Keke Coutee

Key'vantanie "Keke" Coutee (born January 14, 1997) is an American professional 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.

Early life Coutee attended Lufkin High School in Lufkin, Texas. 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. He then committed to the Texas Tech Red Raiders in January 2015. 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.

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, making him Texas Tech's second-leading receiver.

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. After the season, Coutee declared for the 2018 NFL draft.

College statistics Year Team Receiving Rushing Returns Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds TD Lng 2015 Texas Tech 11 105 9.5 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 Texas Tech 55 890 16.2 80 7 3 2 0.7 6 1 7 81 0 24 2017 Texas Tech 93 1,429 15.1 77 10 5 15 3.0 11 0 8 253 1 92 Career 159 2,424 15.2 80 17 7 15 2.1 11 1 14 350 1 92

Professional career

Houston Texans Coutee was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round with the 103rd overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. The team signed Coutee on May 11 to a four-year contract.

Coutee missed the first three games of the 2018 season with a hamstring injury. 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. 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.

On January 5, 2019, in Houston's wild card round playoff loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Coutee hauled in 11 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.

In Week 13 of the 2020 season against the Indianapolis 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.

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

Indianapolis Colts On September 2, 2021, Coutee signed with the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with Indianapolis on January 10, 2022. On August 30, Coutee was released by the Colts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was signed to the active roster on October 15. Coutee was released on December 13, and later re-signed to the practice squad. 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. The Saints released him on August 11.

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

DC Defenders On February 25, 2024, Coutee signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). On February 6, 2026, Coutee re-signed with the Defenders.

NFL career statistics Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2018 HOU 6 2 28 287 10.3 40 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2019 HOU 9 4 22 254 11.5 51 0 2 14 7.0 10 1 1 1 2020 HOU 5 2 17 203 11.9 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2021 IND2 0 15 5.050 0 0 0 0 0 00 2022 IND80 120 20.0200 0 0 0 0 0 00 Career 33 10 85 966 11.4 64 3 5 14 2.8 10 1 3 3

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2018 HOU 1 1 11 110 10.0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 1 1 11 110 10.0 20 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0