Keke Coutee

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Keke Coutee
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Coutee with the Colts in 2022
No. 81 – DC Defenders
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-14) January 14, 1997 (age 27)
Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Lufkin (TX)
College: Texas Tech (2015–2017)
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:85
Receiving yards:966
Receiving touchdowns:4
Rushing yards:14
Rushing touchdowns:1
Return yards:297
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Key'vantanie "Keke" Coutee (born January 14, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Texas Tech and has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.

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Early years

Coutee attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas. [1] As a senior at Lufkin, he caught 56 passes for 841 yards. Coutee originally committed in June 2013 to play college football for the Texas Longhorns, but he de-committed in January 2014. [2] He then committed to the Texas Tech Red Raiders in January 2015. [3] He committed to Texas Tech over Oklahoma, Texas, Louisville, Houston, and Tulsa.

College career

As a true freshman at Texas Tech, Coutee played in all 13 games, making two starts, catching 11 passes for 105 yards. [4]

Coutee broke out as a sophomore in 2016. He played in all 12 of Texas Tech's games, catching 55 passes for 890 yards and seven touchdowns, [5] making him Texas Tech's second-leading receiver. [6]

Coutee's breakout as a Red Raider continued as a junior in 2017. In 13 games, he caught 93 passes for 1,429 yards and 10 touchdowns, plus a 92-yard kick return against Baylor. Coutee's 1,429 receiving yards ranks second in school history for a single season behind Michael Crabtree's 1,962 in 2007. [7] [8] After the season, Coutee declared for the 2018 NFL Draft. [9]

College statistics

YearTeamReceivingRushingReturns
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDRetYdsTDLng
2015 Texas Tech 111059.5230000000000
2016 Texas Tech 5589016.2807320.761781024
2017 Texas Tech 931,42915.177105153.01108253192
Career1592,42415.280177152.111114350192

Source: [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+3⁄4 in
(1.77 m)		181 lb
(82 kg)		29+7⁄8 in
(0.76 m)		8+3⁄8 in
(0.21 m)		4.43 s1.57 s2.61 s4.15 s6.93 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		14 reps
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12]

Houston Texans

Coutee was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round with the 103rd overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. [13] The team signed Coutee on May 11 to a four-year contract. [14]

Coutee in 2018 Keke Coutee.jpg
Coutee in 2018

Coutee missed the first three games of the 2018 season with a hamstring injury. [15] Coutee made his NFL debut in Week 4 against the Indianapolis Colts. He finished the game with 11 receptions for 109 yards. Coutee's 11 receptions are the most receptions in a debut since the AFL–NFL merger. [16] On Sunday Night Football , in a 19–16 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5, Coutee caught his first NFL touchdown on a one-yard pass from Deshaun Watson. He finished the game with six receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown. [17]

In Week 13 of the 2020 season against the Colts, Coutee recorded eight catches for 141 yards during the 26–20 loss. In Week 15 of the 2020 season against the Colts, Coutee had 5 receptions for 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. He also fumbled on the goal line in the closing seconds of the game, which allowed the Colts to take over and kneel out the clock. [18]

On August 31, 2021, Coutee was waived by the Texans. [19]

Indianapolis Colts

On September 2, 2021, Coutee signed with the Colts practice squad. [20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2022. [21]

On August 30, 2022, Coutee was released by the Colts and signed to the practice squad the next day. [22] [23] He was signed to the active roster on October 15, 2022. [24] He was released on December 13, 2022 and later re-signed to the practice squad. [25] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 8, 2023.

New Orleans Saints

On June 15, 2023, Coutee signed with the New Orleans Saints. [26] The Saints released him on August 11. [27]

Miami Dolphins

On August 13, 2023, Coutee signed with the Miami Dolphins. [28] He was released on August 28, 2023. [29]

DC Defenders

On February 25, 2024, Coutee signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). [30]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2018 HOU 622828710.34013003000
2019 HOU 942225411.55102 147.010111
2020 HOU 521720311.96420000022
2021 IND 20155.0500000000
2022 IND 8012020.02000000000
Career33108596611.46435142.810133

Postseason

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2018 HOU 111111010.02010000000
Career111111010.02010003000

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