Butler University Athletics

2024 Season (Senior): All-PFL First Team selection… Phil Steele All-PFL First Team honoree… Named to CSC Academic All-District Team… Academic All-PFL Second Team selection… Started in the first 10 games of the season… Finished third on the team in total tackles with 43… Made 22 solo tackles while assisting on 21… Had 1.5 tackles for loss… Made two interceptions… Led the team with seven pass breakups… Finished fifth in the league in passes defended (9)… Made a season-high eight tackles at Murray State (9/7)… Recorded seven tackles vs. Morehead State (10/5) and again vs. Dayton (10/26)… First tackle for loss of the year came vs. Hanover (9/14)… Intercepted a pass and returned it 24 yards vs. Upper Iowa (8/31)… Picked off a pass vs. Stetson (11/2)… Broke up two passes vs. Hanover (9/14)… Matched that effort with two pass breakups vs. Morehead State (10/5)… Had a half tackle for loss and six stops at Davidson (10/26).

2023 Season (Junior): First Team All-PFL selection… Phil Steele First Team All-PFL pick… Academic All-PFL First Team honoree… Started in all 11 games… Led Butler with 65 tackles… Recorded 41 solo tackles… Ended the season with three tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and six pass break-ups… Ranked third in the PFL in forced fumbles (3)… Averaged 5.9 tackles per game to rank 20th among all PFL players… Broke up a pass and recorded a season-high 12 tackles in the opener at Montana (9/2)… Made 11 tackles (1.5 TFL), forced a fumble and returned an interception for a touchdown in Butler’s win over Wabash (9/16)… Forced a fumble and recorded 10 tackles at St. Thomas (10/7)… Broke up a season-high three passes and made six tackles at Dayton (10/21).

2022 Season (Sophomore): Started in all 11 games… Ranked second on the team and 35th in the PFL with 59 total tackles… Made 41 solo tackles and assisted on 18 stops… Made two tackles for loss… Averaged 5.3 tackles per game… Came up with a season-high 10 tackles at San Diego (11/5)… Made one tackle for loss at San Diego… Made a tackle for loss vs. Dayton (10/8)… Made eight unassisted tackles vs. Marist (10/22)… Recorded six tackles at South Dakota State (9/17)… Matched that effort with six tackles at Valpo (10/15) and in the finale vs. St. Thomas (11/19).

2021 Season (Freshman): Appeared in nine games… Ended the season with 15 tackles… Made 12 solo tackles while assisting on three others… Made two tackles for loss… Forced a fumble at Taylor (Sept. 18)… Made his Bulldog debut at Taylor… Made a tackle for loss at Taylor and at St. Thomas (Sept. 25)… Made a season-high three tackles at Morehead State (Oct. 16)… Matched that effort with three tackles vs. Davidson (Oct. 23).

High School: Earned three varsity letters… Two-year starter… Team Captain that helped Benet Academy reach the playoffs… 2021 Conference champions... Named all-conference... Dean's List... Illinois State Scholar... Also played baseball. 
 

Personal: Son of Mike and Lisa Bafia… Has two siblings; Luke and Brooke… Business major.