Kayshon Boutte

Career StatsB-

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		34	78	1,159	9
2025		14	33	551	6
2024		15	43	589	3
2023		5

Season	Team	GP	Rec	Yds	TD	YPR	Grade
2025		14	33	551	6	16.7	C C Around average
2024		15	43	589	3	13.7	D D Bottom 20%
2023		5	2	19	0	9.5	F F Bottom 5%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

This Kayshon Boutte extension represents an absolute steal for the Patriots, earning an A- CVI that reflects exceptional value for a young receiver with untapped potential. At just $1.0M AAV over four years, New England locked up a rotational player at essentially minimum wage while securing $3.8M in non-guaranteed money that provides tremendous upside with minimal risk. The contract structure is brilliant — if Boutte develops into the productive receiver the Patriots believe he can become, they'll have an elite slot option at a fraction of market rate, and if he doesn't pan out, they can move on after year one with only $200K in dead money. For a team that's been searching for reliable pass-catching depth behind their established targets, committing this little guaranteed money to a player who showed flashes as a rookie is smart roster building. This deal screams developmental upside play, and given Boutte's LSU pedigree and the Patriots' track record with receiver development, the A- CVI reflects a low-risk, high-reward contract that could age beautifully if the young wideout takes the next step.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the A band — a quick read on where Kayshon's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Kayshon Boutte's performance grade lands at B-, capturing how he stacks up at WR this season. His 2025 season production of 551 receiving yards across 14 games reflects a player operating as a solid depth contributor rather than a featured target, and that output aligns with the B- tier—above replacement-level, but not yet a consistent playmaker you can build around. The most encouraging element of his profile is the emerging efficiency as a deep threat, a skill set that's translating into genuine tape respect among analysts despite modest raw yardage totals. However, the absence of volume—both in games and opportunity share—remains the core limitation; a third-year player on a $1.0M rookie-scale deal needs to demonstrate he can sustain production even as organizational uncertainty swirls around him. The timing is critical: the Patriots just acquired A.J. Brown and added offensive line depth, a roster construction move that either solidifies Boutte as a complementary piece in a more aggressive passing attack or inadvertently signals the front office may be ready to move on if a trade offer materializes. At 24 years old and sitting squarely at the inflection point between prospect development and role clarification, Boutte's B- performance grade reflects genuine upside in his route-running and downfield ability, but the next two months of training camp and preseason will determine whether he's part of the Patriots' 2026 competitive window or headed elsewhere.

How Kayshon Compares at the Position

Kayshon Boutte ranks 70th of 295 graded wide receivers by performance. That slots Kayshon between Wan'dale Robinson (B-) just ahead and Jayden Higgins (B-) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Kayshon Boutte's public perception sits at a steady B heading into 2026 — a grade that captures the genuine tension between a player who is clearly earning fans and a media landscape that cannot quite commit to him as a long-term piece. The dominant narrative driving that middle-ground verdict is the contrast between his emergence as an efficient deep threat and the persistent analyst drumbeat suggesting the Patriots should shop him, a push-pull dynamic that prevents his growing fan-favorite status from translating into unambiguous positive sentiment. That friction becomes even more pronounced when you weigh perception against production — his performance grade sits at a D+, meaning the glowing "deep threat" framing in some coverage is outpacing what the on-field numbers actually support through 14 games in 2025. The Patriots' recent roster activity — cutting a running back and multiple receivers while adding a tackle and a cornerback — signals the kind of offseason roster churn that keeps questions about Boutte's organizational fit very much alive heading into what is a critical development year on a $1.0M annual rookie-scale deal. At 24 years old and three seasons in, Boutte is precisely at the inflection point where the narrative either hardens into "he's a core piece" or accelerates toward a trade headline, and right now the B grade reflects a fanbase that believes in him more than the front office has publicly confirmed.