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Kevin Austin Jr. New Orleans Saints · #81

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 200 lbs · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Age 26

Kevin Austin Jr. is a Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 1 passes for 7 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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New Orleans Saints · #81 · Wide Receiver

Kevin Austin Jr.

Season avg1 rec · 7 yds · 0 td

Career avg25 rec · 298 yds · 1 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

1rec

7yds

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Scouting report

Kevin Austin Jr. — 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.

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Kevin Austin Jr. is a Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 1 passes for 7 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Receiving

Big-play

Scoring

Receiving yards

Solid · offense

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Volume

Solid · offense

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Big-play

Solid · offense

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Kevin Austin Jr. 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

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29%

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23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #944 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

38Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Kevin Austin Jr. — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving

7 YDS

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Volume

1 REC

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Big-play

7.0 Y/R

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Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Kevin Austin Jr.

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

rec

2–12

rec yds

18–134

0–1

targets

3–21

games

2–7

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 7 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+5.7

Age curve

+0.1

Net vs last season+5.7 rec

Everything it reads

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3 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 26 — 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: 8 / 8 / 1

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Kevin Austin Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2024	8	11	151	0	22	13.7
2025	8	13	140	1	23	10.8
2026 in progress · 1 game	1	1	7	0	1	7.0
Career	17	25	298	1	46

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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Tutu Atwell 98%Andrei Iosivas 97%Ashton Dulin 97%David Sills V 97%Jalen McMillan 97%Jalen Tolbert 97%

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Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

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

12–5proj record

82off index

98def index

+46net

95%playoff odds

66roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.

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 Kevin Austin Jr.

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

2000-03-30

The beginning

Kevin Austin Jr.

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Kevin Austin Jr. is a New Orleans Saints wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 25 passes for 298 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 1 pass for 7 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Jr.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Taysom Hill shows off his arm on 18-yard pass to Kevin Austin Jr.

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 200 lbs
Born: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Age: 26
Jersey: #81

Background

Kevin Austin Jr. is from Fort Lauderdale, FL and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 200 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has caught 25 passes for 298 yards and 1 touchdowns. Austin is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Kevin Austin Jr. is a depth receiver who has caught 25 passes for 298 yards and 1 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Receiving25 career catches, 298 yards, 1 touchdowns.

Best season11 catches for 151 yards in 2024.

Yards per catch11.9 yards per reception over his career.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Kevin Austin Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kevin Austin Jr., answered.

What position does Kevin Austin Jr. play?

Kevin Austin Jr. is a Wide Receiver for the New Orleans Saints.

When was Kevin Austin Jr. drafted?

Kevin Austin Jr. entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Kevin Austin Jr. played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Kevin Austin Jr.'s career stats?

He has caught 25 passes for 298 yards and 1 touchdown.

Kevin Austin Jr. 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.

Kevin Austin Jr. New Orleans Saints · #81

Kevin Austin Jr. — the report card

Where Kevin Austin Jr. stands

Kevin Austin Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Kevin Austin Jr.

Kevin Austin Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

The Ballad of Kevin Austin Jr.

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Kevin Austin Jr. — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

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Kevin Austin Jr. head-to-head

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