| Kayshon Boutte | |
| Current Team: | New England Patriots |
| Number: | 9 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 197 |
| High School: | Westgate (New Iberia, Louisiana) |
| College: | LSU (2020–2022) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 187 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statweek: | 6 |
| Statseason: | 2024 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 9 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 125 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving average |
| Statvalue3: | 13.9 |
| Statlabel4: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue4: | 1 |
| Pfr: | BoutKa00 |
Kayshon Boutte (; born May 7, 2002) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.
Boutte attended Westgate High School in New Iberia, Louisiana.[1] As a senior, he had 47 receptions for 1,005 yards with 15 touchdowns and rushed for 874 yards on 71 carries and 12 touchdowns. Boutte played in the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game.[2] [3] Coming out of high school, Boutte was a 5-star recruit and was ranked the nation's #2 wide receiver.[4] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[5]
With Ja'Marr Chase opting out of the season to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft, Boutte entered his true freshman season in 2020 as one of LSU's top receivers.[6] [7] He became the number-one receiver after Terrace Marshall Jr. also opted out.
In the 2020 game against Ole Miss, he set a Southeastern Conference record for receiving yards in a game with 14 receptions for 308 yards, adding three receiving touchdowns as well.[8]
Boutte was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 187th overall, in the 2023 NFL draft.[9] He made his NFL debut in the Patriots' regular season opener against the Eagles. He appeared in five games as a rookie and finished with two receptions for 19 yards.[10]
Boutte changed his jersey number from 80 to 9 for the 2024 Season. In Week 6 of the 2024 season against the Houston Texans, Boutte scored his first NFL touchdown on a 40-yard pass from Drake Maye towards the end of the first half. The Patriots would still go on to lose the game 21–41.[11]
On January 25, 2024, Boutte was issued a warrant of arrest in connection to an online gambling investigation. Boutte is alleged to have placed 8,900 wagers while underage, including at least six on LSU Tigers football games.[12] On July 16, 2024, all gambling charges against Boutte were dropped.[13]