{"id":112561,"date":"2026-01-06T09:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/112561\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:23:27","slug":"oregon-state-football-set-to-land-former-4-star-wide-receiver-transfer-from-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/112561\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State football set to land former 4-star wide receiver transfer from Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oregon State<\/a> football is set to add a former blue chip wide receiver recruit via the transfer portal.<\/p>\n

Texas redshirt freshman wideout Aaron Butler appears to be transferring to OSU, according to his Instagram<\/a>. Butler added \u201c@beaverfootball\u201d to his bio Monday after taking an official visit to Corvallis on Sunday, but later removed it after this story was published.<\/p>\n

OSU wide receivers coach James Finley and new head coach JaMarcus Shephard \u2014 himself a longtime wide receivers coach \u2014 were potentially able to get Butler\u2019s commitment over the line with a pitch for consistent play time with the Beavers. Butler also embraced OSU\u2019s history, posting photos to his Instagram story of plaques in the Valley Football Center honoring former OSU wideouts Brandin Cooks and Chad Ochocinco.<\/p>\n

Butler \u2014 originally from Calabasas, California \u2014 was a four-star recruit in the 2024 class, rated the No. 24 wide receiver in the country and No. 11 player in California according to 247Sports\u2019 composite rankings. He sat out a portion of his senior season to focus on preparing for college, originally committed to Colorado before eventually landing at Texas.<\/p>\n

Butler played in just four total games across two seasons with the Longhorns, buried on the depth chart in consistently one of the top wide receiver units in the nation. He redshirted his freshman season.<\/p>\n

Listed at six feet, 170 pounds, Butler was described by 247Sports recruiting analyst Greg Biggins as having a chip on his shoulder, even during high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s physical player and has a lot of nastiness in his game,\u201d Biggins wrote in 2022. \u201cWhether he\u2019s blocking or jamming a receiver, he\u2019s looking to physically dominate his opponent and will often stay on his block until he puts him in the ground or off the field. He has both short area quickness and long speed and it will be interesting to see what kind of times Butler can put up on the track. … As a receiver, he has really impressed and is a threat to score every time he touches the football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Butler would be among OSU\u2019s first additions via the transfer portal. Keep up with all the incoming and outgoing players for the Beavers using The Oregonian\/OregonLive\u2019s transfer portal tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n