Kendrick Bourne

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#84

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 29

Weight: 205 lbs

College: Eastern Washington

2024 SEASON

REC

28
YDS

305
AVG

10.89
TDS

1

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Year

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
3	08/26/2023	@Titans	L 7 - 23
2	08/20/2023	@Packers	W 21 - 17	3	34	11.3	17	0
1	08/10/2023	Texans	L 9 - 20

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
8	10/29/2023	@Dolphins	L 17 - 31	3	36	12	24	1
7	10/22/2023	Bills	W 29 - 25	6	63	10.5	33	1						1	1
6	10/15/2023	@Raiders	L 17 - 21	10	89	8.9	36	0	1	4	4	4	0
5	10/08/2023	Saints	L 0 - 34	2	43	21.5	28	0
4	10/01/2023	@Cowboys	L 3 - 38	2	36	18	20	0
3	09/24/2023	@Jets	W 15 - 10	4	46	11.5	18	0
2	09/18/2023	Dolphins	L 17 - 24	4	29	7.2	13	0
1	09/10/2023	Eagles	L 20 - 25	6	64	10.7	19	2

Biography

Kendrick Bourne was re-signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent on March 21, 2024 ... Originally signed by San Francisco as a rookie free agent (5/5/17) ... Re-signed by San Francisco as a restricted free agent (4/6/20) ... Signed by New England as an unrestricted free agent from San Francisco (3/19/21).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Seasonal reviews

2024 (12/9)

Placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List on Aug. 27.
Activated off the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List on Oct. 5.
Made his season debut vs. Miami (10/6), recording his first reception on the season for 6 yards.
Made his first start of the season at Jacksonville (10/20).
Active at Chicago (11/10), but did not see action.
Scored his first touchdown of the season vs. the L.A. Rams (11/17) on a 9-yard pass from QB Drake Maye, culminating a 7-play, 77 yard drive. Finished the game with 5 catches for 70 yards and the touchdown.
Had a 37-yard reception in the fourth quarter at Arizona (12/15) to help set up a touchdown by WR DeMario Douglas when he caught a 3-yard pass from QB Drake Maye to cap off a 6-play, 75-yard drive.

2023 (8/5)

Played in eight games with five starts and tallied 37 receptions for 406 yards (11.0 avg) and 4 touchdowns. Also had one rushing attempt for 4 yards at Las Vegas (10/15).
Was placed on the injured reserve list on Oct. 31, after suffering an injury at Miami (10/29).
Made his first start of the season in the home opener vs. Philadelphia (9/10). Recorded 6 receptions for 64 yards, averaging 10.7 yards-per-reception and hauled in two touchdowns. His first of the season came in the second quarter on a 19-yard strike from QB Mac Jones. Found the end zone again in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard reception from Jones.
Had a career-high 10 receptions for 89 yards at Las Vegas (10/15). His previous best was 8 receptions on Nov. 1, 2020 at Seattle when he played for San Francisco.
Led the team in receiving yards with 63 yards on 6 receptions vs. Buffalo (10/22). Bourne found the end zone in the fourth quarter when Jones found him for a 4-yard touchdown, giving the Patriots a 22-17 lead over the Bills.
Found the end zone on a 24-yard catch and run in the first quarter following a Kyle Dugger interception to give the Patriots an early 7-0 lead at Miami (10/29). Left the game due to an injury in the fourth quarter and did not return.

2022 (16/2)

Played 16 games with two starts at wide receiver and recorded 35 receptions for 434 yards and one touchdown. Also registered six rushing attempts for 39 yards.
Saw limited action at Miami (9/11) but recorded a 41-yard reception, the longest of the game.
Made his first start of the season in home opener vs. Baltimore (9/25). Had four receptions for 58 yards.
Had a 15-yard run in the second quarter at Green Bay (10/2), his first rushing attempt of the season.
Was inactive for the game vs. Chicago (10/24) due to injury.
Finished with 6 receptions for 100 yards vs. Cincinnati (12/24), the first 100-yard game of his career. His previous high was 98 yards vs. Cleveland on Nov. 14, 2021. Scored on a 5-yard touchdown pass from QB Mac Jones in the fourth quarter for his first touchdown of the season. Had a 29-yard run in the second quarter, his longest run of his career. His previous long was an 18-yard run at Indianapolis on Dec. 18, 2021. It is the 16th time in team history that the Patriots have had a 20-yard run by a wide receiver in a game.

2021 (17/5, 1/0)

