Kevin Concepcion

Former wide receiver at Texas A&M. 2025: 61 catches, 919 receiving yards, 9 TD.

WR · Texas A&M · Jr. · #7

5′11″ · 190 lb · Charlotte, NC

CFB Index 81 · #32 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceDrafted by Cleveland — Rd 1, Pick 24, #24 overall

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

TD rate: 84th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

919

receiving yards · 2025

61 catches · 9 TD · 15.1 per catch

Backed by 9 rec · 121 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% receiving TDs game.

Swing playSwung Texas A&M from 56% to 78% to win.Texas A&M at Texas · 27-17

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Texas A&M. 2025: 61 catches, 919 receiving yards, 9 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2023.
Drafted round 1 by the Cleveland in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas A&M, 2,217 receiving yards — drafted at #24 overall by Cleveland.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

The week the volume broke through — put up 158 yds vs South Carolina.South Carolina · W 31-302025

202313 games

Signed with NC State3-star out of Chambers
All-ACCsecond

202412 games

All-ACC

2026

Drafted by Clevelandround 1, pick 24

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#568 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #24

Cleveland · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

8 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches

2023

Elijah Robinson

Texas A&M

2024–2025

Mike Elko

Texas A&M

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season

#24Rd 1 · Pick 24

Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2024NC State6-7HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced, slow tempo

2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

81All-Conference level #32 of 485?

High confidenceBounce-Back13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (84th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (81st percentile). Concern: catch rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#130 / 798 · 84th pct

5.3%

Yards / catch#150 / 798 · 81st pct

14.5

EPA / target#335 / 798 · 58th pct

0.47

Explosive rate#415 / 798 · 48th pct

9.6%

Catch rate#619 / 798 · 22nd pct

59.6%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#17 / 558 · 97th pct

Rec yards#37 / 558 · 93rd pct

919

Receptions#55 / 558 · 90th pct

Rush yards#34 / 287 · 88th pct

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Yards / catch#130 / 558 · 77th pct

15.1

Long catch#260 / 558 · 52nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

15th → 58th percentile

Explosive rate

17th → 48th percentile

Catch rate

17th → 22nd percentile

TD rate

28th → 84th percentile

Yards / catch

7th → 81st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

19%18 of his 94 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	5.0	74.8	14.8	0.8
Road5g	4.2	64.2	15.7	0.6

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.6	68.6	15.4	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.8	73.2	14.8	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-8% reception volume, top-4% overall receiving production.2025 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #32 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #32 at the position.

One of 41 return threats in 2025. See the others ›

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Texas A&M	61	919	15.1	9	--
2024	NC State	53	459	8.7	6	--
2023	NC State	71	839	11.8	10	--
Career		185	2,217	12.0	25	--

Season	Team
2025	Texas A&M	10	75	--	456	2
2024	NC State	19	36	--	45	--
2023	NC State	41	320	--	--	--
Career		70	431	--	501	2

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 41–40

at Notre Dame

4 rec · 82 yds

Edged out Notre Dame on the road in a shootout.

With M. Reed — 360 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.3 · 37 rush yds (7 car) · M. Craver — 7 rec · 207 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Missouri · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +5.32(11:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 M.Reed pass complete short right to #7 K.Concepcion caught at Mizzou50, for 48 yards to the Mizzou00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:21, 1ST DOWN #47 R.Bond kick attempt good (H: #37 T.White, LS: #48 J.Graham)
Week 1 · UTSA · 3&17 · Q2 · EPA +4.03Marcel Reed pass complete to KC Concepcion for 26 yds to the UTSA 29 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · UTSA · 2&12 · Q2 · EPA +3.60Marcel Reed pass complete to KC Concepcion for 31 yds for a TD (Jared Zirkel KICK)
Week 6 · Mississippi State · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.18KC Concepcion 34 Yd pass from Marcel Reed (Randy Bond Kick)
Week 9 · LSU · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.13Marcel Reed pass complete to KC Concepcion for 17 yds to the LSU 44 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · South Carolina · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.11(05:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 M.Reed pass complete short middle to #7 K.Concepcion caught at TAMU30, for 40 yards to the USC35 (#24 J.Kilgore; #8 J.Collier), 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · LSU · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Marcel Reed pass complete to KC Concepcion for 15 yds for a TD (Randy Bond KICK)
Week 2 · Utah State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.83Marcel Reed pass complete to KC Concepcion for 12 yds for a TD (Jared Zirkel PAT MISSED)
Week 12 · South Carolina · 2&18 · Q4 · EPA +2.82(11:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 M.Reed pass complete deep left to #7 K.Concepcion caught at USC08, for 31 yards to the USC04 (#31 P.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Texas · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.68(01:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Concepcion rush left for 8 yards gain to the TEX00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:56 #99 J.Zirkel kick attempt good (H: #37 P.Gay, LS: #48 J.Graham)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-24vs UTSA	3	72	24.0	1	31
Wk 2	W 44-22vs Utah State	6	73	12.2	2	15	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 41-40@ Notre Dame	4	82	20.5	0	45
Wk 5	W 16-10vs Auburn	7	113	16.1	0	24
Wk 6	W 31-9vs Mississippi State	4	61	15.3	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 34-17vs Florida	4	46	11.5	0	15
Wk 8	W 45-42@ Arkansas	5	53	10.6	1	19
Wk 9	W 49-25@ LSU	3	45	15.0	1	17
Wk 11	W 38-17@ Missouri	4	84	21.0	1	48
Wk 12	W 31-30vs South Carolina	7	158	22.6	0	43	Season-high 158 yds
Wk 13	W 48-0vs Samford	5	42	8.4	1	17
Wk 14	L 17-27@ Texas	5	57	11.4	0	19
Bowl	L 3-10vs Miami	4	33	8.3	0	14
Total		61	919	15.1	9	48