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Kendrick Bourne

Wide Receiver · Eastern Washington

Kendrick Bourne is a veteran wide receiver who signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2026 after a productive 2025 season in San Francisco.

Bourne entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Washington and built a steady career with the 49ers and Patriots. He returned to San Francisco for the 2025 season before joining Arizona in free agency. He brings energy and reliable hands to a receiver room rebuilding around its young stars.

★ Undrafted free agent who carved out a long NFL career

★ Steady contributor for the 49ers and Patriots across his career

★ Signed two-year deal with Arizona in 2026

Path to the league

Bourne played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He developed into a regular contributor in San Francisco before signing with New England in 2021. He spent several seasons with the Patriots.

2025 season

Bourne played the 2025 season with the 49ers, finishing with 37 receptions for 551 yards across 16 games and eight starts, per reporting. He became a free agent the following spring.

2026 outlook

On March 9, 2026, Bourne signed a two-year contract worth up to $12 million with the Cardinals, per reporting. He is expected to line up behind holdovers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson and add a veteran presence to Arizona's offense.

Sources

Wikipedia: Kendrick Bourne
ESPN: Kendrick Bourne player page

Statistics

2025 season and career

2025 Season · Receiving

16 games played

REC

551

YDS

14.9

AVG

LNG

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Receiving · career

Year	Team	GP	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2025	49ers	16	37	551	14.9	0	56
2024	patriots	12	28	305	10.9	1	37
2023	patriots	8	37	406	11.0	4	36
2022	patriots	16	35	434	12.4	1	41
2021	patriots	17	55	800	14.5	5	75
2020	49ers	15	49	667	13.6	2	49
2019	49ers	16	30	358	11.9	5	30
2018	49ers	16	42	487	11.6	4	33
2017	49ers	11	16	257	16.1	0	54