Played all 17 games with five starts and totaled a career-high 55 receptions for 800 yards and tied a career-high with five touchdowns. Recorded a career-long catch of 75 yards which resulted in a touchdown.
Completed his first NFL pass attempt for a 25-yard touchdown to WR Nelson Agholor in the first quarter vs. the New York Jets on Oct. 24, 2021, giving him a perfect passer rating of 158.3. Posted four receptions for 68 yards, including a 46-yard catch in the fourth quarter to get down to the Jets' one-yard line. RB J.J. Taylor ran it in for a touchdown on the next play.
Had 12 rushing attempts for 125 yards. He had six 10-yard runs in 2021. Prior to the 2021 season, Bourne never had a rushing attempt in his NFL career.
Finished the game against Cleveland (11/14) with 43 yards rushing on three carries. His 43 yards rushing are the fifth-best rushing total by a Patriots wide receiver in a game.
Had his first postseason two-touchdown performance in the Wild Card Round loss at Buffalo (1/15), with a 3-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter and a 4-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. Overall, it is his third two-touchdown game and second of the 2021 season. He had two touchdowns vs. Tennessee on Nov. 28, 2021. His two touchdowns led the team, as well as his seven receptions and 77 receiving yards. He also had a 14-yard run in the third quarter.
Had a 16-yard run in the third quarter as a reserve at N.Y. Jets (9/19), his first career NFL rushing attempt.
Made his first start with the Patriots in a three-wide receiver set vs. New Orleans (9/26) and recorded 96 receiving yards on six receptions. Reached over the defender on a sideline route for a 22-yard touchdown pass from QB Mac Jones in the fourth quarter for his first touchdowns with the Patriots.
Started in a three-wide receiver set vs. Tampa Bay (10/3) and caught all five of his targets for 58 yards.
Connected with Mac Jones for a 75-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter vs. Dallas (10/17), his longest career reception. His previous long was a 54-yard reception from QB Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Tennessee on Dec. 17, 2017 when he played for San Francisco.
Had three 10-yard runs vs. Cleveland (11/14) for 43 yards rushing on the day, the fifth-best rushing total by a Patriots wide receiver in a game. Had a 15-yard run in the first quarter, an 11-yard run in the second quarter and a 17-yard run in the third quarter
Caught four passes for a career-high 98 yards vs. Cleveland (11/14). His previous best was 96 yards vs. New Orleans on Sept. 26, 2021. Caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from QB Mac Jones in the second quarter.
Scored two touchdowns vs. Tennessee (11/28), a 4-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and a 41-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter both from Mac Jones was his second career two-touchdown game. He had two touchdowns at New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2019 when he played for San Francisco.
Recorded 6 catches for 44 yards, along with 2 rushes for 19 yards, including a career-long 18 yard run at Indianapolis (12/18).
Totaled five catches for 76 yards, including a 46-yard catch in the fourth quarter vs. Jacksonville (1/2). He also added two rushes for 17 yards.

2020 (15/5 – San Francisco)

Played in 15 games with five starts and established career highs in receptions (49) and receiving yards (667) and scored two touchdowns.
Tallied two receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown vs. Miami (10/4).
Posted a season-high eight receptions for 81 yards at Seattle (11/1).
Missed the Week 9 match up vs. Green Bay (11/5) after landing on the COVID-19 reserve list.
Caught four passes for a season-high 86 yards and one touchdown at Dallas (12/20).

2019 (16/0, 3/0 – San Francisco)

Played in all 16 games as a reserve and posted 30 receptions for 358 yards and tied for the team lead with a career-high five touchdowns.
Appeared in all three postseason contests as a reserve and caught six passes for 88 yards and one touchdown.
Caught three passes for a season-high 69 yards at Washington (10/20).
Totaled four receptions for 42 yards and one touchdown vs. Seattle (11/11), hauling in a TD pass for the second consecutive game. Also caught a two-point conversion from QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
Registered four receptions for 31 yards and one touchdown vs. Arizona (11/17). Notched a touchdown reception for the third consecutive game.
Posted three receptions for 18 yards and two touchdowns at New Orleans (12/18), marking his first career game with multiple receiving touchdowns.
Made his NFL postseason debut vs. Minnesota (1/11) and registered three receptions for 40 yards and one touchdown.
Posted two receptions for 42 yards in Super Bowl LIV vs. Kansas City (2/2).

2018 (16/8 – San Francisco)

Played all 16 games with eight starts and totaled 42 receptions for 487 yards and four touchdowns.
Caught his first career touchdown pass on a 4-yard completion from QB Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Detroit (9/16).
Posted season-highs with seven receptions for 71 yards at Arizona (10/28).
Registered five receptions for 59 yards and one touchdown at L.A. Rams (12/30).

2017 (11/0 – San Francisco)

Made the 53-man roster as an undrafted free agent. Played in 11 games as a reserve and tallied 16 receptions for 257 yards.
Was inactive for five contests.
Posted four receptions for a season-high 85 yards vs, Tennessee (12/17), including a career-long 54 yard catch.

College

Appeared in 53 games with 32 starts and totaled 211 receptions for 3,130 yards and 27 touchdowns during his four-year career at Eastern Washington.
As a senior, registered 79 receptions for 1,201 yards and seven touchdowns. Earned Second-Team All-Big Sky honors for the second straight season.
Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts as a junior and recorded 73 receptions for 998 yards and eight scores. Earned Second-Team All-Big Sky honors.
Played in all 14 games with nine starts and totaled 52 receptions for 814 yards and 10 touchdowns. Named All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors.
Saw action in all 14 games as a freshman and notched seven receptions for 117 yards and two scores.

Personal

Attended Milwaukee Arts (Portland, Ore.) Academy, where he was a first-team All-Northwest Oregon Conference selection in 2012 after totaling 54 receptions or 1,292 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Born Kendrick Bourne (8/4/95) in Portland, Ore., to Eric and Luisa Turner.
Married to wife, Vanessa.

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