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Kayshon Boutte Houston Texans · #14

Wide Receiver · 5' 11", 203 lbs · New Iberia, LA · Age 24

Kayshon Boutte is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 187th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 9 passes for 115 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 187th overall4-yr veteran
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Houston Texans · #14 · Wide Receiver
Kayshon Boutte
Season avg9 rec · 115 yds · 0 td
Career avg87 rec · 1,274 yds · 9 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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9rec
115yds
0td
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Scouting report

Kayshon Boutte — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Kayshon Boutte is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, drafted 187th overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 9 passes for 115 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Target share
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Act II

Where Kayshon Boutte stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #522 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
147Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Kayshon Boutte — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Receiving
115 YDS
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Volume
9 REC
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Big-play
12.8 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Kayshon Boutte

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
23
rec
10–37
346
rec yds
157–536
3
td
0–5
34
targets
12–56
9
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 9 → projected 23 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.5
Net vs last season+14.1 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 14 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Kayshon Boutte career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20235219079.5
2024154358936813.7
2025143355164616.7
2026 in progress · 4 games4911501312.8
Career38871,2749134
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Kayshon Boutte

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-05-07

The beginning

Kayshon Boutte is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans, in his 4th NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 187th overall, 2023 as a Wide Receiver.

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Kayshon Boutte is a Houston Texans wide receiver, drafted 187th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 87 passes for 1,274 yards and 9 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 9 passes for 115 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Boutte's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
203 lbs
Draft
187th overall, 2023
Born
New Iberia, LA
Age
24
Jersey
#14
Background

Kayshon Boutte is from New Iberia, LA and is 24 years old. He was drafted 187th overall, 2023 and plays wide receiver at 5' 11", 203 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 87 passes for 1,274 yards and 9 touchdowns. Boutte is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Kayshon Boutte is a rotational receiver who has caught 87 passes for 1,274 yards and 9 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving87 career catches, 1,274 yards, 9 touchdowns.
Best season43 catches for 589 yards in 2024.
Yards per catch14.6 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree187th overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Kayshon Boutte — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kayshon Boutte, answered.

What position does Kayshon Boutte play?
Kayshon Boutte is a Wide Receiver for the Houston Texans.
When was Kayshon Boutte drafted?
Kayshon Boutte was drafted 187th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Kayshon Boutte played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Kayshon Boutte's career stats?
He has caught 87 passes for 1,274 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Kayshon Boutte career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR3
behind the starter
Snap share
62%
of offensive snaps
Target share
9%
WOPR 0.21

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ SEA
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
39
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
17
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ SEAW2 vs PITW3 @ JAXW4 @ BUFW5 vs LVW6 vs NYJW7 @ CHIW8 @ MIAW9 vs GBW10 @ DETW11 · BYEW12 @ LACW13 vs BUFW14 vs MINW15 @ KCW16 @ NYJW17 vs DENW18 vs MIA

Each week grades Kayshon Boutte's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2023
Games missed
5
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk19 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk18 · Concussion2025 Wk17 · Concussion (Out)2025 Wk12 · Hamstring2025 Wk11 · Hamstring (Out)2025 Wk10 · Hamstring (Questionable)

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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