{"id":726435,"date":"2026-06-10T02:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/726435\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T02:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:27:16","slug":"kc-concepcion-browns-agree-to-20m-contract-after-2026-nfl-draft-details-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/726435\/","title":{"rendered":"KC Concepcion, Browns Agree to $20M Contract After 2026 NFL Draft, Details Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Cleveland Browns agreed to terms on a rookie contract with wide receiver KC Concepcion on Tuesday, according to NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Per Rapoport, Concepcion signed a four-year, fully guaranteed rookie contract worth $20 million with Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">He was selected by the Browns with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft following an impressive junior year at Texas A&amp;M. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Concepcion hauled in 61 receptions for 919 yards in 13 games, while his nine touchdown catches were <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/stats\/player\/_\/view\/offense\/stat\/receiving\/group\/8\/table\/receiving\/sort\/receivingTouchdowns\/dir\/desc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">tied<\/a> for the most in the SEC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The 21-year-old previously suited up for NC State from 2023-24, catching 124 passes for 1,299 yards and 16 touchdowns over that span. He also factored into the school&#8217;s rushing attack, picking up 356 yards and two scores on 60 carries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Concepcion was listed as the No. 3 wide receiver and No. 12 overall player in the 2026 draft class on the final <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25419331-2026-nfl-draft-big-board-br-nfl-scouting-depts-final-rankings\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">big board<\/a> from Bleacher Report&#8217;s NFL Scouting Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">B\/R NFL Scout <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25293025-kc-concepcion-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-cleveland-browns-wr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dame Parson<\/a> highlighted Concepcion&#8217;s versatility in his scouting report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;Concepcion is a dynamic, open-field weapon who can go beyond manufactured touches and easy completions,&#8221; Parson wrote. &#8220;He&#8217;s developing into a well-rounded, high-impact receiver with a high ceiling as an NFL option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">After the Browns owned the <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/stats\/team\/_\/table\/passing\/sort\/netPassingYardsPerGame\/dir\/asc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">second-worst<\/a> passing attack in the league during their 2025 campaign, Concepcion should immediately operate in a large role as a rookie next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Browns agreed to terms on a rookie contract with wide receiver KC Concepcion on Tuesday, according&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":726436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-726435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/726435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/726436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=726435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=726435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}