Steward Butler is a Explosive Back for Marshall. Steward's 2014 season ranks in the 8th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 66 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | vsRhode Island | W48-7 | — | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.56 |
| 3 | vsOhio | W44-14 | -11.7 | 19 | 119 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 6 | @Old Dominion | W56-14 | -12.7 | 2 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Car 5 · Rush Yds 17 · Avg 3.4 · Rush TD 0
| 1 |
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| -0.35 |
| 7 | vsMiddle Tennessee | W49-24 | -8.7 | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.46 |
| 8 | @Florida International | W45-13 | -16.2 | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.73 |
| 9 | vsFlorida Atlantic | W35-16 | -10.4 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.20 |
| 11 | @Southern Miss | W63-17 | -15.9 | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 12 | vsRice | W41-14 | -3.1 | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 13 | @UAB | W23-18 | -4.2 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.38 |
| 14 | vsWestern Kentucky | L66-67 | -2.6 | 24 | 233 | 9.7 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.57 |
| 15 | vsLouisiana Tech | W26-23 | -1.7 | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.35 |
| 1 | vsNorthern Illinois | W52-23 | -0.6 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.01 |
