KC Concepcion
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KC Concepcion

Wide Receiver, Cleveland Browns · #1.

Player facts

Team
Cleveland Browns
Position
Wide Receiver
Number
1
Born
Sep 24, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace
Charlotte, NC, USA
Height
6' 0"
Weight
190 lbs
College
Texas A&M
Experience
Rookie
Status
Active

Stats

2026 Offense

RECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDCARYDSAVGTDLNGFUMLST
Regular Season18291498.30256492.301011
Last 5 Games18291497.5025649-0.501011
Career18291498.30256492.301011

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

Plays EPA/playSuccessCPOELeague rank
Rushing6 carries-0.5033%fewer than 36 plays
Receiving35 targets+0.0443%71st of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

ReceivingRushingFumbles
DateOpponentResultRECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDCARYDSAVGTDLNGFUMLST
@ NYJL 17-121155.0050000.00000
vs PITW 27-24586412.80252000.00000
vs CARW 21-182994.5051000.00000
@ TBW 23-1966284.70911-6-6.00-600
@ JAXL 34-10454310.802523155.001011

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Kevin "KC" Concepcion Jr. ( kohn-sep-see-OHN; born September 24, 2004) is an American professional football wide receiver and punt returner for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Browns in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on KC Concepcion (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1

Background

Early life

Concepcion was born on September 24, 2004, in Rochester, New York, moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, when he was three. He is of Puerto Rican descent. Concepcion attended Julius L. Chambers High School in Charlotte. As a junior, he had 36 catches for 458 yards and eight touchdowns while also returning three punts for touchdowns. In his high school career, Concepcion caught 65 passes for 977 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was also a member of the school's back-to-back North Carolina 4AA state championship teams in 2019 and 2020. Concepcion was a four-star recruit and was the No. 8 player in North Carolina and the No. 50 wide receiver in the nation according to Rivals.

He committed to play college football at NC State over offers from North Carolina, Boston College, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Duke, East Carolina, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Marshall, Maryland, Memphis, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Old Dominion, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

Concepcion was open about his speech impediment during the 2026 process, after an interview of him addressing his stutter went viral after the NFL Combine. Concepcion was born with his stutter and his father also shares a similar speech impediment.

NC State

Concepcion joined NC State as an early enrollee in January 2023. During the 2023 season against rivals North Carolina Concepcion hauled in seven receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns. During his freshman season in 2023, he played in 12 games and started 11 of them, finishing the season with 64 receptions for 767 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also rushed 38 times for 297 yards. Concepcion set NC State freshman records for receptions and receiving yards.

On December 3, 2024, Concepcion announced that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Texas A&M

On December 29, 2024, Concepcion announced that he would transfer to Texas A&M. He received first-team All-SEC honors as a wide receiver, all-purpose player, and return specialist. Concepcion also won the 2025 Paul Hornung Award. Concepcion declared for the NFL draft following the season.

From Wikipedia’s article on KC Concepcion (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1

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Sources

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