FOXBOROUGH — Kayshon Boutte did not receive much fanfare when the Patriots selected him in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, but there was a time when draft evaluators were heralding him as a potential first-round pick.
He was the No. 3 wide receiver prospect in the nation during his senior year of high school, according to both 247Sports and ESPN. He was a consensus top-40 recruit and some even had him in the top-20.
One such scouting report, which projected him as an early-round pick, listed his player comparison as none other than current Patriots teammate Stefon Diggs, who is a four-time Pro Bowler.