Kayshon Boutte

WR·

Houston Texans·#14·5'11"·205 lb·3rd year·LSU

Tier 3Round 6, pick 187 in 2023

Updated November 4, 2026

70.5

Model Score

Down from 74.0 last year

Trade value ·a 6th

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Kayshon Boutte has 15 catches, 194 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns in 7 games for the Houston Texans this season through Week 8, 4.9 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).

Model Score by season

Down 3.5 from last season.

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

A young receiver rising with his quarterback.

The case for

Career 14.9 YPC on 78 receptions; the efficiency profile is real even in a developmental role.
23-rank improvement from 2024 to 2025 alongside Maye's STTM #1 QB jump; the trajectory is positive.

The worry

78 career catches across three seasons; the per-game volume is still part-time WR3 territory.
Recent game log peaks at 16.5 PPR (Wk 8) with multiple sub-5 PPR weeks; the floor games come often.

What to watch: Whether Maye's year-three offense lifts Boutte into a clear WR2 role or whether Stefon Diggs (or a free-agent addition) reclaims the share in 2026.

Full take and bio

Boutte's climb from STTM #68 tier 8 in 2024 to #45 tier 6 in 2025 reflects the Drake Maye OROY-runner-up tier-1 QB jump finally lifting the entire Patriots WR room. The 6th-round draft slot now looks like a smart Patriots scout pick. The 14.9 YPC career profile is high for a slot-plus-Z hybrid; year three with Maye is the breakout case if the role expands.

Boutte was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, attended Westgate, and was a 5-star recruit. He played three years at LSU where he set the SEC single-game receiving yards record (308 vs. Ole Miss in 2020). New England took him 187th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. Career line is 78 catches for 1,159 yards and 9 TDs across three seasons.

Comps

The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.

Emmanuel Sanders ’1284%Danny Woodhead ’1080%

Pharoh Cooper ’1977%

Dwayne Harris ’1572%Earl Bennett ’1268%

Plays like: Jakobi Meyers, Marc Mariani, Mike Pritchard. Built like: Pharoh Cooper, Tylan Wallace, Chad Johnson. Coming out: Keenan Burton, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Trey Quinn.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 1 star, 2 starters, 10 backups, 7 didn't stick.