Butler University Athletics

2023 Second Team Academic All-American (College Sports Communicators)
2023 PFL First Team selection
2023 Phil Steele Second Team All-PFL
2023 Academic All-PFL First Team Selection
College Sports Communicators 2022 Academic All-District
2022 Academic All-PFL First Team Selection
2022 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2023 Season (Senior): First Team All-PFL selection... Phil Steele Second Team All-PFL pick... Second Team Academic All-American (College Sports Communicators)... Academic All-PFL First Team selection... Started at center in every game… Part of a Butler offensive line unit that helped the team rank second in the PFL in scoring (28.9 ppg), total yards of offense (4,052), offensive yards per game (368.3), and yards per play (5.7)… BU ranked second among all PFL teams in first downs (216) and were tied for second in offensive touchdowns scored (34)… Opened up running lanes for the PFL Offensive Player of the Year Jyran Mitchell… Helped Mitchell become a Third Team All-American (Stats Perform) and the PFL Offensive Player of the Year… Mitchell ranked fifth in the nation in rushing yards per game behind the BU offensive line and was seventh in rushing yards with 1,268… Ranked second in the PFL in rushing yards per game (202.0), overall rushing yards (2,223) and yards per rush (5.2)… Came in at third in the PFL in rushing touchdowns (20) and rushing attempts (422)… Paved the way for Mitchell to record seven 100-yard rushing games.

2022 Season (Junior): Academic All-PFL First Team selection… Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team… PFL Academic Honor Roll selection… Started all 11 games at center… Part of an offensive line unit that led FCS football in red zone offense and sacks allowed… Ranked second in the FCS in tackles for loss allowed… Led the PFL in fourth down conversions and ranked second in third down conversions… Butler was able to rush for 1,781 yards on 420 carries… They averaged 161.9 yards per game and 4.2 yards per rush… The Bulldogs scored 17 touchdowns on the ground and were able to throw for 20… Pass protection allowed BU to throw for 2,392 yards… The team averaged 217.5 passing yards per game… In total, Butler averaged 379.4 yards of total offense per game, averaging 5.6 yards per play.

2021 Season (Sophomore): 2021 First Team Academic All-PFL selection… 4.0 GPA… Middle/Secondary Education Major… Appeared in eight games… Part of a Bulldog offensive line unit that ranked second in the PFL in rushing offense… Helped BU rush for 174.5 yards per contest and pass for 181 yards per game.

2021 Spring Season (Freshman): 2020-21 Academic All-Pioneer Football League First Team… 4.0 GPA… Middle/Secondary Education Major… Started in the final four games of the season.

2019 Season (Redshirt): Played at Dayton (Nov. 23).

High School: Two-year starter... All-conference selection... Three-time team captain... Team MVP on the offensive line.

Personal: Son of Mike and Debbie Bystol... Has one sibling; Jessie.