Kayshon Boutte

Kayshon Boutte was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.

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CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Kayshon Boutte was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Seasonal reviews

2024 (15/13)

• Named practice player of the week by head coach Jerod Mayo for the week leading into the game at Cincinnati (9/8).
• Saw his first snaps of the 2024 season at the New York Jets (9/19) and caught a 2-yard pass from QB Drake Maye in the fourth quarter.
• Made his first-career start vs. Miami (10/6) and recorded a reception for 21 yards from QB Jacoby Brissett in the fourth quarter. Made a key block on RB Rhamondre Stevenson's 33-yard TD run.
• Scored his first-career touchdown on the longest reception of his career when he hauled in a 40-yard pass from QB Drake Maye in the second quarter vs. Houston (10/13). It was also Maye's first-career touchdown pass.
• Had a key 33-yard reception from QB Drake Maye in the fourth quarter to move the Patriots to the Jacksonville 17-yard line, which helped lead to a score by WR K.J. Osborn.
• On the game's final and game-winning drive in the fourth quarter vs. the New York Jets (10/27), hauled in two third-down receptions to set up the score by RB Rhamondre Stevenson. The first was a 34-yard reception for a first down on a third-and-10 situation and the second was a 4-yard reception on third-and-goal to spot the ball on the Jets 1-yard line, setting up Stevenson for the 1-yard touchdown run and subsequent 2-point conversion that sealed the 25-22 victory.
• Had a key 11-yard reception from QB Drake Maye in the fourth quarter at Tennessee (11/3) on second-and-10 to move the Patriots to the Tennessee 30-yard line, which helped lead to the game-tying score by RB Rhamondre Stevenson as time expired and forced overtime.
• Had a 23-yard reception in the second quarter at Chicago (11/10) to help set up the 37-yard field goal from K Joey Slye as time expired in the first half, extending the lead to 10 points.
• Converted the team's third 2-point conversion on the season vs. Indianapolis (12/1) on a pass from QB Drake Maye in the fourth quarter after an 11-yard touchdown run by RB Antonio Gibson.
• Caught his second-career 20-plus yard touchdown on a 28-yard pass from QB Drake Maye on the team's opening drive at Buffalo (12/22). Set a career-high in receptions (5) and yards (95).
• Finished with 7 catches for 117 yards vs. Buffalo (1/5) for his first-career game with 100 receiving yards and the first wide receiver to reach at least 100 yards receiving since WR Kendrick Bourne had 6 catches for 100 yards on Dec. 24, 2022 vs. Cincinnati. Caught a 48-yard touchdown pass from QB Joe Milton III in the second quarter.

2023 (5/0)

• Played in five games as a reserve wide receiver. Collected two receptions 19 yards (9.5 avg). Was inactive for 12 games.
• Made his NFL debut vs. Philadelphia (9/10) and played as a reserve wide receiver.
• Was active vs. Indianapolis (11/12) for the first time since Week 1 vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 10. He caught his first NFL pass for an 11-yard gain from QB Mac Jones in the fourth quarter.
• Returned to action at Denver (12/24) after missing three games due to injury.

College

• Spent 3 years at LSU, appearing in 27 games with 21 starts.
• Capped career with 131 receptions for 1,782 yards and 16 touchdowns.
• Had 7 100-yard games, including an SEC-record 308 yards and three TDs on 14 receptions against Ole Miss in the 2020 season-finale.
• In 27 career games, had 5 or more receptions 14 times.

Personal

• Wore No. 7 in 2022, which is the number presented to the best play-maker on the team from the state of Louisiana.
• Played at Westgate High School in New Iberia, Louisiana.
• Ranked as the No. 1 receiver in the state of Louisiana by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports.