# Hakeem Butler

NFL wide receiver. Position: **WR**. Team: **DEN** (Denver Broncos).

## Quick Facts

- **Position:** Wide Receiver
- **Team:** DEN (Denver Broncos)
- **Age:** 30
- **Height/Weight:** 6'5", 242 lbs
- **Draft:** 2019 NFL Draft, 4th round (Arizona Cardinals)

## 2026 Outlook

Hakeem Butler signed with the Denver Broncos in June 2026 after winning UFL Offensive Player of the Year twice (2024-2025) with the St. Louis Battlehawks. With the Battlehawks in 2025, Butler had 641 receiving yards (UFL-best), 29 catches, and 22.1 yards per reception. He offers Sean Payton a big-bodied (6'5", 242 lbs) receiving option with experience and size (per Two-time UFL Offensive Player of the Year gets another NFL shot, signs with Broncos). 

Butler's NFL journey has been marked by injuries and bad luck: missed entire 2019 rookie season with broken hand, bounced around practice squads, played two games with Eagles (2020), spent time with Steelers and Bengals. His UFL success in 2024-2025 earned him another training camp shot after the Bengals cut him pre-2025 season. Denver's coach Sean Payton has a history of favoring bigger, physical wide receivers, making Butler a potential fit in the offensive scheme alongside Jaylen Waddle, Courtland Sutton, and recent draft picks Troy Franklin and Pat Bryant.

## Role / Depth Chart

Training camp competition; depth receiver/special projects if he makes the roster.

## Injury Status

Healthy as of June 2026.

## Recent News

- 2026-06-17 — Sean Payton: The UFL is helping develop NFL players (Sean Payton: The UFL is helping develop NFL players)
- 2026-06-16 — UFL 2026 tracker: Which players are coming to the NFL? (UFL 2026 tracker: Which players are coming to the NFL?)
- 2026-06-14 — Eagles News: Philadelphia has one of the NFL’s most versatile players (Eagles News: Philadelphia has one of the NFL’s most versatile players)
- 2026-06-15 — NFL news: Broncos sign 2-time UFL Offensive Player of the Year (NFL news: Broncos sign 2-time UFL Offensive Player of the Year)
- 2026-06-15 — Report: Broncos signing another UFL player ahead of minicamp (Report: Broncos signing another UFL player ahead of minicamp)
- 2026-06-15 — Eagles News: Philadelphia has one of the NFL’s most versatile players (Eagles News: Philadelphia has one of the NFL’s most versatile players)
- 2026-06-15 — Two-time UFL Offensive Player of the Year gets another NFL shot, signs with Broncos (Two-time UFL Offensive Player of the Year gets another NFL shot, signs with Broncos)


## Open Questions

- Will Butler make the Broncos' active roster or land on practice squad?
- How will he fit into the Broncos' WR depth chart with Waddle and Sutton?

## Sources

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