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See kicker Harrison Butker walk at Georgia Tech graduation

September 17, 2016 Atlanta - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets place kicker Harrison Butker (87) celebrates after he scores an extra point in the second half at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 38-7 over the Vanderbilt Commodores. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
September 17, 2016 Atlanta - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets place kicker Harrison Butker (87) celebrates after he scores an extra point in the second half at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 38-7 over the Vanderbilt Commodores. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Juliakate E Culpepper
May 10, 2017

Carolina Panthers’ kicker Harrison Butler walked at Georgia Tech graduation on Saturday after signing his rookie contract with his new NFL team.

One of 63 student athletes to graduate on Saturday, Butker tweeted on Friday that he was thankful to the Panthers for allowing him to travel back to Atlanta to receive his undergraduate degree.

A Westminster School graduate, Butker graduated from Tech with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering.

Butler was drafted in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. The 233rd overall selection, Butker was the first kicker drafted by the Panthers in franchise history.

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