Boise State’s depth at wide receiver will be tested this season, as coach Bryan Harsin said Monday that junior Akilian Butler tore his ACL against Washington State and will miss the rest of the 2017 campaign.
Butler went down early in the second quarter with a non-contact injury in the Cougars’ end zone. He was carted off soon after.
This season, Butler had two receptions for minus-1 yard, and a rush for no gain. The speedy Dallas native has seven career receptions for 45 yards and six carries for 46 yards and a touchdown. He was the team’s punt returner to start last season, but had issues with ball control, and Cedrick Wilson took over.