FOXBOROUGH — Many sixth-round picks don’t even make NFL rosters, but Kayshon Boutte has been an ideal find for the Patriots.
After mostly redshirting as a rookie, Boutte became a starter in 2024, was one of the NFL’s best deep threats in 2025, and has been the Patriots’ best playmaker through the first two weeks of 2026 training camp.
Yet despite his emergence, Boutte sounds resigned that he could be traded or released from a crowded receiver room.
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Kayshon Boutte had 33 catches for 551 yards and six touchdowns last season, including this one-handed grab for 6 points in the fourth quarter of the AFC Divisional playoff victory over the Texans in January.
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