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College: Texas A&M
Height/Weight: 6’0″/196
Hands: 9 1/4″
Age: 22 (at the time of the 2026 season opener)

Important NFL Combine/Pro Day Numbers

40-Yard Dash: N/A
Vertical Jump: N/A
Broad Jump: N/A
20-Yard Shuttle: N/A
3-Cone: N/A

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College Production (Stats)

Profiles similar to: Stefon Diggs

Plays similar to: Wan’Dale Robinson

Position-Specific Attributes and Grades

Attribute

Grade

Ball Tracking

7.5 (10)

Contested Catch/Body Control

8.0 (10)

Hands

7.5 (10)

Release

9.0 (10)

Route-Running

8.0 (10)

Run After Catch

9.5 (10)

Physicality/Competitiveness

6.0 (8)

Separation

5.5 (6)

Speed

3.0 (4)

Blocking

0.5 (2)

Film Grade

64.5 (80)

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Positives

Punt return skills show up regularly on offense; 7.2 yards after the catch per reception in 2025 – while very good – does not begin to account for how much of a nightmare he can be to tackle in open space.

Tends to uncover very quickly by routinely making his defender whiff on jam attempts with great footwork at the line of scrimmage.

Sudden cuts and instant acceleration make him lethal on double moves.

Stacks his man well on downfield throws; the fact that he only caught eight of 21 deep targets in 2025 was largely a product of how inaccurate his quarterback was downfield.

Shows urgency in getting open and adept at finding throwing lanes for his quarterback against zone coverage.

Unquestioned all-purpose weapon: 185 career catches, 70 rush attempts (6.2 yards per carry) and a ridiculous 18.2 yards per punt return and two touchdowns on 25 returns in 2025.

Negatives

Appears to become too aware of his surroundings inside the hashes, recorded a poor 9.3% drop rate on 294 career targets, including 11.7% in 2024 and 10.3% in 2025; 19 drops on 294 career targets.

Showed he was capable of winning consistently as a perimeter receiver in 2025 after playing almost exclusively in the slot at NC State, but his small frame makes him a bit of a projection to do so in the NFL.

Tends to lack variance in his route tempo and setup; relies too heavily on natural athleticism to get open.

His ability to win on contested catches downfield is a bit of a mystery given how infrequently his quarterback gave him a chance in those situations.

Was not given much of a chance to track deep balls in 2025, but he did not seem to adjust well when the speed or trajectory of the throw wasn’t what he was expecting.

Will stalk his defender as a blocker most of the time but does not appear interested in doing anything more than that.

Bottom Line

When assessing the NFL Draft value of a receiver (Day 1 versus Day 2 or Day 3), one question should reign supreme: Can he dictate coverage and/or serve as an alpha? If he can, he belongs in the former group. If not, he belongs in the latter. Concepcion probably belongs in the latter group, although an offense that values its primary slot receiver (Josh McDaniels in New England, anyone?) could make it a bit of a discussion. At worst, Concepcion is a chess piece that should lead to some long nights for defensive (and special teams) coordinators. Virtually every route he runs inside 20 yards is an opportunity for him to become a punt returner, and he undoubtedly holds the upper hand in just about every situation where he is one-on-one with a defender. Cornerbacks have a difficult time making contact with him off the line of scrimmage and struggle to catch up because he accelerates so quickly. While his quarterbacks rarely ever gave him much of an opportunity to show off his downfield skills (quarterback Marcel Reed overthrew him time after time on vertical shot plays), he did what he needed to do well (such as creating separation and stacking his man). It is not hard to see that Concepcion is at least capable of being a serviceable deep threat in the NFL.

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The most obvious concern for the 2025 Paul Hornung Award winner is the drop issue. As a whole, drops tend to be overrated from an evaluation perspective, but football is hard enough without a receiver almost guaranteed to drop one of every 10 throws in his direction. While his quickness and elusiveness will get him out of trouble more often than not, he may not have the necessary muscle to hold up very long on the perimeter (meaning he would be primarily a slot receiver only). Concepcion also has not become a master craftsman either, which is to say he has plenty of room to grow as a route-runner. The good news is that there is little doubt he will pay off immediately for his next team while he works on the finer details of being a good route-runner. He is a dynamic punt returner; that will not change in the NFL. Any offense that utilizes motion, jet sweeps and screens is sure to use him prominently in those ways. Concepcion will need to find a team willing to play the “space game” with at least one of its receivers. His game is creating separation quickly and making at least one defender miss after the catch. If he is allowed to be that kind of player, he is more than capable of being a plus-version of Wan’Dale Robinson.

This article originally appeared on The Huddle: KC Concepcion NFL Draft Profile – Rookie Film Analysis