1977 Rookie Profile: Dave Butterfield

Cornerback
11th Round
Nebraska
"Butterfield earned numerous postseason honors in 1976: first-team All-America (UPI, NEA, Kodak, Football News); AP and UPI first-team All-Big Eight; and Academic All-America. He was also first-team All-Big Eight as a junior when he had four interceptions, five fumble recoveries and two quarterback sacks.
He was a three-year starter at cornerback. He played on three Nebraska bowl teams: Sugar (1974), Fiesta (1975) and Astro Bluebonnet (1976). The Jets acquired the draft choice from Oakland last year as part of the Carl Garrett trade.
Dave has overcome a lack of size and great speed (4.7 in the 40) with quickness, strength and agility. Scouts call him 'an instinctive player who's always around the ball.' He's a good special teams player.
A business administration major, Dave was all-state at Sterling (CO) High School where he scored 21 touchdowns as a senior. His birthplace is Emporia, Kansas and his hometown is Kersey, Colorado."

-1977 New York Jets Media Guide