Kayshon Boutte

WR · LSU

STATS

YEAR (GP/GS)    REC   YDS    AVG      TD      DROP

2020: (10/5)       45      735        16.3       5          6

2021: (6/6)         38       509        13.4      9          3

2022: (11/10)     48       538        11.2       2         7

Total: (27/21)    131     1,782     13.6      16        16

 

HISTORY — from college bio

Spent three years with the Tigers, appearing in 27 games with 21 starts … Capped career with 131 receptions for 1,782 yards and 16 touchdowns … Opted to forgo final season at LSU and entered into the 2023 NFL Draft … Wore No. 7 in 2022, which is the number presented to the best playmaker on the team from the state of Louisiana … Caught at least one pass in every game he appeared … Had seven 100-yard games including SEC record 308 yards and 3 TDs on 14 receptions against Ole Miss in the 2020 season-finale … In 27 career games, had five or more receptions 14 times. 

2022 (jr): Appeared in 11 games with 10 starts … Finished second on team in receptions (48) and receiving yards (538) … Caught at least one pass in every game in which he played … Season-high 7 receptions for 51 yards in overtime win over Alabama … Closed career with 6 receptions for 107 yards and a 53-yard TD against Georgia in SEC Championship Game … Did not play in the Citrus Bowl … Caught 6 passes for season-best 115 yards in win over Florida in Gainesville … TDs came against Tennessee and Georgia.

2021 (soph): Appeared in six games … Had season cut short due to ankle injury suffered against Kentucky … Still led the Tigers in receiving yards (509) and touchdowns (9) despite missing the final seven games of the season … Ranked second on team in receptions (38) … Among the national and SEC leaders in receiving TDs at the time of his injury … Caught at least one TD pass in first five games of year, including three in season-opener at UCLA … Opened year with 9 receptions for 148 yards against the Bruins … Caught a pair of TD passes in wins over McNeese and Mississippi State … Added six receptions for 127 yards and a score against Auburn … Had 8 receptions for 73 yards before injury against Kentucky.

2020 (fr): 2020 Freshman All-SEC ... 2020 Freshman All-America (Football Writers Association of America) ... Appeared in all 10 games, starting five times … Led the Tigers in receiving yards (735) and finished second on the squad in receptions (45) and TDs (5) … Finished season in grand fashion, setting the SEC record with 308 receiving yards on 14 receptions in win over Ole Miss … Added 3 receiving TDs against Ole Miss … Capped season with three straight 100-yard receiving games – 111 vs. Alabama, 108 vs. Florida and 308 vs. Ole Miss … Over final three games of season, combined to catch 27 passes for 527 yards and 4 TDs … Caught at least one pass in all 10 games … Scored on a 43-yard TD reception against Auburn … Earned Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America and was a Freshman All-SEC selection … Ranked No. 5 in the SEC in receiving yards per game (73.5) and No. 8 in receiving yards (735), which was the most among all freshmen in the league.

High school: Played at Westgate High School in New Iberia, Louisiana… Rated a four-star wide receiver by 247Sports and Rivals… Ranked as the No. 1 receiver in the state of Louisiana by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports… Is 52nd on the ESPN 300 List… Recorded 674 yards as a junior, averaging 15.5 yard per catch… Caught 44 passes and picked up 56.7 yards per game… Tallied 13 touchdowns, eight coming on catches… Will play in the 2020 Under Armour All-American game… Had a five-touchdown performance in 2019 with over 300 all-purpose yards, racking up three rushing touchdowns, a receiving touchdown and a 97-yard kickoff return… As a senior, rushed 71 times for 874 yards and 12 TDs … Added 47 receptions for 1,005 yards and 15 scores … On special teams, returned kickoffs for 282 yards and 2 TDs and added nine punt returns for 198 yards and a score … MVP of District 6-4A … Led team to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs in 2019.

PERSONAL

Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.