Kevin Concepcion
American football player (born 2004)
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Kevin "KC" Concepcion (born September 24, 2004)[1] is an American college football wide receiver and return specialist for the Texas A&M Aggies. He previously played for the NC State Wolfpack.
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Concepcion Pregame in 2024 | |
| No. 7 – Texas A&M Aggies | |
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| Position | Wide receiver / Return specialist |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 24, 2004[1] Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Julius L. Chambers (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| College | NC State (2023–2024) Texas A&M (2025) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Concepcion was born in Rochester, New York and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina when he was three. He is of Afro-Puerto Rican descent.[2] Concepcion attended Julius L. Chambers High School in Charlotte.[3] As a junior, he had 36 catches for 458 yards and eight touchdowns while also returning three punts for touchdowns.[4] In his high school career, Concepcion caught 65 passes for 977 yards and 12 touchdowns.[5] He was also a member of the school's back-to-back North Carolina 4AA state championship teams in 2019 and 2020.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8][9]
College career
NC State
Concepcion joined NC State as an early enrollee in January 2023.[10]
During the 2023 season against rivals North Carolina Concepcion hauled in seven receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns.[11] 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.[12] He also rushed 38 times for 297 yards.[13] Concepcion set NC State freshman records for receptions and receiving yards.[3][14]
On December 3, 2024, Concepcion announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[15]
Texas A&M
On December 29, 2024, Concepcion announced that he would transfer to Texas A&M.[16] He received first-team All-SEC honors as a wide receiver, all-purpose player, and return specialist. Concepcion also won the Paul Hornung Award.[17]
On December 22nd, 2025, Concepcion declared for the NFL draft.[18]
Statistics
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+5⁄8 in (1.82 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[19][20][21] | ||||||||||||
Notes
- As a wide receiver, all-purpose, and return specialist.