Joe Butler Quotations

There is a small group, maybe two or three, big-time receivers, and then there is a larger group of receivers a lot like Greg right behind them. With that second group, it all comes down to what a team is looking for in a player as to who they pick, so it is hard to say how high or low any of them will go.

When you consider there are only 119 I-A colleges, and we might have five or six sign with those schools this year, that's pretty impressive for just a small corridor of the country.

He was a really, really outstanding back. He came through my camp and showed people he had quickness, athleticism and explosion. I think what happened with him is that he might have peaked in high school. That happens.

I think it's a total misconception. I don't hold anything against the level of competition. If they're good, guys like me will find them.

Recruiting is a funny business, and so is scouting. Scouting is an inexact science. The one thing you can't project is the size of a guy's heart and how bad he wants something.

I think coaching has a lot to do with it. I think we have very good coaches here who, for some reason, know how to pick players and coach them at quarterback.

This year's class is not that good. You wouldn't believe the players from that class. Some of them were just flops. It's a thin year, with a capital T. There's a lot of free agents.

Ethan Kilmer and Tyler Reed didn't even go to the scouting combine. But that's the funny part of this: A lot of guys come under the radar. Guys like Reed and Kilmer might not be draft picks, but they can make teams. Cream rises to the top.

I told him to wait a while and see what happens. He had a lot on his plate.

I received numerous phone calls, but didn't want to discuss it out of respect to Javier.

A lot has to do with the fact we've been so involved. These past years, we've really become leaders in the greek community and put our face out there as leaders.