butler was born in vicksburg, mississippi. he has four siblings. he graduated from vicksburg high school in 2009. butler received a scholarship to hinds community college in raymond, mississippi. butler also participated in track and field at vicksburg, where he took part in sprints and jumps. he had personal record of 12.07 seconds in the 100-meter dash, 1.83 meters (6'0") in the high jump, and 6.92 meters (22'8.5") in the long jump.