At pick number 24, the Cleveland Browns selected wide receiver KC Concepcion. Concepcion would have been a top 10 pick in the draft if it weren’t for one thing: consistent drops.
Drops have followed Concepcion around throughout his college career. What he has in explosive plays, he balances out with an inconsistency at the catch point. After he was drafted to Cleveland, he vowed that he would do whatever it took to solve the drop issue.
How does catching “go-balls” in the pitch black work? I’d say pretty darn good.
Concepcion posted to his Instagram story on Friday that he was “closing the park” down like he and his boys used to do as kids. Now, he has made it to the top of the mountain, and he is doing it again. Concepcion is an amazing prospect with an amazing story. He battles a lot of personal issues on a daily basis that have instilled an unrivaled confidence in himself.
That confidence comes through on the field when Concepcion has the ball in his hands. He is always finding even the smallest of openings to work his way through, and when he has to go through a defender, he isn’t scared to do that, either.
Can Concepcion bring the heat for the Browns?
In his final season at Texas A&M, he had 61 catches for 919 yards and nine touchdowns for the Aggies. Before that, he put together a really impressive two-year stretch at North Carolina State, where he had 124 catches for 1,299 yards and 16 touchdowns over his first two years in college.
The Browns were very intentional in their approach to the NFL Draft this year. They remade their defense in the 2025 NFL Draft, and they attempted to remake their offense in 2026. Concepcion joined Spencer Fanu and Denzel Boston as Cleveland’s first three picks in the draft.
If the Browns hit on these draft picks, their outlook as a team is going to very quickly change from one of the league’s worst to one of the league’s most intriguing young teams. One major step in that process will be the development of Concepcion.
If he can become a force for the Cleveland offensive attack, then Cleveland will be set up nicely for many years to come.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns’ first round pick already putting in the work after the draft
Reporting by Anthony Moeglin, Browns Wire / Browns Wire
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