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Former LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte is on the move. The 2023 sixth-round pick was traded from the Patriots to the Texans for second-year safety Jaylen Reed and a 2028 seventh-round pick after spending three seasons in New England, ESPN reports.
The 24-year-old carved out a substantial role in the Patriots’ offense each of the last two seasons. In 2024, he broke out with 43 catches for 589 yards and three touchdowns. Last season, he caught 33 passes for 551 yards and six TDs in 14 games. He helped New England to a Super Bowl appearance with nine catches for 168 yards and a touchdown in the postseason and finished the year third on the team in receiving yards and second in receiving scores.
This offseason, the Patriots acquired three-time All-Pro wide receiver AJ Brown from the Eagles. Boutte, who is entering the final season of his rookie contract, could have seen a reduced role competing for targets with Brown and free agent addition Romeo Doubs. Instead, he will join a Houston position group led by two-time Pro-Bowler Nico Collins that just lost its No.2 wideout Jayden Higgins to a season-ending ACL injury.
Boutte’s young NFL career has been far from obstacle-free. He struggled with a gambling addiction while at LSU and lost more than $80,000 in sports gambling, including bets on himself and his team. He was arrested in January of 2024 but has since worked to reinvent himself and revive his career.
At LSU, Boutte played 27 games in three seasons and racked up 131 receptions for 1,781 yards and 16 touchdowns. The New Iberia native will now play his home games less than four hours away from where he grew up.
Boutte and the Texans kick off the season in Houston against the Bills Sept. 13 at noon.
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