KC Concepcion

● Fluid, gliding athlete with adequate size ● Sudden in his releases to swipe away jams and quickly stack corners ● Efficient speed cuts to build/maintain momentum through route breaks (heavy dose of in/out routes on his tape) ● Uses crafty body lean in route construction to force defenders off-balance ● Bends back to the football and has a feel for exposing space (78.7 percent of his 2025 catches went for a first down or touchdown, third-best rate in FBS) ● Used on screens and gadgets to weaponize his catch-and-run acceleration (7.2 YAC per reception in 2025) ● Able to make impressive adjustments on the ball mid-air and in traffic ● Really like his compete skills (at the catch, after the catch and as a blocker) ● Averaged 16.2 yards per punt return in college, with two return touchdowns in 2025 (79 and 80 yards) ● Head coach Mike Elko says he has “tremendous” work ethic — he quickly ingrained himself in the A&M culture ● Recorded at least three catches in all 13 games in 2025; tied for the SEC lead with nine touchdown grabs

● Too many drops and double catches on his tape (both at NC State and Texas A&M) ● Late to frame the football, leading to claps and body traps ● Unnecessarily jumps at catch point, disrupting his focus ● Will freelance his routes at times, upsetting timing with his quarterback ● Falls below size requirements at outside receiver for several NFL teams ● Muffed punt on 2025 Miami tape ● Right knee scope (March 2026), performed by Cowboys team physician, Dr. Daniel Cooper

A one-year starter at Texas A&M (and three-year starter overall), Concepcion lined up both outside (65.5 percent of snaps) and inside (34.3 percent) in former offensive coordinator Collin Klein’s RPO-based scheme. A prized target in the transfer portal after two seasons at NC State, he was the Aggies’ leading receiver in 2025 and led the SEC in receiving touchdowns (nine) and punt return yards (456). He won the 2025 Paul Hornung Award as the most versatile player in college football, and he became the first player in school history to record a receiving touchdown, rushing touchdown and punt return touchdown in the same season. 88 Back to table of contents -- 92 of 629 -- An urgent, gliding athlete, Concepcion isn’t all the way there yet, but he has come a long way with his route running. He has the lower-body agility to elude the jam and is very intentional with his steps and body language, which allows him to gain vertical separation or detach at the top of routes. He isn’t the most natural hands-catcher (10.3 percent drop rate in 2025), although he will benefit from a more receiver-friendly quarterback in the NFL. Overall, Concepcion must cut down on the drops and fine-tune areas of his game, but he is a versatile playmaker with an innate feel for getting open before the catch and creating after it. He has the receiving talent to become a starting slot or Z while also providing value as a punt returner.