Coming out of C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, Butler was offered scholarships to several smaller schools, but decided to follow his mother's advice of ``shooting for the moon'', and enrolled at Penn State without an athletic scholarship as a defensive back. After redshirting as a freshman, Butler rose to the top of the depth chart alongside Derrick Williams to provide a solid deep threat for quarterbacks Michael Robinson and Anthony Morelli. During his freshmen season, Butler broke four school freshmen records: season receptions (37), receiving yards in a game (125, versus Wisconsin), season yards (691), and touchdown catches (9).
Coming out of C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia, Butler was offered scholarships to several smaller schools, but decided to follow his mother's advice of ``shooting for the moon'', and enrolled at Penn State without an athletic scholarship as a defensive back.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
come
Coming
VERB
VBG
case
out
out
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
C.
C.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
D.
D.
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Hylton
Hylton
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
high
High
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
School
School
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Woodbridge
Woodbridge
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Virginia
Virginia
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Butler
Butler
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
offer
offered
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Plur
scholarship
scholarships
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Cmp
small
smaller
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Plur
school
schools
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decided
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
follow
follow
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
advice
advice
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
shooting
shooting
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
moon''
moon''
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
enrol
enrolled
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Penn
Penn
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
case
without
without
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
athletic
athletic
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
scholarship
scholarship
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
defensive
defensive
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
back
back
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
After redshirting as a freshman, Butler rose to the top of the depth chart alongside Derrick Williams to provide a solid deep threat for quarterbacks Michael Robinson and Anthony Morelli.
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
redshirt
redshirting
VERB
VBG
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
freshman
freshman
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Butler
Butler
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
rise
rose
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
top
top
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
depth
depth
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
chart
chart
NOUN
NN
case
alongside
alongside
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Derrick
Derrick
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
provide
provide
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
solid
solid
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
deep
deep
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
threat
threat
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
quarterback
quarterbacks
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Michael
Michael
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Robinson
Robinson
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Anthony
Anthony
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Morelli
Morelli
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
During his freshmen season, Butler broke four school freshmen records: season receptions (37), receiving yards in a game (125, versus Wisconsin), season yards (691), and touchdown catches (9).
case
during
During
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Plur
freshmen
freshmen
NOUN
NNS
obl
Number=Sing
season
season
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Butler
Butler
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
break
broke
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Plur
freshmen
freshmen
NOUN
NNS
obj
Number=Plur
record
records
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
compound
Number=Sing
season
season
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Plur
reception
receptions
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
37
37
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
VerbForm=Ger
receive
receiving
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
yard
yards
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
game
game
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
dep
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
125
125
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
versus
versus
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
season
season
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
yard
yards
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
691
691
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
touchdown
touchdown
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
catch
catches
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
dep
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
9
9
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.