2014: Earned Beyond Sports Network All-America Third Team honors…Named First Team All-Big Sky honors as a fullback and Second Team special teams player accolades…Earned the NAU Football Battle Axe Award… Appeared in all 12 games…Made 10 starts…Finished the season with 17 catches for 181 yards…Averaged 10.6 yards per catch and 15.1 yards per game…Accumulated 29 rushing yards…Scored a one-yard touchdown at Weber State…Tallied a season-high 57 receiving yards at Portland State, including a season-long 35-yard catch…Recorded a six-yard touchdown at South Dakota…Had double-digit receiving yards in seven games…Made 11 tackles on special teams, eight coming unassisted.

2013: Earned All-Big Sky Second Team honors…Started in seven games, and appeared in 12 games…Had five carries for 11 yards...Caught five passes for a total of 40 yards…Had a season-best 16-yard catch in the win over Idaho State.
2012: Appeared in five games…Caught two passes for a total of nine yards…Made one tackle versus Southern Utah and Cal Poly.

2011: Redshirted the season.

High School: A 2011 graduate of San Luis Obispo High School…Played for Coach David Kelley…A two-year starter…Offensive captain…Named All-CIF, all-county and all-league…Also a two-year starter for the men’s volleyball team…Helped team to two Pac 7 championships, earning All-CIF honors both years.

Personal: Born Nickolas Peter Butier February 21, 1993 in Walnut Creek, Calif….Son of Peter and Trish Butier…Has two sisters, Alex and Lindsey…Enjoys playing volleyball in his spare time.