurevicius had 10 in 1997.

He had five catches of more than 40 yards (five for TDs). Butler moved into the starting lineup in the third game and started eight contests. His first collegiate reception was a 28-yarder against Cincinnati and he ended they day with two catches for 73 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown. In his first start, against Central Michigan, he made five receptions for 108 yards and two scores to tie Kyle Brady's school freshman mark for TD receptions in a game. It also was the first 100-yard game by a Lion receiver since 2003. He made it three straight games with a TD when he hauled in a 26-yarder in the comeback win at Northwestern. He made a season-high six catches against Minnesota (83 yards) and had four receptions for 95 yards and a pair of scores in one half of play at Illinois. Butler made five grabs for a career-best 125 yards in the 35-14 win over Wisconsin, with TD catches of 43 and 47 yards from Michael Robinson, the third of his multiple-TD games on the year. His 125 yards against the Badgers broke the school freshman receiving yardage mark. Butler contributed four receptions for 46 yards and a TD in the Big Ten-clinching win at Michigan State. He was on the field for 550 plays, including a season-high 72 in the FedEx Orange Bowl win over Florida State.

Redshirted.

Butler was a three-sport standout at Hylton HS in suburban Washington D.C. A four-year football letterman for Coach Lou Sorrentino, he also lettered four years in basketball and as a senior sprinter on the track and field team. Establishing himself as one of Virginia's top receivers, he was an all-state pick as a senior, helping lead Hylton to the Virginia Class AAA state championship. Butler also was an all-met, all-district and all-area selection and team captain. He made 41 receptions for 1,029 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. He also had 26 kick returns for 763 yards and two touchdowns. A two-way starter, Butler recorded 73 tackles and nine interceptions as a defensive back in 2003 and grabbed 16 career interceptions. He was selected to play in the 2004 VHSL All-Star game.

Full name is Vincent Deon Butler. He is the son of Valerie and Vernon Butler and has an older brother, Lee. Brown is interested in a career in forensic science and lists reading mystery novels as a hobby. Born January 4, 1986 in Fairfax, Va.