1 3 ▁pun ts ▁inside ▁the ▁ 2 0 - yard ▁line . ▁Following ▁his ▁senior ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁The ▁Atlanta ▁Journal - Const itution ▁and ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Sports ▁Writ ers ▁Association ▁named ▁him ▁to ▁their ▁Class ▁ 5 A ▁all - state ▁first ▁teams . ▁Sc out . com ▁r ated ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 9 ▁pun ter ▁rec ruit ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁Pe acht ree ▁R idge ▁L ions ▁golf ▁team , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁ 3 . 9 ▁grade ▁point ▁average . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Butler ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁coach ▁Mark ▁R icht ' s ▁Georgia ▁Bul ld ogs ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁pun ting ▁average ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁football ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁first - team ▁All - S out he astern ▁Conference ▁( SE C ) ▁pun ter , ▁and ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁first - team ▁All - American , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Ray ▁Guy ▁Award ▁recogn izing ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁college ▁pun ter ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Butler ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁second - team ▁All - SE C ▁pun ter ▁by ▁the ▁coach es . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - American